The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is tracking Hurricane Matthew a little further east, with potential landfall between Georgia and North Carolina. However, tropical storm force winds and rain extend […]
At the 11th hour, the industry is somewhat closer to a resolution to Convention of Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirement. The regulation sets forth how to determine the […]
Just when you thought it would never happen, it did. Tomorrow (Dec. 3), Congress will take the final vote on a five-year plan to fund repairs to U.S. infrastructure. The […]
IWLA urges the U.S. Congress to extend the positive train control rule in the next highway bill to give the railroads a more appropriate timeframe to be in compliance. The […]
The U.S. Senate passed its version of a long-term highway funding plan as lawmakers are set to delay House-Senate negotiations until after the August recess. On July 30, the Senate […]
By IWLA Washington Representative Pat O’Connor Appropriations Committees in the U.S. House and Senate advanced their Fiscal Year 2106 Labor-HHS spending bills this week. These bills each contain policy riders […]
IWLA Washington Representative Pat O’Connor met with the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee staff to review S. 1298, a bill to provide nationally consistent measures of performance in the nation’s ports. This bill is […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are urging Congress to renew the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). These groups say the TPA strengthens trading agreements between the U.S. […]
IWLA signed a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of H.R. 4007, the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014. The letter cites several important […]
On Nov. 18, the Freight Stakeholders Coalition hosted a congressional briefing to inform congressional staff about the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. freight infrastructure network. The International Warehouse Logistics […]
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