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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, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Intermodal Players Lead on ESG Scores

Trucking and logistics companies with a focus on intermodal operations have been leading on environmental, social and corporate governance scoring in the transportation space.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
June 15, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Breaking News

PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal

A tentative six-year agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 15, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Port of Savannah Expansion Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead

SAVANNAH, Ga. — While cargo volume at ports elsewhere is down, officials at the Georgia Ports Authority and the Port of Savannah say now is the time to ramp up their $2 billion expansion plan.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

$140 Million Ticketed for New Border Crossing at Otay Mesa

San Diego transportation officials celebrated June 13 the anticipated award of about $140 million in state funding to help complete the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry.

Joshua Emerson Smith | The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

How Collapsed Section of I-95 Will Be Fixed

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 14 that crews will work 24 hours a day in Philadelphia to reopen a collapsed section of an important East Coast highway.

Marc Levy | Associated Press
June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

N.J. Governor Wants Feds to Revisit NYC Toll Plan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan.

Michelle Kaske | Bloomberg News
June 13, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Labor Chief Su Visits West Coast Port Talks

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is in California for talks with West Coast port employers and the dockworkers’ union in an effort to break an impasse in a long-running contract negotiation.

Jordan Fabian | Bloomberg News
June 13, 2023
Business, Safety, Logistics

Reopening I-95 in Philadelphia Will Take Months

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said a complete rebuild of a damaged section of I-95 would take “some number of months,” but officials are looking at interim solutions.

June 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 100

GXO Launches Multiyear Expansion in Germany

GXO Logistics launched a multiyear plan to expand operations in Germany, the company announced June 8.

June 12, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Ship and Sip? Bill Would Let USPS Mail Alcohol

Wine- and brewing-industry officials are supporting the USPS Shipping Equity Act, legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service.

Marc Bona | cleveland.com
June 12, 2023