November 2024
An indefinite strike began 11 a.m. Halloween morning at the Port of Montreal’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, by the Canadian Public Employees Union (CUPE) Local 375, the longshore workers’ union.The two Termont-operated terminals are closed, with no rail, truck or ship services provided, paralyzing about 15 percent of total volume and 40 percent of the port’s total container handling capacity. Ships and trains have resorted to other routes, the Montreal ...
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Global ocean container supply chains experienced record-high carbon emission in the third quarter of 2024, due to the ongoing impact of conflict in the Red Sea, spiraling freight rates and congestion, according to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.
Xeneta’s Marine Benchmark Carbon Emissions ...
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Paul Aucoin, 78, former executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, died Oct. 28.Aucoin, an attorney, joined the port in 2012 as its legal counsel, and was appointed executive director – succeeding Judge Joel T. Chaisson Sr., who recruited Aucoin – in 2013.“Paul dedicated nine years to advancing the ...
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North American supply chain solution provider J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. and UP.Labs have established the Logistics Venture Lab, to explore innovation in transportation and mobility.The logistics and freight-focused lab aims to launch as many as six startups over the next three years to solve core strategic challenges within the industry. ...
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FedEx Corp. recently transported six giant pandas between Atlanta and Chengdu, China, aboard a FedEx Boeing 777-F, dubbed the “FedEx Panda Express.”Four giant pandas departed Hartsield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, on Oct. 12, and arrived at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Oct. 13. The four China-bound pandas ...
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Drewry, the independent maritime research consultancy, has introduced Breakbulk Sea Transport Indices for project and general cargo vessel segments, to “better reflect the nuances of the multipurpose sector.”The new indices, which replace the previous Multipurpose Time Charter Index, highlight the relative strength of project cargo, with carriers in this niche ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration, or FRA, has awarded more than US$2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C.These projects will make rail safer, more reliable, and more resilient, getting goods and people where they need to ...
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C.H. Robinson has created technology that reads incoming email then automates tasks a person would do across the entire lifecycle of a freight shipment: from price quote, to accepting a load, to setting appointments for pickup and delivery, to checking on the load in transit.The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based logistics service ...
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The Port of Baltimore launched double-stack rail operations to and from the port on Oct. 28, opening competitive intermodal opportunities in the Northeast and to Midwestern markets.Part of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, double-stacking capacity will bring cost efficiencies, environmental benefits and help the port grow its business by about ...
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