March 2018
Lionchase Holdings, Inc., has agreed to build a 200,000-square foot cold storage facility on TexAmericas Center (TAC) just west of Texarkana, Texas, one of the largest mixed use industrial parks in the United States with over 12,000 acres. The project is expected to bring a minimum of $20 million investment.
Lionchase Holdings’ proposal includes a state-of-the-art cold storage facility with Frigitek and energy-saving technologies. Building features include: 55’ ceilings, over 135,000 ...
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The United States is taking action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address China’s unfair technology practices that run counter to WTO rules.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) – at the direction of President Trump – has filed a request for consultations with China at the WTO to address China’s ...
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The Georgia Ports Authority broke ground on its $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal on March 26. The expansion will increase the Port of Savannah's rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year, and open new markets spanning an arc of cities from Memphis to St. Louis, Chicago to ...
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The first visual affirmation of a new era of growth arrived at The Port of Philadelphia. On March 24, PhilaPort received its first two super post-Panamax cranes at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal after a ninety-day journey from Shanghai, China. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), the new cranes will ...
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U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO challenging Indian export subsidy programs. These programs are: the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme; Export Oriented Units Scheme and sector specific schemes, including Electronics Hardware Technology ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2.6% in February after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2 (2015=100), down from 112.1 in January.
ATA revised the January increase from the originally reported 2.0% to 1.6%.
Compared with February 2017, the SA index jumped ...
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Crowley Logistics has announced the opening of its second CrowleyFresh cold storage facility in Florida, this one within its West 30th Street distribution center in Jacksonville. This strategically positioned warehouse further expands the company’s cold-chain services from South Florida into Northeast Florida, providing another gateway in the Southeast.
The newly renovated facility features humidity ...
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British cargo airline, CargoLogicAir, has confirmed management changes to support the next phase of its development strategy.
Dmitry Grishin, who successfully led the establishment and launch of CargoLogicAir as well as its initial network development, has now handed over his responsibilities to newly-appointed CEO David Kerr, a move previously announced by ...
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It has been six months since Hurricane Maria crashed into Puerto Rico leaving a path of destruction and misery. And since then, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services and logistics teams, working with government and commercial customers, have played and will continue to play an integral role in the recovery.
Crowley has ...
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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello reports that the driver turnover rate at truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but that the rate stayed higher than in the previous year.
“Despite this dip in turnover, the driver market remains tight and the driver shortage remains a ...
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