Category: Impact & Regulations

November 3, 2023

The innovation hubs of the Port of Hamburg (homePORT), the Port of Halifax (The PIER), and the Port of Valencia (Opentop) announced on 26 October that they have begun work on the design and implementation of the first network of […]

October 30, 2023

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it was accepting applications for $40 million in grants to support connected vehicle technologies. The grants, part of the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program, will […]

October 27, 2023

Ford on Thursday said the need to retore manufacturing operations outweighed the additional costs to sweeten a labor contract to end a strike that has cost it some $1.3 billion. “The important thing for us was to get back to […]

October 25, 2023

Congestion cost trucking companies a record $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study published by the American Transportation Research Institute, with Nevada, Louisiana, Georgia and California seeing the biggest rate increases from a 2016 baseline. “Whether it is […]

October 20, 2023

With drugs flowing through the continent’s ports in vast quantities, the European Commission has decided to create the European Ports Alliance bringing together all relevant public and private actors in the fight against drugs smuggling and criminal infiltration of logistics […]

October 13, 2023

High diesel prices amid sluggish spot rates in September pushed Pomona, California-based trucker Khalid Masri and his small business, KM Global Trans, to stop running two of his four trucks. West Coast on-highway diesel prices have soared in recent months, […]

October 13, 2023

A team of scientists have completed tests to quantify the emissions from the combustion of sustainable aviation fuels, revealing a profound reduction when compared to regular jet fuel. Researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), including those from […]

October 12, 2023

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bill requiring freight trains operating within the state to have at least two train crew members in the lead locomotive cab. “Kansans’ safety and security must always come first, and that includes the […]

October 10, 2023

This decision comes after a review process initiated in August 2022, with the CBER set to expire on April 25, 2024. The CBER permits shipping lines to enter into cooperation agreements for joint cargo transport services, commonly referred to as […]

October 10, 2023

The e-commerce industry, which has seen remarkable growth over the past decade, experienced an even more accelerated surge in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This exponential rise in online shopping has triggered a corresponding boom in the parcel delivery […]

October 2, 2023

Diesel prices as measured by the weekly Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average retail diesel price might suggest there isn’t much going on in the market. The price released Monday moved up by 0.7 cents a gallon, to $4.593 a […]

September 29, 2023

Another 7,000 members of the biggest US automobile workers’ union, UAW, joined an already major strike against the top three Detroit car manufacturers Friday. United Auto Workers’ president Shawn Fain urged workers at Ford and General Motors (GM) plants in […]

September 29, 2023

The standards, ‘Marine Methanol Fuel Waterborne Refuelling Regulations’ and ‘Marine Methanol Fuel,’ were initiated by China Marine Bunker (CHIMBUSCO), a shipping service company under COSCO Shipping. COSCO noted that apart from the release of the new standards, China Classification Society […]

September 29, 2023

The product tanker is expected to be impacted by the lack of diesel supplies, after Russia’s decision to ban exports. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv Shipbrokers said that “the world’s oil refineries are unable to produce enough diesel, […]

September 27, 2023

Ensuring the safety and efficiency of the nation’s supply chain is an ongoing priority for key policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives. As congressional leaders prepare to consider comprehensive supply chain legislation, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris […]

September 27, 2023

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would accept applications for nearly $300 million to fund projects designed to help the aviation industry reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Applications for $246 million in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) infrastructure […]

September 26, 2023

A group of senators is renewing calls for a floor vote on legislation meant to improve safety across freight rail networks. Several months after the chamber’s Commerce Committee advanced the comprehensive bipartisan bill, panel Chairwoman Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is […]

September 25, 2023

The national average diesel price paused from its recent surge, falling back 4.7 cents to settle at $4.586 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Sept. 25. The last time diesel took a downswing was July 3, when […]

September 22, 2023

The Russia-Ukraine war has split the global tanker business in two. The resulting market is like a high-stakes game of musical chairs in which each player is only allowed to sit in certain seats. If one country snaps up tanker […]

September 20, 2023

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will soon make available $139 million in Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grant program funding. “This funding will create jobs, grow local economies, and increase rail safety and efficiency in states where geography and other circumstances […]