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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Mergers and Acquisitions Make Waves in the Ocean Carrier Sector

The liner shipping industry has experienced the most significant restructuring in its history, with more activity likely to occur.

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Effective Driver Training Starts with a Focus on Process

When drivers receive training in proper context, fleets reduce their litigation risks.

Innovation of Today and Tomorrow: Don’t Be Left Behind

Kenco Logistic Services

Partnering with a forward-thinking third-party logistics provider (3PL) is an important step in monitoring the pulse of innovation.

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Spot Truckload Rates, Demand Stay Hot into August

DAT Freight & Analytics

The surge of freight during the last full week of July continued into the week ending Aug. 5, , as August had a stronger start than any month in more than a year and a half.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor Expansion Planned

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

The U.S. Department of Transportation is recommending partial federal funding for a $19.7 million expansion that also will boost the port's cargo handling capacity.

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Tesla is Getting Closer to an Autonomous Long-haul Semi-truck

Tesla’s development of a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in "platoons" that automatically follow a lead vehicle is getting closer to testing a prototype.

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Campbell Soup Building $44M Distribution Center in Ohio

Campbell Soup Co.

Key draws to the location were its access to Interstate 75 and proximity to Campbell’s Napoleon factory and CSX’s North Baltimore freight railyard.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Virginia Reports Record High July Container Volume

Last month, the port had its best July ever for cargo volume, handling 234,230 containers, as measured in standard 20-foot units or TEUs, a 7.5 percent gain from the same month a year earlier.

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Waning US Dollar Damaging to Seafood Imports

After a period of dollar strength that contributed to record seafood imports of commodities like shrimp and salmon in 2016, the U.S. dollar has reversed course, and has fallen about 7 percent since January of this year.

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Risk/Compliance

Education Remains Critical for Compliance with New FDA Sanitary Food Transportation Rule

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution

Compliance and safety don’t need to come at the sacrifice of efficiency—if we’re all on the same page.

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Retail Challenges Cut into Dean Foods’ Bottom Line

Dean Foods, one of the largest dairy food manufacturers, said Tuesday, bountiful U.S. milk supply and heightened competition among retailers contributed to a 45 percent drop in its net income in the second quarter.

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Risk/Compliance

Sleep Apnea Regulations for Truckers Withdrawn

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers.

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