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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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Return to Sender: Gift Returns Swamping Shippers

Last week, customers at the UPS Store in Seattle鈥檚 Interbay neighborhood got a pretty good demonstration of what the global supply chain looks like when you try to run it backward.

January 10, 2022
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Supreme Court Weighs Vaccine Rules

The Supreme Court appears divided on legal challenges centering on the scope and federal authority of the Biden administration鈥檚 sweeping proposed COVID vaccine mandate, which would require private-sector firms to vaccinate or test tens of millions of employees.

January 7, 2022
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Trucker Snarl in East China Hits Container Shipping

A suspension of trucking services in several parts of east China鈥檚 Zhejiang province has slowed the transportation of manufactured goods and commodities through one of the world鈥檚 most important ports.

January 7, 2022
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鈥楢labama-USA Corridor鈥 Rail Work to Improve Supply Chain Infrastructure

The Jan. 4 announcement appears to be a significant step in that direction. According to the governor鈥檚 office, the overall concept calls for $231.6 million in investment in rail projects 鈥渢o upgrade economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama.鈥

January 6, 2022
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Developer Plans 1 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse in Ontario, Calif.

A national developer recently purchased one of the largest empty lots in Ontario, Calif., with plans to build a 1 million-square-foot logistics center that would be among the largest warehouses in the city.

January 6, 2022
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US Trade Deficit Widens as Imports Surge to a Record

The U.S. trade deficit widened in November, reflecting a surge in the value of imports as domestic retailers made a final push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers and demand for foreign oil increased.

January 6, 2022
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Walmart to Hire 3,000 Drivers to Expand In-91视频 Delivery

Walmart Inc. is betting big on its service to deliver groceries directly into customers鈥 refrigerators with an expansion of its In91视频 delivery option, and will hire 3,000 drivers to support it.

January 5, 2022
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US Needs to Guard Exports From Supply Chain Snarls, Envoy Says

U.S. port authorities and ocean carriers, dealing with record import volumes, need to ensure that exports aren鈥檛 hindered amid the unprecedented supply chain logjams that aren鈥檛 showing clear signs of dissipating, President Joe Biden鈥檚 port envoy said.

January 5, 2022
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Port of Oakland Unveils Plan to Encourage Agriculture Exports, Ramp Up Business

Facing a loss of business to larger container ports in Southern California, the Port of Oakland will permanently expand its agriculture export business beginning March 1.

January 5, 2022
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Maersk Overtaken as World鈥檚 No. 1 Shipping Line by MSC

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is no longer the world鈥檚 largest container line. The Danish carrier has been overtaken by Mediterranean Shipping Co. in terms of capacity, according to data compiled by Alphaliner and published Jan . 5.

January 5, 2022