Global logistics company XPO Logistics has opened its first Canadian hub for last mile distribution, noting the 50,000 square-feet, Toronto-based facility would be staffed by 70 employees to serve cus...
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Save Our Seas Act, which addresses maritime transportation safety issues raised by the El Faro sinking and promotes the reduction of the marine ...
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City, state, and federal officials recently joined with freight industry experts in unveiling a plan to modernize New York City’s distribution systems. Architects of the $100 million plan, Freigh...
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An estimated 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more for the Independence Day holiday period, according to AAA, reflecting the highest figure since AAA began tracking July 4th travel in 20...
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The Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, which seeks to deepen the harbor’s waterways and open them to larger container ships, is now eligible for congressional authorization following app...
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During a recent visit to Luby Equipment Services in Caseyville, Ill., U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), who serves on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, discussed opportunities to d...
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Plymouth Harbor in Massachusetts, which has filled with silt preventing many vessels from entering and exiting, recently received $13.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently advanced the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2018. The act provides improvements for dams, ecosystem restoration, floo...
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April 2018 was the busiest month in the Georgia Ports Authority's history. Twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) increased 8.8 percent compared to the first 10 months of fiscal year 2017. Fi...
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With the introduction of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has signaled an interest in improving the nation’s ports, waterways...
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The Port of Long Beach in California recently announced that it moved 2.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units four months into 2018, which is about 17 percent above 2017’s record pace. “Both ...
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This Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, more than 41.5 million Americans plan to travel, according to AAA. This is almost 5 percent higher than last year and the most travelers in more ...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently announced the likely hybridization upgrade of one of its Jumbo Mark II ferry fleet, which includes the Tacoma, the Wenatchee, and the...
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The Alabama State Port Authority in conjunction with AutoMobile International Terminal recently signed an agreement in Argentina to partner with two South American companies to develop and operate a r...
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Eight bipartisan members of Texas’ Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to provide additional funding for the Port of Corpus Christiâ...
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In an effort to support capital improvements and train employees to create greater efficiency, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 mi...
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In March, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw container volume grow 14 percent with 355,208 20-foot-equivalent unit containers moved. The fiscal year began in July, and since then container trade in...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently released data scores for more than 2,100 transportation-improvement projects. The scores are part of the evaluation process and are...
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Georgia ports supported 439,220 full- and part-time jobs in fiscal year 2017, a 19 percent increase from fiscal year 2014, according to a study by Selig Center for Economic Growth at University of Geo...
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The first of four new Neo-Panamax cranes recently began operation at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal, Georgia Ports Authority said. The terminal is the Western Hemisphere’s largest...
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