U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said the biggest problem with the North American Free Trade Agreement ācomes from the North,ā with Canadian dairy producers dumping low-cost products on the market to compete with Wisconsin farms.
January 12, 2018Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
The Real NAFTA Problem Is With Canada, Not Mexico, Ryan Says
California Mudslides Send Truckers Searching for Detours
Truckers hauling goods and materials south through Californiaās San Luis Obispo County are facing longer drives and indefinite delays after deadly mudslides closed Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County.
January 12, 2018Port of Portland Must Diversify at Troubled Container Terminal, Study Shows
A comeback is unlikely at the Port of Portlandās container terminal unless other lines of marine shipping business are found to subsidize it, a Port consultant found.
January 11, 2018Michigan Trucking Companies Struggle to Find Drivers
In a day and age where nearly every product customers purchase is transported by a semi-truck, trucking companies are struggling to find qualified drivers to fill open positions.
January 11, 2018Port of Virginia Breaks Another Yearly Record for Container Volume
The Port of Virginia just finished its best year ever for container volume, having moved 2.84 million TEUs, or boxes as measured in standard 20-foot units.
January 11, 2018NAFTAās Dead. Long Live NAFTA. A Look at Most Likely Outcomes
Markets shuddered on signs the U.S. may be preparing to withdraw from NAFTA. But even if President Donald Trump serves notice of a pullout, the trade deal could survive.
January 11, 2018Solving the āFinal 50 Feetā Delivery Challenge
WASHINGTON ā Researchers are joining major retailers, logistics firms, city transportation offices and others in the freight industry to reconsider last-mile delivery systems, even reviewing the way they get packages the āfinal 50 feetā in congested urban downtowns.
January 10, 2018Railroad Stocks Sink After Canada Sees NAFTA Risks Rising
Shares of railroad and auto companies were among the biggest decliners after Canadian government officials said thereās an increasing chance that U.S. President Donald Trump will give six months notice to withdraw from the NAFTA trade agreement.
January 10, 2018Trump's NAFTA Ideas Are a 'Lose-Lose-Lose' for Carmakers, Says Auto Supplier
The chief executive of North Americaās biggest auto supplier warned that overly complex NAFTA changes could result in a ālose-lose-loseā situation that leaves U.S., Mexican and Canadian manufacturers vulnerable.
January 10, 2018FedEx Seeks Permit for $35.4 Million Building at Express Hub at Memphis International Airport
FedEx has applied for a building permit for a building project valued at $35.4 million at its world hub at Memphis International Airport.
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