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Ceva to Manage Ikea Distribution Center in New York

Ceva Logistics has opened a customer distribution center with home-furnishings retailer Ikea in Staten Island, N.Y., according to a news release.

March 11, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Tennessee Panel OKs $10 Million for FedEx Project in Memphis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee panel has approved a $10 million economic development grant to establish the FedEx Logistics headquarters in downtown Memphis.

March 11, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Pelosi Says Trump Willing to Work With Dems on Infrastructure

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump “assured” her that they could work together on two bipartisan priorities: increasing infrastructure spending and reining in drug prices.

March 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

WiseTech Global Acquires Singapore Firm Containerchain

WiseTech Global, a logistics company based in Sydney, has acquired Containerchain, a container logistics provider that does business in Asia, Europe and the United States, according to a WiseTech news release.

March 8, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trade War Leaves Pacific Northwest Port Growth at Risk

An industry that saw dramatic growth in the 10 years before Donald Trump became president is now concerned his administration’s trade tussle with China, and the lack of a deal with Japan, will cut future growth short.

Shruti Singh | Bloomberg News
March 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Financing Deals Put Tesla Closer to Making Model 3s in China

Tesla Inc. secured as much as $521 million in loans from Chinese banks to build a vehicle and battery factory in the country, putting the carmaker a step closer to producing Model 3 sedans at its first overseas plant.

March 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Descartes Posts 16% Profit Gain for Final Quarter, Full Year

The Descartes Systems Group Inc. reported profits grew 16% in 2018, according to a company earnings release.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
March 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon Purges Suppliers in Push to Boost E-Commerce Profits

Amazon.com abruptly stopped buying products over the past two weeks from many of its wholesale vendors, encouraging them to instead sell their products directly to consumers on Amazon’s marketplace.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
March 7, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Washington State Transport Package Sets Aside $450 Million for New I-5 Bridge

The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.

Jake Thomas | The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
March 7, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Baltimore Tops 10 Million Tons of Cargo for Third Straight Year

The port of Baltimore had another historic year in 2018. The Maryland Port Administration’s public terminals handled 10.9 million tons of general cargo — more containers, cars, construction equipment and other cargo than ever before — surpassing 10 million tons for the third straight year, officials announced March 6.

Colin Campbell | The Baltimore Sun
March 7, 2019
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