Gary G Burrows
DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates DAT One, the truckload freight marketplace, and DAT iQ, the freight data analytics service, said Dec. 17 that it acquired Trucker Tools, a carrier-forward capacity sourcing and load-tracking solution.DAT, the Beaverton, Oregon-based business unit of Roper Technologies, said the move will combine Trucker Tools’ load tracking and carrier sourcing with DAT’s freight solutions. Brokers will continue to have load visibility and capacity tools for ...
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The CMA CGM Group, the French shipping giant, said it is building a zero-emission inland waterway transport solution in Vietnam, featuring a battery-powered electric barge and a charging infrastructure powered by a new solar farm at the deep-sea terminal of Gemalink.The e-barge will transport goods between Binh Duong and Cai ...
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U.S. retail sales showed moderate growth continuing in November ahead of the holiday season’s busiest shopping days, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, which the National Retail Federation released Dec. 10.Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.15 percent seasonally adjusted month over month and up 2.35 percent ...
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Ocean Network Express said it will postpone the start of its PS5 and PN4 transpacific services under the Premier Alliance until May 2025.Through May, ONE will modify service coverage with additional port calls on the PS4, PS6 and PN3, with the following rotations:• PS4 (Pacific Southwest) – Xiamen, Yantian, Kaohsiung, ...
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Some 270 business organizations, in a letter asked the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance Ltd. to resume contract talks in hopes of avoiding another strike at the 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts.The two sides were to have met four times during the week of ...
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The global airline industry in 2025 will show a slight strengthening of profitability amid ongoing cost and supply chain challenges, according to the outlook from he International Air Transport Association, or IATA.The overall financial performance is expected to improve in 2025 on the back of lower jet fuel prices and ...
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Sustainability has become a strategic imperative for small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, significantly influencing their long-term value and credibility, according to an international survey from DHL Express.DHL Express has published an eBook, Sustainability Matters: DHL Express’ Global Survey on Small Businesses, based on in-depth survey of 5,000 SME decision ...
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Loaded container traffic improved 5 percent year-over-year in October, according to the latest data update from Container Trades Statistics Ltd., or CTS.CTS records show that global shipments reached 15.8 million 20-foot-eqivalent units, or TEUs in October, a JOC reported. Year-to-date total after 10 months to 152.5 million TEUs, a 6.2 ...
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The Port of Brownsville celebrated the kick-off of the second phase of the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement projects.The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 6 for the project, which will deepen the 17-mile-long Brownsville Ship Channel ...
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The Port of Brownsville has named Texan Cement as the recipient of its 2024 Chairman’s Award at a customer appreciation luncheon Dec.10.Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra presented the award to Ricardo Viejo García from Cementos Tudela Veguín, parent company of Texan Cement. The award recognizes achievements of port tenants ...
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