Logistics
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Intermodal Players Lead on ESG Scores
Trucking and logistics companies with a focus on intermodal operations have been leading on environmental, social and corporate governance scoring in the transportation space.
PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal
A tentative six-year agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
Port of Savannah Expansion Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead
SAVANNAH, Ga. — While cargo volume at ports elsewhere is down, officials at the Georgia Ports Authority and the Port of Savannah say now is the time to ramp up their $2 billion expansion plan.
$140 Million Ticketed for New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa
San Diego transportation officials celebrated June 13 the anticipated award of about $140 million in state funding to help complete the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry.
How Collapsed Section of I-95 Will Be Fixed
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 14 that crews will work 24 hours a day in Philadelphia to reopen a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway.
N.J. Governor Wants Feds to Revisit NYC Toll Plan
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan.
Labor Chief Su Visits West Coast Port Talks
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation.
Reopening I-95 in Philadelphia Will Take Months
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said a complete rebuild of a damaged section of I-95 would take “some number of months,” but officials are looking at interim solutions.
June 12, 2023GXO Launches Multiyear Expansion in Germany
GXO Logistics launched a multiyear plan to expand operations in Germany, the company announced June 8.
June 12, 2023Ship and Sip? Bill Would Let USPS Mail Alcohol
Wine- and brewing-industry officials are supporting the USPS Shipping Equity Act, legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service.