Logistics

Swarm, a satellite data service provider owned by SpaceX, has introduced a simple asset-tracking device that can function anywhere in the world using the company’s global satellite network.

APM Terminals Mobile handled a company record number of 20-foot-equivalent containers in September, the port networks operator said Oct. 27.

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A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads on Oct. 26, reflecting workers’ increasing frustration with the lack of paid sick time in the industry and adding to concerns about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy.

The Port of Philadelphia will have less truck congestion and more capacity thanks to a $20.3 million federal infrastructure grant award.

SAN DIEGO — The head of Werner Enterprises said trucking must do a better job globally of promoting itself to potential entrants by outlining how the industry provides a path to rewarding careers.

SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations revealed Oct. 25 that it estimates the shortfall of professional drivers has decreased slightly to 78,000 for this year.

The German government is close to reaching a compromise over a disputed sale of a stake in a Hamburg container terminal to China’s state-owned shipping conglomerate Cosco Shipping Holdings Co.

SAN DIEGO — Recruiting and retaining women for jobs in the trucking industry is a goal the Biden administration is pursuing, the nation’s top trucking regulator said Oct. 22.