Amazon has restarted a shipping service it paused in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and that competes with carriers such as FedEx and UPS.
August 18, 2023Logistics News
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.
USDOT Names 2 New Marine Highway Systems
Two new marine highway systems have added 250 miles to the Ohio River system and 6,500 miles of Alaskan waterways to the national transportation system to improve freight shipments.
August 18, 2023Florida Slow to Respond to Truck Parking Need Along I-4
Truck parking is a well-documented nationwide problem, but along Central Florida's heavily congested Interstate 4, the issue is particularly acute, with little relief in sight.聽
August 18, 2023Hawaii Ports Tackle Relief Efforts, Container Congestion
Hawaii has temporarily waived Kahului Harbor wharfage fees for inbound cargo to help relief efforts after the devastating Lahaina fire in Maui on Aug. 8.
August 17, 2023Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Do Their Own Shipping
Amazon.com Inc. is imposing a new fee on merchants who don鈥檛 use the company鈥檚 logistics services, a change many of these sellers consider coercive and surprising.
August 16, 2023East and West Coast Ports Spar Over Who's No. 1
It came as a surprise at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach聽 when the ports of New York-New Jersey said their complex was the busiest cargo container handler in America.
August 15, 2023USPS Pressured to Provide Water for All Mail Carriers
WASHINGTON 鈥 Texas lawmakers prodded the U.S. Postal Service on Aug. 9 to provide bottled water to mail carriers in San Antonio, which workers say stopped last month despite extreme heat.
August 10, 2023Forward Air Plans Merger With Omni Logistics
Forward Air Corp. and Omni Logistics announced Aug. 10 that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a cash-and-stock transaction.
August 10, 2023Trucking Industry Reports Predictably Weak Q2
The trucking industry reported a weak second quarter with freight volumes and destocking efforts putting downward pressure on demand.
August 10, 2023FRA Finds Norfolk Southern 鈥楽hould Be Doing More鈥 on Safety
OMAHA, Neb. 鈥 Norfolk Southern made recent improvements but is nowhere near the 鈥済old standard for safety鈥 it is striving to be, according to federal regulators.
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