With $2.5 Billion in Backed-Up Highway Projects, North Texans Turn Up the Heat on Austin
The anger and frustration of motorists stuck on LBJ Freeway may soon spread to users of a trio of other crowded North Texas roadways.
February 22, 2018Maersk Would Be Ready to Move Closer to Junk ‘For Right Reason’
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S renewed a pledge to creditors to protect its investment-grade rating. But the man in charge of the shipping giant’s finances says there’s room to move a little closer to junk.
February 22, 2018Tonnage Rise Pushes Spot Rates Higher
Truck tonnage rose 8.8% in January on a year-over-year basis, according to American Trucking Associations’ monthly for-hire truck tonnage index.
February 21, 2018Port Tampa Bay Welcomes First Shipment of Bananas in 21 Years
More than two decades after the last bunch arrived on shore, bananas are back at Tampa’s port.
February 21, 2018Truck Driving Makes 2018 List of Toughest Jobs to Fill
The truck driving profession is on the top 10 list for CareerCast’s 2018 Toughest Jobs to Fill report, which CareerCast Online Content Editor Kyle Kensing believes is the result of the recession and skills gap.
February 21, 2018Port of New Orleans ‘Evolution’ Could Include Billion-Dollar Project
Increasingly pressed for space upriver as cargo business continues to grow, Port of New Orleans officials are looking at the idea of building a new $1 billion-plus container terminal and distribution facility on a 675-acre undeveloped tract of land in nearby Meraux — a project that could create thousands of jobs and provide a major boost to St. Bernard Parish’s long-stagnant economy.
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February 20, 2018American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks to Perform at Grand Opening of Alabama Intermodal Facility
Alabama native Taylor Hicks will perform at the grand opening celebration of the Birmingham Intermodal Facility downtown.
February 20, 2018For First Half of 2018, Port of Virginia Volume Growth Projected to Be Strong
The Port of Virginia’s import-container business for the first half of 2018, compared with the same period last year, is projected to outpace that of the nation’s major retail container ports overall, according to the Washington, D.C.-based National Retail Federation, the world’s largest trade group, and Hackett Associates, a consulting firm.
February 20, 2018World’s Biggest Container Liner Looks for Deals Outside Shipping
The world’s largest container company will start looking for takeover targets outside the shipping industry as it tries to pre-empt a new competitive landscape in which customers are morphing into rivals.
February 20, 2018