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New York: One of North America’s most outspoken men in shipping, Clay Maitland, has slammed the encroachment of financial institutions into the industry, something he reckons is damaging the soul [...]

Container ship owners who slow steam their vessels could find themselves on the receiving end of legal action, following judgment handed down in the UK’s commercial court.  Last November, Mr [...]

Reducing supply chain barriers could increase global GDP and world trade much more than reducing all import tariffs, according to a new report released today by the World Economic Forum in [...]

The Food and Drug Administration has introduced an electronic process for submitting requests for export certificates for products regulated by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological [...]

“SQUEEGEE merchants of the seas”: that is the nickname shipping companies have bestowed on the pilots who guide ships into Brazilian ports. Their legal monopoly and unregulated fees place them [...]

US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 2.8% in December, on the heels of a revised 3.9% gain in November.  The American Trucking Associations For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index closed out the year recording [...]

The trucking industry is about to step into a bold new age for fuel- and weight-saving technologies.  Let’s face it, all the low-hanging fruit has been harvested. Think of all the easy-to-deploy [...]

The link below was sent to me and I found it to be a very useful link explaining the needs for the Trucking Industry and the impact on our society without them.  Please enjoy. [...]

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Despite measurable improvements in shipper satisfaction since 2008, complaints about the quality of service offered by the railways will not go away, but not for lack of trying. For example, an [...]