Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Trump administration to delay excess capacity tariffs
The U.S. is expected to delay the announcement of new tariffs over allegations of trading partners’ excess manufacturing capacity at least until after next week’s planned summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
September 17, 2026U.S. to reopen largest port for Mexican cattle shipments
The port in Santa Teresa, N.M., is the second to reopen, after the U.S. in late 2024 stalled livestock shipments from Mexico in order to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm.
September 17, 2026Oil prices ease as flows from Strait of Hormuz remain limited
Brent crude traded 2.3% lower to $103.38 a barrel Sept. 17. Saudi Arabia’s closure of a key oil pipeline also adds to oil supply pressure as it moves to repair the pipeline.
September 17, 2026DoorDash, Uber expand Costco delivery partnership in U.S.
The growing availability of Costco on third-party delivery apps increases the competition for rival Instacart, which was one of Costco’s first third-party partners.
September 17, 2026Port of L.A. foiled 120 million cyberattacks in August
The Port of Los Angeles identified intrusion, network exploitation, credential harvesting and malware attacks, among other efforts.
September 17, 2026Trump bans Canadian goods from U.S. government purchases
The order is the latest escalation by President Donald Trump in a trade fight that ramped up over the summer, as tit-for-tat tariff measures between the U.S. and Canada followed the last-minute collapse of a trade truce.
September 17, 2026Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said closer ties with Europe would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its sovereignty.
September 17, 2026Oil prices steady as Saudi pipeline closure pressures supply
Brent crude fell 3.1% to $105.39. a barrel, but is still far above the $70 per barrel before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
September 16, 2026Saudis seek to resume half of key oil pipeline within days
State-run Saudi Aramco is working to bypass a damaged section on the route that will allow it to resume part of the pipeline’s capacity, Bloomberg reported.
September 16, 2026Cost to ship U.S. crude oil to Asia hits record $44.8M
Saudi Arabia closed the East-West pipeline, making American oil supplies even more critical, with record shipping costs doing little to deter buyers in Asia.
September 16, 2026