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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will allocate almost $500 million to 41 road, transit, maritime and rail projects under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday swore in C.J. Mahoney as deputy U.S. trade representative for investment, services, labor, environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere.

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations and World Shipping Council said current rules create an unnecessary workload.

Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs for the month, boosted by strong growth in exports from Asia and imports to North America, according to the latest data from Container Trade Statistics (CTS).

The logistics arm of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines formed a partnership with California-based NEXT Trucking to make it easier for overseas companies to ship cargo to final distribution destinations in the United States, the companies said.

Agricultural haulers were granted an additional 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device rule, just days before the first waiver was set to end March 18.

United States tariffs on steel and aluminum could be constructive if the U.S. secures commitments from other steel-trading countries to eschew unfair trading practices and reduce overcapacity, according to a former acting deputy U.S. trade representati…