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The two entities sent a joint letter reaffirming their allegiance to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and expressing a desire to minimize trade disruptions despite the United Kingdom’s impending withdrawal from the European Union.

President Donald Trump spoke to a group of truck drivers and carriers on Wednesday in Middletown, Pa. about the benefits of his tax reform plan, which is backed by strong support from trade group the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General’s office says it anticipates that autonomous vehicle technology will add only $7,000 to $10,000 to the purchase price of a postal truck by 2025.

The 701,619 TEUs processed at Long Beach port terminals last month was a 28.3 percent improvement from the same month a year ago, according to recent data from the Southern California port.

The French ocean carrier will partner with three organizations to create a startup incubator in Marseilles, as announced by CEO Rodolphe Saadé at the Marseilles trade fair.

The ‎Levallois-Perret, France-based third-party logistics provider, part of SCNF Logistics, has chosen Amber Road’s Export On-Demand solution to ensure trade compliance on a global scale.

The two airfreight carriers have agreed, as part of their larger operational partnership, to procure cargo capacity on each others’ flights, but with their own airway bills and flight numbers.

Through the first nine months of 2017, U.S.-flag cargoes have grown 2.7 percent to 60.5 million tons compared with the same 2016 period, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.