Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday announced $241 million in grants are being allocated toward 23 transportation projects designed to improve freight mobility across the state.
Congressional Ports Caucus disappointed harbor maintenance language removed from bill.
Container carriers transported more than 13.8 million TEUs in April, bringing the year-to-date total to 54.24 million TEUs, according to the latest data from Container Trade Statistics.
Association of American Railroads: “Right now, the economy is clicking, and railroads are both beneficiaries and enablers of that.”
The labor union is headed for a showdown with the parcel giant that could lead to the largest U.S. strike since 1997 if a deal is not reached by the time the current contract expires Aug. 1.
Canada’s second-largest Class I railway plans to introduce thousands of new hopper cars over the next few years that can carrier more grain.
Adesso system is designed to give less-than-containerload shippers “control and transparency.”
The trade deficit declined from C$3.9 billion in March to C$1.9 billion in April.
Lindsey is named branch manager; Mordhorst gets promotion.
New NSA, NRA language written to relieve regulatory burdens on NVOCCs and shippers.
Rank-and-file longshoremen and employers still have to vote on six-year contract, and local pacts also are being negotiated.
Rank-and-file longshoremen and employers still have to vote on six-year contract, and local pacts also are being negotiated.
FTR Transportation Intelligence reports fleets are struggling to keep up with demand in “red-hot market.”
Alibaba Cainiao says the facility “should be able to handle tens of millions of packages a year and bring an additional 1.7 million tons of cargo per year to the Hong Kong airport.”
The port just finished a renovation project at North Cargo Piers 1 and 2 and has other projects in the works that are expected to be completed in 2019.
Third-party provider CEVA Logistics says the integrated service with IMS Worldwide will provide substantial savings to customers on duties and import fees.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an inquiry into the loss of 83 containers off the Yang Ming containership off the coast of New South Wales last week.
Lloyd’s List says the European shortsea and feeder carrier is being shopped just five years after being acquired by Nordic Capital.
The French ocean carrier has been working with San Francisco-based maritime technology startup Shone to develop artificial intelligence systems for use on CMA CGM containerships.
Legislation also proposed could relieve up to 90 percent of the trucking industry from the logging device mandate.
