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The Port of Corpus Christi Authority said it will receive US$105 million through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program to deploy zero-emissions equipment.The port’s EPA grant will support about 70 percent of the cost of following zero-emission equipment and projects, including: Three tugboats, one for each of the tug companies operating in the port; eight electric forklifts; one sweeper truck; a shore-power retrofit package for an existing dock; ...
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The Port of Baltimore will receive more than US$147 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Ports Program funding to expedite decarbonization and electrification efforts at the port.The Maryland Port Administration and private partners will use the funds to purchase 213 pieces of new zero-emission ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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