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President Obama’s National Export Initiative places a specific emphasis on expanding exports by small and midsize businesses, companies that make up 97 percent of all U.S.

Which kinds of U.S. exports will enjoy the biggest boost from the three new free trade agreements? Beyond its tariff provisions, the Korean pact attempts to eliminate non-tariff barriers to U.S.

Americans are starting to spend money on cars again, and the results are showing up in increased imports of automotive parts.

Industry experts expect the supply-demand trends that drove eastbound trans-Pacific business late in 2011 to extend into 2012.

Third-party logistics providers have their work cut out for them in 2012.

Despite economic uncertainty, companies are expected to expand support of green logistics initiatives in 2012 and are looking for technology to help.

Amid volatile global markets, the need for greater supply chain flexibility and visibility will drive investments in technology in 2012.

When Canadian National Railway announced in August it was expanding a lumber transload facility at Prince George, British Columbia, it marked one of the few events in the past four years with a hint o

It took airline cargo executives several months into 2011 before they started pulling back capacity to meet the reality of reduced shipping demand.

Nearly five years after the Bush administration first negotiated free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, revised versions of those pacts finally will be implemented this year.

Like the Energizer Bunny, the trans-Atlantic trade just keeps going and going.

U.S. exporters of semiconductors and consumer electronics strongly supported the passage of the three new trade agreements, and expect the deals to provide a significant boost to U.S.

You see them more these days than a year ago, the smiling people. Odds are they work in trucking.

Even as other markets remain roiled by uncertainty, the hemispheric trade between the U.S. and South America looks bright for 2012 and even brighter in the years ahead.

Breakbulk shipping faces a challenging 2012 with excess capacity capping freight rates as a slowing global economy depresses conventional cargo volumes.

Housing can’t do it. Technology is strong, but not strong enough to act as the economic driver. And, with consumer demand weak, don’t count on a big retail buying binge.

Economic growth was disappointing in 2011 and a strong rebound is unlikely in 2012, but North America’s railroads will continue to outperform the overall economy, especially in the intermodal se

YRC, looking to restructure its operations as the trucking operator seeks to rebuild its finances, is preparing for talks with the Teamsters union on a redesign of its freight terminal network and how

A collision of three CSX Transportation trains caused a massive chemical fire and possible hazardous chemical spill Friday afternoon in northwest Indiana, according to published reports.

The value of U.S. exports in 2012 will grow at twice the rate of GDP, with the value of outbound shipments expected to expand 5 to 6 percent, said a Moffatt & Nichol analyst.

For those in the air cargo industry, 2011 was a year spent taking inventory of progress on enhancing national security in the wake of the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Despite a string of natural disasters and the global economic malaise, third-party logistics service providers performed well through the first three quarters of 2011, though the fourth quarter was la

The U.S. economy has undergone major changes in last few decades. In 1950, goods-related activity was 40 percent of GDP.

International container business has been a key element in the development of the North American rail intermodal transportation market for decades.

U.S. exporters say they may have trouble financing projects unless Congress lifts the lending cap of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

U.S. steel imports rose 18 percent in November from a year earlier and were up nearly 20 percent in the first 11 months of 2011.

More than 200 International Longshoremen’s Association members on Friday protested a New York-New Jersey container terminal’s labor-saving technology plan, foreshadowing a heated battle ov

As the American Association of Port Authorities celebrates its centennial year in 2012, we look forward to working with Congress and the administration to advance understanding and appreciation of the

Overall U.S. containerized imports grew modestly in 2011, rising 2.2 percent from 2010 — slightly lower than what I predicted a year ago.

2012 is likely to be another active year for international trade.

Three unions representing railroad workers this week ratified contracts with major U.S.

Stronger than expected job gains in transportation and manufacturing helped reduce the U.S.

Truckload rates rose less than some carriers expected but more than shippers wanted in 2011, with spot market rates on average rising 7.4 percent and contract rates climbing an average 6.5 percent, a

Rising rail freight and equipment demand sent revenue soaring at railcar and barge maker Greenbrier in the last quarter, strengthening the company’s profits.

The average rate for spot rate for container shipping from Asia to the U.S.

U.S. warehouse facilities have never played a more vital role in supply chain strategies. As the U.S.

DP World Vancouver plans to ship containers from the Port of Nanaimo to mainland Canada after the terminal operator recently gained a three-year contract to run three facilities at the island port.

Container imports through the Port of New York and New Jersey in November grew 5.2 percent year-over-year, offsetting a slim dip in exports to bring total traffic up 2.5 percent.

Mediterranean Shipping Company will apply a general rate increase on westbound trade from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean, starting Jan. 23.

The Cass Freight Index for U.S.