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Australia to challenge China at the WTO as tensions escalate
Australia will challenge China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on its barley exports, a further sign of deteriorating…
Biden Taps ‘Barrier-Breaking’ Buttigieg for Transportation Post
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to be his transportation secretary, assigning a one-time rival an important…
Worsening Japan export drop shows covid taking heavier toll
Declines in Japan’s exports unexpectedly steepened for the first time since May amid renewed declines in shipments to the U.S., as a resurgence of the…
Transat holders approve Air Canada’s lower bid; Shares gain
Shareholders of Transat AT Inc. approved a reduced takeover bid from Air Canada, despite the last-minute revelation of a competing offer.
Airlines in line for $17 billion in pandemic relief proposal
Airlines would get $17 billion in U.S. government aid to recall furloughed workers and help cover payrolls through March under a bipartisan pandemic relief package…
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National Security Multi-Mission Vessel achieves first construction milestone with steel cutting ceremony
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today launched a new era in maritime education with the cutting of steel for the new National…
FRA publishes final rule for state highway-rail grade crossing action plans
In addition, the rule requires 10 states that have already developed grade crossing action plans, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008…
U.K. signs continuity trade deal with Mexico, keeps EU benefits
The U.K. signed a continuity trade deal with Mexico, its 31st-largest trading partner, preserving the benefits of the accord it had with the country through…
TOTE Goes Live with Tideworks Mainsail 10 at its Jacksonville Terminal
Successful remote go-live at TOTE’s Jacksonville terminal represents the first hosted deployment of Tideworks’ latest TOS solution
Freight forwarders angry with latest shipping line surcharge
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, says its members are exasperated by the news that…