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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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Canadian Pacific Makes $28.1 Billion Offer for Norfolk Southern in Consolidation Move

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. last week presented Norfolk Southern Corp. with an acquisition offer worth at least $28.1 billion, rekindling the fires of rail consolidation that have been dormant since 1999.

November 23, 2015
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Intermodal Rail Volume Continues Slide with Fourth Consecutive Decline

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic declined for the聽fourth consecutive week from the same period last year, according to the Association of American Railroads.

November 19, 2015
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Manufacturers Highlight Freight, Trucking Productivity While Urging Passage of Highway Bill

The National Association of Manufacturers is urging transportation leaders to quickly advance a multiyear highway reauthorization bill that boosts investments in freight transportation, and trucking productivity.

November 17, 2015
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Top Container-Leasing Firms Agree to Merge

Triton Container International and TAL International Group have agreed to a merger, creating the world鈥檚 largest lessor of intermodal shipping containers with a combined fleet of nearly 5 million 20-foot equivalent units and revenue earning assets of $8.7 billion.

November 17, 2015
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Savannah Cargo Volume Rises 3% in October

Shipments rose 3% last month at Savannah, Georgia, the nation鈥檚 fourth-largest container port, as shipment growth continued at the second-busiest port on the Atlantic Coast, the Georgia Ports Authority reported.

November 17, 2015
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Alkane to Build Class 7 Cabover Fueled by Propane or Natural Gas

Alkane Truck Co.聽announced that聽it will begin production in early 2016 on a Class 7 cabover truck powered by either liquid propane autogas or compressed natural gas.

November 16, 2015
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Logistical Labs Offers Intermodal Booking Option

Software provider Logistical Labs is offering a door-to-door intermodal booking system for CSX and some Norfolk Southern truck-rail service.

November 16, 2015
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Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.

November 16, 2015
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Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Third Consecutive Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic declined for the third consecutive week from the same period last year, according to the Association of American Railroads.

November 12, 2015
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Deutsche Post Profit Plunges 71% on Software-Project Costs

Deutsche Post AG鈥檚 third-quarter profit plunged 71% after the German delivery company booked 345 million euros ($372 million) in costs from a failed software project. The shares dropped the most in 2 1/2 months.

November 12, 2015

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