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Agency News

07/09/2007—U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Signs Aviation Agreement to Streamline U.S.-China Travel and Shipping from Seattle

06/29/2007—U.S. Department of Transportation Responds to Congressional Request Related to Fuel Economy Regulation

06/28/2007—New Electronic Guidebook to Help First Responders Quickly and Safely Respond to HazMat Incidents

06/06/2007—New Federal Grant for Arizona, Georgia, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia will Help Cut Construction Times, Reduce Gridlock for Projects

05/31/2007—Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Reached a Monthly Record High in March 2007

04/30/3007—U.S. and the European Union Sign Historic Air Transport Agreement

04/30/2007—U.S., Mexican Trucks Will Begin Cross-Border Demonstration Program at Same Time

04/23/2007—U.S. Ranks Second in World Maritime Container Traffic

04/05/2007—U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces a Substantial Life-Saving Technology for All New Passenger Vehicles

04/04/2007Federal Loan Jump Starts Louisiana's Highway 1 in Port Fourchon

04/03/2007—FAA Implements Technology for Final Oceanic Routes

03/29/2007—FRA Approves Waiver for New Braking Technology to Improve Train Control and Safety

03/22/2007—Department of Transportation Offers Advice on the Safe Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices by Airline Passengers and Crew

03/14/2007FMCSA Announces Public Listening Sessions

03/07/2007—Train Accidents Decline for Second Year in a Row, Preliminary 2006 Safety Data Show

International Transportation Agency News

07/27/2007— Amendments to MARPOL Annex I enter into force on 1 August 2007

07/11/2007—UN Secretary-General Confirms Support for IMO Initiative on Piracy in Somalia

07/06/2007—No More Excuses: IATA Report Delivers Roadmap for Single European Sky

07/02/2007—Indonesia Commits to Improving Aviation Safety

06/08/2007—The UNECE Publishes Consolidated Versions of the Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic and of the European Agreement Supplementing It

06/07/2007—Commit to a Single European Sky - IATA Urges Chancellor Merkel to Bring Real Environmental Results to the G-8 Table

06/07/2007—Pioneering UN Atlas of Oceans Turns Five: Expert-run Website the Definitive Source for Information on World Oceans

05/03/2007—Moldova joins the European Agreement on Road Traffic

04/30/2007—IMO Secretary-General Mitropoulos and European Commissioner for Environment Dimas Converge on Response to Current Environmental Challenges

04/26/2007—Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases Progresses Work on Reducing Air Pollution from Ships

04/16/2007—Making a Safe Industry Even Safer: IATA Releases 2006 Safety Report

04/04/2007—IATA: Leadership Challenges for Asian Aviation

04/03/2007—UNECE Releases Recommendations on Radioactive Scrap

03/29/2007—IATA Urges Asia to Participate in Environment Debate

03/06/2007—Challenges for Change: IATA World Cargo Symposium Held in Mexico City

03/02/2007—US-EU Agreement: Step In the Right Direction - Good Start But Both Sides Must Think Bigger

Enforcement Actions

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Legislation

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