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.
 

Business, Logistics

SCI Logistics Opens Health-Care Distribution Facility in Toronto Area

SCI Logistics said it has opened a new facility in the Toronto area to provide supply-chain services for the health-care industry.

May 15, 2015
Business, Logistics

Maersk Line Profit Jumps 57%

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipper, reported a 57% jump in first-quarter net operating profit after tax to $714 million, missing the $783 million estimate in a survey conducted by SME Direkt.

May 13, 2015
Business, Logistics

American Society of Transportation and Logistics, APICS to Merge

The American Society of Transportation and Logistics and APICS, an association representing supply chain and operations management professionals, have agreed to merge.

May 12, 2015
Business, Logistics

Americold Launches Enhanced Visibility and Reporting Tool

Americold, a provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, said it has launched the next generation of its supply chain visibility and reporting tool, i-3PL.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
May 8, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous

American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services

American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market.

May 8, 2015
Special Coverage, Business, Logistics

Texas Lawmaker Backs State Programs That Promote Natural Gas, Alternative Fuels

DALLAS — A Texas state lawmaker said he backs incentives that increase the use of natural gas and other alternative transportation fuels.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
May 7, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics, Fuel

BNSF Oil-Train Derailment Sets Tank Cars on Fire in North Dakota

A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed in North Dakota, setting several tank cars on fire and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, U.S. and local authorities said.

May 6, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire Bridge Terminal Transport; Posts Narrow 1Q Loss

XPO Logistics reached an agreement to buy yet another transportation provider May 4 and posted first-quarter financial results with a narrowing loss even as revenue soared.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 4, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Goes Global in $3.5 Billion Deal

XPO Logistics Inc. last week made its first foray into the global market with an agreement to buy French company Norbert Dentressangle SA for $3.53 billion, the latest move in the consolidation trend in the logistics sector.

May 4, 2015
Business, Logistics

March Trailer Orders Drop, but Large Backlogs Remain

March orders for new trailers fell 22% from a year earlier, but manufacturers remain busy with a heavy backlog generated by an “epic” order season over the past several months, ACT Research said.

May 4, 2015