August 2, 2019
Via: Transport TopicsShares in A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container shipping line, plunged the most in two months after President Donald Trump escalated his trade war against China. The stock of the Danish company, which handles about a fifth of the […]
August 2, 2018
Via: The Huffington PostThe White House proposed dramatically weakening fuel economy standards on Thursday, reversing the only major federal policy to reduce planet-warming emissions from the nation’s top source of greenhouse gas pollution. The move would clear the way for vehicles to, by […]
July 24, 2018
Via: Transport TopicsThe Trump administration will seek to revoke California’s authority to regulate automobile greenhouse gas emissions — including its mandate for electric car sales — in a proposed revision of Obama-era standards, according to three people familiar with the plan. The […]
Impact & Regulations, Vehicles
March 27, 2018
Via: Transport TopicsAs the Trump administration begins to dismantle Barack Obama’s ambitious auto efficiency regulations, California is said to be poised to retaliate by doing something that automakers have feared: de-coupling the state’s rules with those set in Washington. The U.S. Environmental […]
Impact & Regulations, Shipping
March 23, 2018
Via: World Maritime NewsThe trade war between China and the United States is brewing with China announcing plans to impose duties on U.S. goods worth USD 3 billion. The move is being taken as a response to the Donald Trump’s new duties on […]
Impact & Regulations, Shipping
March 22, 2018
Via: World Maritime NewsA potential trade war, which could emerge on the back of US’ recently unveiled tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, would be harmful for the global shipping industry, according to BIMCO. Although the impact of US steel and aluminium tariffs, […]
Impact & Regulations, Shipping
March 8, 2018
Via: World Maritime NewsRoger Guenther, Executive Director of Port Houston, a major importer of steel in North America, said he was worried that the proposed 25 pct tariff on steel cargo could decrease cargo volumes creating a detrimental impact on local jobs and […]
January 31, 2018
Via: PoliticoSETTLING OUT? Last night, in his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass an infrastructure bill that generates $1.5 trillion (the latest iteration of this figure) and […]
Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit
January 22, 2018
Via: Transport TopicsThe Rail Customer Coalition, a group of manufacturing, agricultural and industrial shippers, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to nominate candidates to fill vacant seats on the Surface Transportation Board. The federal agency is supposed to have […]
January 8, 2018
Via: PoliticoHUDDLE UP: At a Camp David GOP retreat this weekend, President Donald Trump named his infrastructure plan his top objective for 2018. While House Speaker Paul Ryan is anxious to deal with immigration and wants to work on cutting entitlements, […]
Impact & Regulations, Infrastructure
December 12, 2017
Via: PoliticoALL WE KNOW — IT WAS ‘PRODUCTIVE’: President Donald Trump huddled with House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) to talk infrastructure Monday. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao and National Economic Council Gary Cohn also attended the meeting, which Shuster had […]
September 1, 2017
Via: Transport TopicsThe marching orders to Congress from President Donald Trump in a fiery speech in Missouri Aug. 30 were clear: reform the country’s tax code. Calling it a once-in-a-generation opportunity, Trump told lawmakers on Capitol Hill, urging them to simplify tax […]
May 2, 2017
Via: Transport TopicsPresident Donald Trump said he’s willing to raise the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development and called the tax-overhaul plan he released last week the beginning of negotiations. “It’s something that I would certainly consider,” Trump said May 1 […]
Impact & Regulations, Infrastructure
February 10, 2017
Via: Transport TopicsThe group representing the country’s governors delivered a list to the White House this week that outlines hundreds of infrastructure projects governors would like the administration to prioritize. A spokeswoman for the National Governors Association told Transport Topics the list […]