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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

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Acquires Two Firms

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. said it has acquired CMI Freight-Trans and Steel Wheel Transfer. Terms were not disclosed.

January 22, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic declined 8.2% in the week ended Jan. 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Declines in January

Consumer confidence fell this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Jan. 17.

January 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Income Falls in 4Q

CSX Corp. said Jan. 15 its fourth-quarter profit fell slightly from a year ago, but its revenue and volume increased.

January 16, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million to Expand in Intermodal Sector

XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to purchase Pacer International Inc., the nation’s third-largest truck-rail intermodal freight operator, for $335 million in a deal that underscores the growing importance of that market segment.

January 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.8% for Week

U.S. intermodal shipments by rail grew 4.8% in the week ended Jan. 4 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Maersk to Sell Stake in Supermarket to Focus on Transport, Energy

A.P. Moeller-Maersk plans to sell its stake in a supermarket and department store to focus on transport and energy, Bloomberg News reported.

January 7, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million

XPO Logistics Inc. said it will acquire intermodal freight carrier Pacer International Inc. in a transaction valued at $335 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Clarke Closes Sale of Freight Business to TransForce

Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

LTL Vitran Accepts Offer From TransForce to Buy Canadian Assets at $6.50 Per Share

TransForce Inc. is now in line to acquire the remaining Canadian assets of Vitran Corp., after the seller accepted a $6.50-per-share offer that topped an earlier bid from Manitoulin Transport Inc., another Canadian carrier.

January 6, 2014