Logistics

C.H. Robinson Worldwide saw net income soar during the fourth quarter of 2021, the company reported Feb. 2.

Cold and ice is set to sweep Texas, raising the risk of power outages and boosting energy demand in what will be the biggest test to the state’s electric grid since last year’s catastrophic blackouts.

Beginning in early March, the Port of Oakland, with the help of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will set up and operate a 22-acre, multimillion-dollar pop-up container yard specifically for agricultural exports.

ArcBest Corp. reported record profits and revenue for the fourth quarter and the full year thanks to surging freight demand.

UPS Inc. on Feb. 1 announced record fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, as online holiday shopping boosted home parcel deliveries while an increase in medical shipments kept the company’s drivers and trucks busy.

PITTSBURGH — The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh Jan. 28 showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Jan. 31.

DHL Supply Chain is investing $15 million in robotics solutions from Boston Dynamics to further automate its warehousing in North America, the Westervillle, Ohio, company announced Jan. 26.

Boeing Co. formally launched its 777X freighter as Qatar Airways committed to purchasing up to 50 of the wide-body cargo haulers, kicking off sales of the planemaker’s first new jet program in nearly five years.

The air cargo business, booming as never before during the global pandemic, is massively dominated by Boeing jets that make up most of the worldwide air freighter fleet. Yet there is a threat to that dominance.

About 60 million households in the U.S. have ordered at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government and “tens of millions” of tests have been shipped out by the U.S. Postal Service, according to White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.