March 2019
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan. That plan proposes a 10-cent increase in Alabama’s fuel tax with an index designed to coincide with the rising costs of building roads. The state currently imposes a flat excise tax of 18 cents-per-gallon on gas and 19 cents-per-gallon on diesel, without adjusting for inflation and other construction and maintenance costs.
This combined fuel tax revenue generates 80% of Alabama’s ...
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DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, has been officially recognized by the Top Employers Institute as a Global Top Employer in the United States for 2019. For a fifth consecutive year, DHL has received the Top Employer accolade in the U.S., which recognizes the company’s dedication to providing ...
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enVista, a global consulting and software solutions firm, recently announced its partnership with ProShip, Inc., a Neopost company and leader in logistics software and supply chain solutions. ProShip Multi-Carrier Shipping Software will now be able to provide its customers with the ability to improve global freight visibility, enhance operational control ...
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Hapag-Lloyd achieved a higher operating result in the 2018 financial year than in 2017, says corporate officials. On the basis of preliminary and unaudited figures, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to EUR 1,138 million (2017: EUR 1,055 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to ...
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Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) Board of Directors has unanimously approved a long-term agreement with SSA Marine, LLC for the development and operation of a state-of-the-art, $238.7 million international container terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.
SSA will expand to approximately 80 acres of terminal operating space, with the option to ...
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The first phase of work on the South End Container Terminal extension at the Port of Halifax is well underway. This involves dredging of soft material that has accumulated over time. The first phase of the project is over 50% complete. The next phase, construction of concrete caissons, will begin ...
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DB Schenker has launched Direct Express – Australia, a time-definite, airport-to-airport, scheduled air cargo service from Chicago, IL (ORD) to Sydney, Australia (SYD). This new service is designed to offer shippers in the Midwest, the fastest, most reliable air cargo service to Australia and is ideally suited for any industry ...
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SEKO Omni-Channel Logistics is reinventing and simplifying the product returns process for retailers, etailers and consumers globally by combining best-in-class logistics and carrier processes with award-winning inhouse technology designed to reduce costs, provide end-to-end shipment visibility, and the best possible customer experience.
Paul Waddy, Head of Operations at Showpo, one of ...
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Backed by the industry's best standard, limited warranty, UniCarriers Americas (UCA) has announced the launch of its new PD6 Series (IC) Pneumatic Tire Forklifts. The PD6 next-generation Platinum Series replaces the outgoing G06 Series and is UCA's most heavy-duty pneumatic tire lift truck with a 13,000-22,000-lb. capacity range.
The new series ...
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The first month of 2019 confirmed the trend WorldACD Market Data has have seen for a number of months now: another volume drop, this time of 2% YoY, coupled with a yield drop (in USD) of 2.5%. The smaller regions of Africa and Central & South America (C&S Am) again ...
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