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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.
 

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World鈥檚 Largest Sailing Cargo Ship Crosses the Atlantic

The largest sailing cargo ship in the world has made its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.聽Its shipments have a carbon footprint one-tenth that of a standard containership.

September 4, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Global Goods Trade Recovery Extends Into Q3, WTO Says

Global merchandise trade is recovering from last year鈥檚 slump, the World Trade Organization said, as one of its barometers for activity rose further above the longer-term average pace.

September 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

US Port Talks Kick Off in Effort to Avoid Strike

The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicks off a two-day meeting Sept. 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a disruptive strike.

September 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

California鈥檚 AB 98 Sets Distance Rules for New Warehouses

New large warehouses would have to be several hundred feet or more from homes, schools and other sensitive land uses if a late-hour bill approved by California鈥檚 Legislature becomes law.

September 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsTCA

Germany Issues Airfreight Security Alert

BERLIN 鈥 German security authorities are warning of 鈥渦nconventional incendiary devices鈥 being sent via freight service providers after several incidents in which parcels sent by private individuals across Europe caught fire while in transit.

September 3, 2024
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Container Carrier Profits Soar on Record Volumes, High Rates

The global container shipping industry saw profits surge to more than $10 billion in the second quarter on record volumes and rising freight rates after Red Sea diversions.

September 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canadian Rail Union Says It Filed Suit on Back-to-Work Order

The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada鈥檚 largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work.

August 30, 2024
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Private Equity Gets Rare Support From Union on Schenker Sale

Verdi, Germany鈥檚 most powerful labor union, is making the unusual move of backing a private equity firm鈥檚 bid for Deutsche Bahn鈥檚 planned $15.5 billion sale of its Schenker logistics arm.

August 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

USPS Proposes Changes to Save $3 Billion a Year

The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional networks.

August 30, 2024
BusinessLogistics

What Is NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification)?

Learn what NMFC means in freight shipping and how it standardizes freight classes and pricing. Watch the video to see how it impacts logistics decisions.

August 29, 2024