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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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Masterpiece to Use Turtle Crates for Art Shipments

Masterpiece International will exclusively distribute Turtle crates in the United States, Canada and Mexico through Turtle North America, the company said.

June 10, 2019
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Trump Says He'll Drop Mexico Tariff as Deal Reached on Migrants

President Donald Trump said he would drop plans for tariffs on Mexico that he鈥檇 been threatening to impose for the past week after the country promised new steps to stem an influx of illegal migration into the U.S.

June 7, 2019
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FedEx Won鈥檛 Renew Amazon鈥檚 US Air-Delivery Contracts

FedEx Corp. said June 7 it wouldn鈥檛 renew its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com, paring a key customer relationship as the largest online retailer deepens its foray into freight transportation.

June 7, 2019
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Trump Sees 鈥楪ood Chance鈥 of Deal With Mexico to Avert Tariffs

President Donald Trump said there鈥檚 a 鈥済ood chance鈥 the United States will reach agreement to avert imposing trade tariffs on Mexico slated to take effect June 10, and that the deal would require the country to buy more U.S. agricultural products.

June 7, 2019
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Mexico Tariff Would Have 鈥楽ignificant鈥 Negative Impact, Ford Says

Ford Motor Co. would feel a serious impact if tariffs are levied on the cars, engines and transmissions it imports from Mexico, but a top executive at the automaker expressed optimism the trade dispute can be resolved without lingering damage.

June 6, 2019
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GSA to Assess Environmental Impact of Proposed Border Facility Project

The General Services Administration intends to study the environmental impact of a project that would involve the construction of inspection facilities geared toward truck and bus traffic moving across the U.S.-Mexico border. The project is a partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

June 6, 2019
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Amazon Poised to Test Drone Deliveries Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled a revolutionary new drone 鈥 part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft 鈥 that the company expects to use for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting within months.

June 6, 2019
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Officials Monitor Damage as Floods Continue to Devastate Transportation Systems and Farms

Federal officials continue to monitor central states that have been rocked by severe storms, which have damaged infrastructure and saturated swaths of farmland.

June 6, 2019
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Baltimore鈥檚 Tradepoint Atlantic Intermodal Facility Transforms Old Bethlehem Steel Site

In 2014, Tradepoint Atlantic bought the waterfront Sparrows Point in Baltimore site for a bargain-basement price of $110 million. It鈥檚 now being turned into what will be more than a $2 billion multimodal facility serving the East Coast and Midwest.

June 6, 2019
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Exports, Imports Plummet as US Trade Deficit Narrows

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April as exports and imports tumbled, highlighting the impact of President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs even before negotiations with China unraveled and he threatened levies on Mexican goods.

June 6, 2019

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