WiseTech’s acquisition spree stays in high gear
The global logistics software provider, which has made more than a dozen acquisitions since January 2017, unveiled an additional three on Monday, expanding its presence in Latin America and Europe.
The global logistics software provider, which has made more than a dozen acquisitions since January 2017, unveiled an additional three on Monday, expanding its presence in Latin America and Europe.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday said U.S. companies with business ties to the recently sanctioned aluminum producer and its subsidiaries will have until Oct. 23 to cut those connections.
The 24-year-old Texas-based company provides logistics and information technology services to rail shippers and short lines.
The Jacksonville Port Authority has named an interim chief financial officer, while Roadrunner Transportation Systems promotes president to the board.
Mira Ricardel, former acting assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, will serve as deputy national security advisor.
Foreign companies want to invest in U.S. marine terminals, but they face government scrutiny that could curtail or even block their efforts altogether.
Thirty-two additional recyclable products including compressed car scraps will be banned by the end of 2019.
The agriculture secretary spoke at a House hearing to address China’s $3 billion worth of tariffs in retaliation against U.S. global duties on steel and aluminum.
Chinese telecom firm ZTE says the Commerce Department’s latest embargo will “severely impact the survival and development” of the company as well as cause harm to its U.S.-based partners.
The February reading of FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, along with steadily increasing orders for Class 8 trucks and trailers, “reflects an environment for carriers that has never been better,” according to the freight transportation analyst.
Ambassador Cho Yoon-je told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that talks to update the free trade agreement built bilateral trust.
Wall Street analysts tracking the Class I railroad said the $639 million still fell short of expectations.
Officials from the French Atlantic port have proposed more than 500 million euros (U.S. $613.5 million) in investments following a 14 percent increase in container traffic in 2017.
But Vietnam’s national shipping company sees growth ahead after public stock offering this summer.
Turkey-based Yilport Holding has started the first phase of dredging the channel to Ecuador’s marine terminal, which it took over in March 2017.
Report says the government will place orders for 200 vessels over the next three years.
The intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to the development of blockchain for the freight transportation industry.
Matthew M. Sturges formerly was majority staff director for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The U.S. Justice Department said Christopher M. Holbrook used excessive force against an individual in Las Cruces, N.M., and then falsified his report.
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission appoints a new president and the Port of Vancouver USA hires a director of economic development, while Acuitive Solutions names its chief operating officer.