Logistics

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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.
 

Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Cabinet Secretaries Launch Roadshow to Sell Biden Infrastructure Plan

Marty Walsh and a handful of other Cabinet secretaries have launched an ambitious travel schedule to promote the infrastructure plan and the larger Biden agenda.

Ashraf Khalil | Associated Press
June 14, 2021
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

GlobalTranz, Worldwide Express Announce Merger

GlobalTranz Enterprises and Worldwide Express are merging in a deal announced June 11, bringing together two non-asset-based providers of logistics services.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 11, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

JBS Paid Hackers $11 Million After Hack Closed Plants

JBS USA said it paid $11 million in ransom to criminals responsible for the cyberattack that disrupted meat processing across North America and Australia, the latest high profile example of large corporations falling prey to extortion.

June 10, 2021
Technology, Logistics

Reliable. Cost-Effective. Are You Destined for the Cloud?

Program Aired: June 10, 2021. Cost-Savings. Security. Uptime. Explore the basics and learn just what a move to the cloud for services, hosting, computing and executing applications can do for your business success quickly and painlessly.  Experts share why a switch to the cloud is a “must” for companies in the transportation and logistics space. 

June 10, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Connecticut Lawmakers Push Through New Tax on Trucks

The Connecticut General Assembly approved a bill that would impose a highway use fee on heavy commercial trucks.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
June 10, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Supply Chain to Remain Backed Up Until 2022, Experts Say

Imported cargo shipments to the U.S. are expected to remain at a record or near-record levels for several more months as consumer spending continues to restart the pandemic-damaged economy. But industry experts say all of that buying is clogging an already overtaxed supply chain.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Top Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022

The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay strained into 2022, raising concerns about whether small American companies can weather another year of a tangled transport system and much higher costs.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 50

XPO Says GXO Spinoff Should Be Completed by Q3

XPO Logistics has moved up the potential timeline to complete a spinoff of its logistics operations into a separate company, and also has provided updated financial guidance that forecasts strong growth for the planned independent company.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Nations Set to Discuss Reducing Global Shipping CO2 Emissions

John Kerry wants to accelerate the decarbonization of the global shipping industry, which spews more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Airbus Set to Move Ahead With A350 Freighter Within Weeks

Airbus SE is poised to begin taking orders for a freighter version of its A350 wide-body as soon as next month, in a challenge to Boeing Co.’s dominance in the market for dedicated cargo aircraft.

June 9, 2021