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.
Amazon to Take Hawaiian Airlines Stake in Cargo-Hauling Deal
Amazon.com Inc. is poised to take a stake in the parent of Hawaiian Airlines as part of a deal to expand the e-commerce giant’s cargo-hauling operations.
Intermodal Shallow Barge Dock Opens in Mississippi
Mississippi officials celebrated a new maritime dock and railroad facility with improved truck access roads at Port Bienville on the Gulf of Mexico’s Intracoastal Waterway.
Landstar Reports Highest Revenue for Any Q3
Landstar System Inc.’s revenue and diluted earnings per share both set third-quarter records, the company reported Oct. 19.
October 20, 2022Consumers Expecting Issues in Survey on Holiday Supply Chain Issues
While retailers started preparing for the holiday season even earlier this year, consumers are still haunted by the ghost of supply chain past, survey data shows.
Port Leaders Optimistic Over Funding, Supply Chain
ORLANDO, Fla. — With an influx of funds expected to exceed $25 billion for rebuilding and expansion, the nation’s coastal and inland facilities are beginning a “golden age,” port leaders say.
J.B. Hunt Reports $3.84 Billion in Revenue for Q3
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. saw revenue and earnings increase as a result of strong segment growth during the third quarter, the company reported Oct. 18, besting analysts’ expectations.
Amazon Boosts Fort Worth Alliance to One of Nation’s Busiest Cargo Airports
Fort Worth Alliance airport now ranks among the 20 largest cargo airports in the country by landed weight, according to Federal Aviation Administration data, in large part due to Prime Air's distribution hub.
Port of Long Beach’s Mario Cordero Concerned Over Snag in Rail Talks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Of the two major labor negotiations, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero is most concerned about the stalled railroad workers/management talks.
October 18, 2022Marten Reports 15th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Profitability
Marten Transport reported its 15th consecutive year-over-year increase in quarterly profitability Oct. 17, but still the results missed analysts’ expectations.
September Tonnage Rises 5.5% Year-Over-Year
Truck tonnage in September increased 5.5% when measured against the same month a year ago, and on a sequential basis it rose 0.5% from August, according to American Trucking Associations.