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European air cargo operators for the first time are calling on the European Union to establish policies that help strengthen the industry against competition from foreign rivals. The trade association Airlines for Europe (A4E) says harmonized customs and security rules, as well as support for...

Good day, Blockchain's potential in revolutionizing how logistics gets done is being thwarted by the absence of trust that is necessary for the process to succeed, writes Biju Kewalram, chief digital officer at global logistics firm Agility. As a result, a Catch-22 has formed where the benefits...

A group of 10 trade associations has asked the Commerce Department to weigh carefully the long-term impact of a proposed regulatory change to substantially reduce the U.S.-made content or "de minimis" amount required for U.S. reexports to be licensed. The concern among U.S. technology exporters...

Freight Futures data to watch today: W/W Spot Settlement Price Changes Trucking Freight Futures ended the week on a positive note Friday, with eight of 11 markets closing higher and the remaining three finishing unchanged. However, the w/w change in the markets was not as positive with only four...

The advent of digital freight matching within the trucking sector has brought order to the chaos of the spot market, as it helps usher real-time visibility into both capacity and volumes available in a market.  However, digital freight marketplaces do not come with a guarantee that every shipper...

New demands for transparency and ethical sourcing are shaking up the food supply chain. For the first time since the packaged food revolution, consumers are now learning more about where their food comes from and how it gets to them. And for a large swath of the public it is raising some questions...

The United States Cattlemen's Association is pushing the Food Safety and Inspection Service to issue a rulemaking decision on the use of labeling claims such as "Made in USA," according to Global Meat News. A Debate Over 'Made In USA'  The USCA believes that the...

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Washington's apple exports to Mexico continue to rise; Pharr International Bridge is No. 3 land trade hub in Texas; Marc Kiven joins cross-border freight company Forager...

The shift of container shipping services toward U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports and away from West Coast ports is far from over, according to industry veteran John McCown, founder of Blue Alpha Capital and former CEO of liner company Trailer Bridge. During a discussion presented by investment bank...

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Truckers will have to deal with winter-like weather in a few regions of the U.S. this week, and take it slowly to avoid "slip sliding away" on the roads. Snow, ice, wind and bitterly cold temperatures will lead to potentially dangerous travel and delays of freight movement. Today, Dec. 9, the...

It seems that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has finally started shaking off those heavy legal headwinds. Accusations of tainted baby powder was just the latest chapter in its long book of controversy. Although the complicated legal process can drag on for years, its stock has posted a 6% return...

Industrial conglomerate which brought the world Post-It-Notes, 3M Inc (NYSE: MMM) is suffering due to consequences of the trade war between US and China. Besides scotch-tapes, the company also has a drug delivery business and makes pretty much everything, automotive adhesives and touchscreen...