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American Journal of Transportation
U.S. companies on the front line of the trade war are increasingly pessimistic about President Donald Trump's strategy to boost their sales in the Chinese market, according to a new survey by a leading business organization.
Of the 333 members taking part in an annual survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, 75 percent said they opposed the U.S. using tariffs, up from 69 percent a year ago.
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Bloomberg
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent House Democrats a new offer on the stalled United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in an effort to resolve their concerns about the trade deal and finally put it to a vote.
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal said Wednesday there has been significant progress on two of four issues that Democrats sought to change.
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National Post
Scotland's highest court of appeal ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful, deepening the uncertainty over Britain's departure from the European Union.
Johnson's government said it would appeal the court ruling on the suspension, which has been criticized by opposition lawmakers as undemocratic, suggesting the prime minister would stick to his Brexit plan and keep parliament shut.
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AAR.org
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 7, 2019.
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 469,285 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending September 7 were 238,988 carloads, down 5.6 percent compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 230,297 containers and trailers, down 7.5 percent compared to 2018.
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Government of Canada
The Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, recently issued the following statement:
"The tragedy of July 6, 2013 in Lac-Mégantic will forever remain in our collective memory. I would like to say once again that rail safety remains my top priority, and that I will continue to do everything within my authority to improve it."
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Valuepart Worldwide
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At Valuepart, we know the importance of providing you with fast availability of our quality undercarriage and repair parts inventory. This is why we maintain one of the largest North American networks of Depots and Warehouse facilities in the industry.
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Canadian Shipper
The Quebec government is providing financial assistance of up to $ 1.4 million to Termont Montréal for the conversion of 57 terminal tractors into hybrid diesel-electric vehicles using stop-start technology automatic.
Automatic stop-start technology is an electrical system that turns off the engine of terminal tractors when they are stationary, while keeping the cab and the vehicle’s electronic and computer systems functional.
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive
HVH Transportation is joining the growing list of trucking companies that have abruptly closed up shop in 2019.
More than 300 truckers are now out of work since the company suddenly closed recently.
According to CDL Life, the first report occurred on the CDLLIFE app, a free navigation app for truckers, when a driver said that he was notified of the immediate shutdown by a company dispatcher.
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Freight Waves
Daimler Trucks is testing high-automation trucks on public roads in Virginia, following through on a pledge to make Level 4 automation a reality this year.
The subsidiary of Stuttgart, Germany-based Daimler AG accelerated its testing efforts through the purchase of 13-year-old software provider Torc Robotics in March. Daimler plans to commercially produce heavy-duty trucks that can drive themselves in most situations within the decade.
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Freight Waves
At the Container xChange maritime summit, Hariesh Manaadiar of the Shipping and Freight Resource spoke on the several pitfalls of hasty adoption of digitalization in the maritime landscape but also detailed best practices that help avoid deadlocks within shipping processes.
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Air Cargo Week
Trade wars are having an adverse impact on air cargo, with US-China trade volumes down 14 percent this year, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Air freight demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) contracted 3.2 percent in July, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year declines.
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Air Cargo Week
Cargolux Airlines International has transported a 10-metre long shaft weighing 43 tonnes from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou, the largest piece moved to its Chinese hub.
The move was organised on behalf of the newly founded HNCA Logistics (Luxembourg) in cooperation with local partner European Logistics Partners.
The shipment was the first of its kind to transit through Zhengzhou, and the heaviest single piece of freight that Cargolux has delivered to China.
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Air Cargo Week
Having been connected to Mumbai through its partnership with Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is ready to add the city to its network again.
Managing director Dominic Kennedy tells Air Cargo Week that services across India have been performing well this year, and adding daily London to Mumbai services on 27 October reflects confidence in the market.
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