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The World Trade Organization made progress this past weekend toward creating an agreement liberalizing trade of environmental goods, but sticking points kept negotiations from reaching a conclusion, the global trade body said in a statement.

The funds will be dispersed to 32 university transportation centers to advance research and education programs addressing critical transportation challenges in the United States, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection received permission from the State Department to add representatives in nine locations to build and strengthen partnerships with foreign governments.

Alaska Air Group was not required to divest any assets in order to get clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice for its acquisition of Virgin America.

A merger of Yang Ming, which is 33 percent owned by the government, with a private company such as Evergreen Line, would be difficult to achieve, contends Chen Ou-po, a member of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

The August 2014 collision of two Union Pacific freight trains that claimed the lives of an engineer and a conductor was likely the result of both workers being asleep due to fatigue and sleep apnea, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

In a growing e-commerce world, import goods under $800 are now duty free, but brokers want equal scrutiny for goods of all values.

Supply chain innovation teams, created by the Federal Maritime Commission, say a national portal could improve port performance and increase American economic competitiveness.

The Japanese ocean carrier has agreed to an 80:20 joint venture with Vietnam Ocean Shipping Agency Corp. to establish NYK Auto Logistics Vietnam, the company said in a statement.