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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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September Container Volume Shows Ports on Rebound

Two of the nation’s largest ports on the Pacific Coast bounced back in September with strong container volume numbers.

October 31, 2023
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ADM Strikes Supply Deal for US Plant-Based Chemical Factory

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has agreed to supply biochemical maker Solugen Inc. with raw materials needed to make plant-based acids at a plant to be built in southwest Minnesota.

October 30, 2023
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St. Lawrence Seaway Reaches Deal to End Shipping Strike

A deal was reached Oct. 29 to end a weeklong strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.

October 30, 2023
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Universal Reports Revenue Decline Amid Q3 Headwinds

Universal Logistics Holdings experienced an overall decrease in revenue, with each segment facing year-over-year declines for the third quarter of 2023, the company reported Oct 26.

October 27, 2023
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Norfolk Southern Turns to Automated Inspection Portals

Norfolk Southern has installed automated inspection portals on its tracks in Ohio — not far from where one of its trains went off the tracks in February and spilled chemicals that caught fire.

October 26, 2023
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Ryder Reports Slight Revenue Decline for Q3

Ryder System Inc. experienced a slight decline in year-over-year revenue amid market headwinds during the third quarter of 2023, the company reported Oct. 25.

October 26, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Strike Halts All Shipping on St. Lawrence Seaway

MINNEAPOLIS — A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the U.S. via the Great Lakes to the rest of the world.

October 26, 2023
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Ports Consider Digitization Strategies to Track Cargo

AURORA, Colo. — Ports and shippers are exploring ambitious port digitization and tracking system projects that allow stakeholders across the supply chain to track cargo in real time.

October 26, 2023
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Canadian Pacific Earnings Fall, 2023 Outlook Revised

Railway operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. said a weakening economy and spate of labor disruptions weighed on freight volumes in the third quarter more than management anticipated.

October 25, 2023
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Port Leaders See Viability of Inland Facilities

AURORA, Colo. —  As land around the nation’s congested seaports gets more expensive, executives at  AAPA's annual convention said a viable option is to develop inland ports.

October 25, 2023