Freight: Page 19


  • A red train displaying the Canadian Pacific logo moves along a track.
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    Courtesy of CPKC
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    CPKC ‘ready to compete’ as rivals plan US-Mexico intermodal service

    The head of the newly-formed railroad promises shippers "superior service" as other carriers team to vie for business south of the border.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • May 1, 2023
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    5 California ports pledge to build data-sharing system for cargo fluidity

    Los Angeles, Long Beach and other shipping hubs in the state will work together on a cloud-based tool aimed at standardizing data and boosting cargo fluidity.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • April 27, 2023
  • Two freight trains with yellow locomotives are seen on rail tracks.
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    Brandon Bell via Getty Images
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    CN teams with UP and Ferromex on cross-border intermodal service

    The service, called Falcon Premium, comes a little more than a week after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern officially combined into CPKC.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • April 26, 2023
  • Schneider National intermodal rail yard
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    Provided by Schneider National 

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    CPKC inks intermodal deal with Schneider

    The trucking company will provide service along the railroad's north-south corridor, which connects the U.S. and Mexico.

    By April 21, 2023
  • NFI electric trucks EVs
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    Provided by NFI through GlobeNewswire.

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    NFI acquisition expands warehouse, distribution space

    The deal will expand the company’s footprint in Canada and its reach into the retail sector.

    By April 19, 2023
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    Longer term air cargo contracts signal stabilizing market

    The number of six month agreements rose to 36% in Q1, up 13 percentage points from Q4 2022.

    By April 14, 2023
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    Port employers say local union is slowing operations at Los Angeles, Long Beach terminals

    The allegations, which appear to have a limited effect on cargo flow, mark another labor management dispute at the ports.

    By April 14, 2023
  • A Maersk Air Cargo branded aircraft sits on a tarmac.
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    Courtesy of A.P Moller-Maersk
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    Ocean carriers push forward with air cargo ambitions despite demand slowdown

    Maersk, CMA CGM and other shipping giants are looking toward the skies as they compete with the traditional forwarding model.

    By April 11, 2023
  • Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles on February 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    West Coast port labor talks

    Los Angeles, Long Beach ports resume normal operations

    Port officials say terminals had reopened Friday evening despite a labor-related dispute that limited operations late last week.

    By April 10, 2023
  • Love's Gemini Motor Transport
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    Provided by Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores 

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    Q&A

    How an in-house fleet supports Love’s growing national footprint

    The private fleet arm of the travel center operator expects to hire over 300 drivers this year.

    By April 10, 2023
  • A view of containers and cranes on a foggy day at a terminal in Los Angeles on Dec. 4 2012.
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    Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images
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    West Coast port labor talks

    Los Angeles, Long Beach port terminals shut down due to labor issues

    Several logistics providers are warning customers of missed truck appointments and other disruptions ahead of Easter weekend.

    By April 7, 2023
  • Neon Sign, American Eagle Outfitters Easton Towne Center, Columbus, Ohio
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    Wellmeier, Ed. (2021). [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
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    Quiet Platforms head departs as American Eagle’s logistics arm struggles

    The retailer said that while "Quiet’s third party business has grown nicely, it has not achieved the plans we envisioned."

    By April 5, 2023
  • Electric ship-to-shore cranes work the CMA CGM Unity, powered by liquefied natural gas, at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal.
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    Courtesy of Georgia Ports Authority / Emily Goldman
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    Why Georgia ports are seeing record growth

    Shippers are looking to the Southeast to save costs and avoid ongoing labor negotiations on the West Coast.

    By April 4, 2023
  • A rendering of UPS' new sorting facility, with cargo trucks on one end and airplanes on the other, and you can see a neighboring facility in the back.
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    Courtesy of TPA, Aerial Innovations and Middlesex/AECOM
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    UPS to open sorting facility at Tampa International Airport

    The warehouse will be equipped to sort up to 7,500 packages per hour and support the carrier’s Next Day Air deliveries across Florida’s west coast.

    By April 4, 2023
  • Image of two people with their backs to the camera looking at a train derailment.
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    Courtesy of Gov. Walz Press Office
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    Derailment in Minnesota sets train cars ablaze

    The state senate introduced a rail safety bill immediately after the incident, amid renewed calls for enhanced oversight.

    By March 31, 2023
  • The MSC Vigo container ship is docked at the Garden City Port Terminal on November 12, 2021
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    Sean Rayford via Getty Images
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    MSC updates ‘billable days’ policy in wake of FMC push for surcharge compliance

    A customer notification advises that detention and demurrage fees will not be assessed when terminals are closed.

    By March 29, 2023
  • Shipping containers are left stacked in the Port of Los Angeles on October 2, 2002 in Long Beach, California.
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    David McNew via Getty Images
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    FMC wants ocean carriers to prove detention, demurrage charges comply with OSRA

    Noncompliance will be handled through the agency’s enforcement process, Senior Advisor for Legislative & Public Affairs John DeCrosta told Supply Chain Dive.

    By March 28, 2023
  • Shipping containers are shown stacked as U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks at a press conference after touring the Port of Los Angeles on November 30, 2021
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    Mario Tama via Getty Images
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    San Pedro Bay ports receive $110M for training facility

    The collaborative project will enable the ports to upskill their workforce to address changing needs in the logistics industry.

    By March 28, 2023
  • Trucks line up to enter the Fenix Marine Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, March 17.
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    Courtesy of Pacific Maritime Association
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    West Coast port labor talks

    Business groups plea for a labor deal at West Coast ports

    Dozens of industry associations wrote to President Biden to push for progress in talks that would restore shipping certainty. 

    By March 27, 2023
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    Permission granted by At Home Group
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    At Home cuts prices as supply chain costs ease

    The retailer raised prices last year when expenses grew by $300 million.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 27, 2023
  • Trucks line up to enter ITS Terminal at the Port of Long Beach on Friday, March 17, 2023.
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    Courtesy of Pacific Maritime Association
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    West Coast port labor talks

    A lunch break dispute at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports shows the risks of long contract talks

    The dispute highlights how operating without a contract leaves West Coast ports exposed to local labor disagreements, even if union leadership and port employers have pledged to avoid wide-scale disruption.

    By March 22, 2023
  • FedEx jets sit at the company's facility at O'Hare International Airport on September 19, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Scott Olson/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    FedEx makes further cuts to Express unit

    The carrier is phasing out its MD-11 aircraft as it looks to modernize its fleet and slash costs.

    By March 22, 2023
  • Red balloons are seen next to a digital sign saying residents can receive air-quality tests from Norfolk Southern Railway. In the background, shipping containers can be seen on a train.
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    Michael Swensen via Getty Images
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    Railroads were trying to remake their image. Then a train derailed in Ohio.

    Carriers are swept up in another political firestorm with the prospect of more regulatory oversight. What does it mean for the industry’s future?

    By Sarah Zimmerman • March 21, 2023
  • The CMA CGM Argentina container ship arrives at PortMiami on April 06, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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    Joe Raedle via Getty Images
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    Opinion

    Why ocean shipping is less anti-competitive than lawmakers think

    The Ocean Shipping Reform Act was pitched as an effort to address collusion and price gouging. In reality, a lack of information is the industry's real bottleneck.

    By Jessica Darby and Andrew Balthrop • March 17, 2023
  • A U.S. Postal Service truck backs into a dock at the U.S. Post Office sort center on August 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
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    US Postal Service spends more on ground transport as it shifts away from air cargo

    Relying more on trucks than airplanes is one component in Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's wide-ranging plan to improve the agency's financial health.

    By March 16, 2023