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.
KAG Completes Acquisition of Fort Transfer Co.
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of Fort Transfer Co. in Morton, Ill.
November 13, 2020China Oil Giant Eyes New Supertankers to Shrink Diesel Glut
China’s biggest refiner is eyeing a creative strategy to help rid Asia of a persistent diesel glut — brand new supertankers usually reserved for crude oil.
November 12, 2020Amazon to Expand In-Garage Delivery to 4,000 US Cities
Amazon .com Inc. is about to see whether shoppers wary of contact with package delivery drivers would rather let them into the garage instead.
FedEx in Partnership to Use Facilities as Cloud Service Hubs
Dell Technologies Inc., FedEx Corp. and Switch Inc. are building a U.S. network of data centers, offering businesses an alternative to maintaining their own server farms or using major cloud providers such as Amazon .com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Pfizer Vaccine Road Map Shows Logistical, Financial Obstacles
When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and costly system of deep-freeze airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles and inoculation points across China.
November 12, 2020Food Retail Carriers Anticipate High-Demand Holiday Season
The food retail sector and fleets that support it are headed for a particularly busy holiday season, experts say.
Carriers Highlight Industry Issues Persisting After Volatile Year
Trucking companies detailed the market challenges that persist in the waning weeks of 2020 during a three-day conference on economic trends.
Vital World Trade Route Roiled by Container Crunch
The humble shipping container has a new status in the COVID-19 pandemic: hot commodity.
Amazon Grows Delivery Network in Brazil’s Largest Logistics Push
Amazon .com Inc. is opening three new distribution centers in Brazil, marking its biggest logistics push in Latin America’s largest market as competition intensifies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Colorado Carrier Apex Transportation to Deliver Capitol Christmas Tree
Apex Transportation, founded in 1996 and based in Henderson, Colo., was chosen to haul this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from Colorado to Washington, D.C.