In what was its busiest July ever, the Port of Savannah handled more than 336,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), contributing to an overall 10.8 percent increase in TEUs for the Georgi...
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Buoyed by increased volume of commodities like steel, grain, and fertilizer, Port of Vancouver USA recently reported that its 2017 mid-year operating margin was 8 percent higher than the 2016 mid-year...
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A treaty to introduce global regulations to control the transfer of potentially dangerous invasive maritime species will enter into force on Sept. 8, 2017, according to a release from the Internationa...
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently submitted public comment to the Federal Railway Administration and to New Jersey Transit on the construction of the trans-Hudson rail tunnel. The hearing was ...
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After repeated power failures in the New York City subway, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered Con Edison to take action to improve reliability, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said recen...
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in partnership with Transurban, operator of the I-95 Express Lanes, recently broke ground in the I-395 extension project. The extension of the I-3...
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The U.S. Senate recently confirmed David Pekoske as the seventh administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) following a nomination by President Donald Trump. “I am deeply h...
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Approximately 150 representatives of the auto industry, alternative fuel vehicle market, and major utilities gathered in Lansing, Michigan last week to tackle issues governing the future of alternativ...
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Alaska Airlines recently named Kate Geldaker as the company’s new director of government affairs, which went into effect on Aug. 10. In her new role, Geldaker will represent the airline before a...
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The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida was filled with truckers this week competing for the title of champion in the 80th Annual National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championsh...
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Due to the slow pace of contract talks, officials at Frontier Airlines recently indicated they will ask the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), who represents the airlines’ employees, to give the th...
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William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston became the latest to incorporate facial recognition biometric exit technology for select flights this week, building a pilot program launched at Harts...
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Attendees of the Seatrade Offshore Marine & Workboats Middle East (SOMWME) conference in Singapore next month will find their attentions largely focused on how to fix a massive shortfall in qualified ...
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The Freight Transportation Services Index dropped 0.8 percent in June from the previous month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The inde...
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The University of Michigan Dearborn campus plans to implement an autonomous shuttle next year, which was designed by graduate students and was inspired by the National Academy of Engineering initiativ...
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Having failed for six years to negotiate a contract, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America, AFL-CIO, which is representing Allegiant Air’s flight attendants, has requested the help of its med...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael P. Huerta, speaking at the Asia-Pacific Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference, recently told aviation leaders the FAA and Asian age...
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Port Manatee, Florida recently set a record for container volume with two months left in the fiscal year. Between Oct. 1, 2016, and July 31, 2017, the port moved 32,907 twenty-foot-equivalent con...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced the list of this year’s proposed FASTLANE Small Project grants. The list was given to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction f...
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Officials with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) recently congratulated Robert L. Sumwalt III for his confirmation by the U.S. Senate as chair of the National Transportation Saf...
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