
US Importers Face Risks in DDP Shipping Arrangements
A logistics firm warns US importers of rising compliance risks under 'delivered duty-paid' shipping, while the WTO Director-General calls for leveraging trade to build a sustainable ocean economy.
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A logistics firm warns US importers of rising compliance risks under 'delivered duty-paid' shipping, while the WTO Director-General calls for leveraging trade to build a sustainable ocean economy.

The U.S. Postal Service is enhancing its infrastructure and staffing to manage a 40% holiday volume surge, aiming to improve delivery speed and reliability during the 2025 peak season.

PACCAR will install its factory-warranted PACCAR Connect touchscreen and fleet app platform in Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 trucks starting in early 2027, consolidating diagnostics and app access into a single portal.

Mark Colson will succeed Chris Spear as president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, with the appointment announced on October 15 and effective December 1, 2026.

Louisiana Economic Development has finalized a $1 million FastSites loan to the Port of Columbia, completing funding for a $7 million rail spur connecting to Union Pacific's main line.

North American Class 8 truck orders increased 18% month-over-month in September to 21,300 units.

A Surface Transportation Board member called the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application 'shallow' and lacking detail.

Humble Robotics CEO Eyal Cohen predicts cabless autonomous freight platforms could be priced under $100,000 at scale.

A new analysis of over 86,000 container voyages in Q2 2026 shows fleet-wide emissions intensity rose 1.5%.

The Cargo Incidents Notification System calls for urgent reform of IMO Special Provision 188.

Emirates and TAAG Angola Airlines start weekly freighter flights to Lusaka, Zambia, due to rising demand for time-sensitive imports and regional links.

Federal officials removed over 110 commercial driver training schools from a federal registry and are targeting 160 more for removal, citing widespread fraud.