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A combination of front-loaded cargo late last year, shifting tariff expectations and uneven inventory drawdowns shaped the softer start for U.S. ports in 2026.

The Postal Service hired consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal in recent days to develop a plan, Postmaster General David Steiner said March 4 in an interview.

Top EU lawmakers on the parliament’s trade committee made the choice on March 4, saying they wanted more information from Washington about how it will preserve a 15% ceiling on most EU products.

A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced the Railway Safety Act, reviving legislation aimed at bolstering safety standards three years after a high-profile derailment in Ohio.

With a goal of clearing every street within 24 hours, Syracuse partnered in 2021 with San Francisco-based Samsara to put live GPS tracking and dashcams on city fleet vehicles including snowplows. 

Bessent noted the authority for the new duties allows for the measure to last 150 days. During that time, he said authorities will be looking at using other legislation to resurrect the tariff regime.

With ships unable or unwilling to transit the Strait of Hormuz, producers cannot export, supertanker costs are skyrocketing and storage at many Persian Gulf refineries is filling up fast. 

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Senate recently confirmed Ryan McCormack to serve as under secretary of transportation for policy, filling one of the department’s top strategic roles.

“Spain has absolutely nothing that we need other than great people,” President Trump said. “They have great people, but they don’t have great leadership.”