February 17, 2012
The waters off West Africa’s coast are now a constant danger for those shipping goods and crude oil in the region, analysts said the day after pirates killed two sailors near Nigeria’s coast. Despite pledges by nations to patrol the …
December 26, 2011
With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about mishandled bags in 2010 …
December 5, 2011
Lawmakers responded to pleas from industry and foreign governments on Friday with a tentative agreement to block the Obama administration from requiring that air shipments of lithium batteries be treated as hazardous cargo because of the danger of fires during …
March 28, 2011
The federal government is no longer requiring that about 76,000 of the nation’s for-hire truckers carry cargo liability insurance. Over the objections of shippers and transportation brokers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a rule effective March 21 …