After nine years of dormancy due to internal warfare and economic woes, Iraq wants to resume its effort to gain full membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Round 5 of NAFTA talks ends in stalemate
Little progress was made this week on key divides in the negotiations over a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including rules of origin and a sunset clause, and Mexico is indicating negotiations could stretch beyond its July 2018 electi…
Executive Moves: CEVA Logistics, Roadrunner and ShipServ
CEVA Logistics names chief operating officer of freight management, and managing director for North America; Roadrunner Transportation Systems appoints board chairman; and ShipServ names business and account director for EMEA.
Commerce readies countervailing duties on Spanish olives
The U.S. Commerce Department will begin assessing countervailing duties on imports of ripe olives from Spain, the department announced Tuesday.
U.S. applies dumping duties to steel wire rod imports
The Commerce Department will begin assessing antidumping duties on imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates, Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.
Antwerp Port Authority acquires pipeline operator in $51.7m deal
The Belgian port authority is gaining ownership and control of 720 kilometers of pipelines through its acquisition of Nationale Maatschappij der Pijpleidingen.
New U.S. sanctions target North Korean shipping
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has placed North Korea’s government agencies in charge of maritime transport, as well as half a dozen North Korean shipping companies, on the department’s sanctions list.
NRF: Organized retail crime continues to grow
An annual report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that 67 percent of retailers reported an increase in retail crime along with 40 percent who were victims of cargo theft at some point in the supply chain.
FMCSA issues temporary ELD waiver for agricultural transporters
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device mandate for agricultural commodity transporters after hearing concerns from the agricultural industry, especially with regard to livestock transport.