Freight: Page 9

  • The nose of a Cathay Pacific cargo freighter is open with a cargo handler loading the aircraft.
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    Dimerco launches peak season charter capacity

    The new Shanghai-to-Chicago service responds to expected freight constraints on air and ocean lanes.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • Sun sets in the clouds over the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River, which connects Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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    DOT rolls out $5B in bridge infrastructure grants

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding 13 economically significant projects to address traffic and freight bottlenecks.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • An ocean vessel at the Port of Long Beach.
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    Retrieved from Port of Long Beach on July 15, 2024
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    Port of Long Beach awarded nearly $8M to improve visibility platform

    The Supply Chain Information Highway’s next phase of development will include additional rail cargo and export visibility, among other features.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    Provided by Nikola Canada. 

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    Walmart Canada debuts hydrogen truck

    The Nikola tractor contributes to the retailer’s goal of a 100% alternatively powered fleet by 2028.

    By • July 15, 2024
  • A railyard under construction.
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    Retrieved from Ports of Indiana on July 12, 2024
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    Ports of Indiana to build sea container terminal

    The terminal is slated to begin operations as early as 2026, serving industries such as manufacturing, agriculture and consumer goods.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    UPS promotes longtime exec to CFO

    Brian Dykes faces the tough challenge of boosting shipping volumes without subsequently increasing costs.

    By Grace Noto • July 12, 2024
  • A lorry is driving over a bridge where underneath shipping containers stand stacked at Hamburg Port.
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    FMC halts Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd agreement

    The Gemini Cooperation was set to go into effect on July 15, but the agency determined the agreement lacks details on its potential competitive impacts.

    By • July 12, 2024
  • A True Value freight truck.
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    True Value says FLOW provides a ‘forward-looking lens’

    Data from the Freight Logistics Optimization Works platform can provide visibility in cargo shifts at some ports, said the hardware retailer’s Jennifer McNeill.

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Supply chain data-sharing leader promoted in federal multimodal office

    Andrew Petrisin, creator of the DOT's Freight Logistics Optimization Works program, has been named deputy assistant secretary.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • A truck is stranded on a flooded highway.
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    How Hurricane Beryl is impacting logistics operations in Houston

    Although most cargo services have resumed, carriers are now working through the ensuing backlog.

    By , , , • July 10, 2024
  • A gantry crane stacking one container while several stacked containers are around.
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    Retrieved from South Carolina Ports Authority/Walter Lagarenne on July 01, 2024
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    South Carolina ports, ILA to reopen idle terminal

    The terminal, which has been closed since January 2023, will significantly expand handling capacity at the growing port.

    By • July 9, 2024
  • A truck travels across a bridge as the sun sets behind the bridge.
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    Canadian border agents ratify labor deal

    The new agreement for the more than 9,000 represented employees runs through June 2026.

    By • July 8, 2024
  • Containers are loaded on the premises of the the Port of Singapore Authority on June 14, 2022.
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    Deep Dive

    What’s behind the unsettling rise in ocean rates?

    A blend of congestion and blank sailings stemming from the Red Sea crisis has created an unpredictable environment for shippers.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    Provided by Canadian National 

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    Canada rail workers keep window open for strike

    The Teamsters union division voted to re-authorize labor action as it awaits a government ruling that would permit it.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • An ocean vessel filled with containers docks at a water port.
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    Retrieved from Georgia Ports Authority on June 25, 2024
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    ONE, Port of Savannah launch India ocean service

    The weekly route also connects the fast-growing manufacturing hub to ports in Florida and New York.

    By • Updated July 10, 2024
  • Port of Nevada Union Pacific intermodal
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    Provided by Industrial Realty Group

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    Port of Nevada opens inland intermodal yard

    The site provides service to the Port of Oakland on Union Pacific’s network and is expected to improve inland shipping.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • A containership departs from Hamburg Port.
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    Ikea taps HMM service to cut ocean transport emissions

    The agreement is expected to reduce about 11,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from March 2024 to February 2025.

    By • June 21, 2024
  • A vessel docked at a water port in Georgia.
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    Retrieved from Georgia Ports Authority on June 18, 2024
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    Hyundai EV campus fuels Georgia ports volume growth

    Trade growth from Tier 1 suppliers ahead of the facility's production launch increased the port's May activity.

    By • June 20, 2024
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    Canadian border agents to decide on new labor deal by July 4

    Starting June 20, union members will vote on a tentative four-year agreement that forestalled a potential strike.

    By • June 14, 2024
  • A container ship being unloaded with gantry cranes.
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    Retrieved from South Carolina Ports Authority/English purcell on June 13, 2024
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    ILA ‘more likely’ to strike in October as tensions rise

    The union representing East and Gulf Coast port workers made the threat Wednesday, while noting wage and automation concerns are behind contract disagreements.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • In an aerial view, the Juno Horizon, a Japanese bulk vessel, sails though the cleared Fort McHenry Channel in the Patapsco River on June 11 in Baltimore, Maryland. The federal shipping channel has fully reopened more than two months after the cargo ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and cutting off vessel access to the port.
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    Deep Dive // Baltimore bridge collapse

    The Port of Baltimore is reopened from the bridge collapse. How much cargo will return?

    With wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse removed, leaders are bullish on the port’s ability to retain customers.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • The outside view of an air cargo facility near CVG airport
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    Nippon Express launches Japan-Ohio air freight service

    The overnight delivery route aims to service growing automotive demand in the Midwest.

    By • June 12, 2024
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    Provided by CPKC

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    CPKC’s next distribution center to aid automotive growth

    The railroad expects the 30-acre facility will help it move finished vehicles more efficiently.

    By • June 12, 2024
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    May air cargo volumes rise amid global disruption

    Market uncertainty looms ahead of a U.S. crackdown on e-commerce goods from China.

    By • June 11, 2024
  • An air view a container vessel docked at a water port
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    Retrieved from The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on June 10, 2024
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    East and Gulf Coast port labor talks stall over automation concerns

    The International Longshoremen's Association canceled a planned meeting with the United States Maritime Alliance, citing a local dispute on automated truck gates.

    By • June 11, 2024