Gary G Burrows
The U.S. Department of Energy has established request for proposals for uranium enrichment services.The RFP is for establishing a reliable domestic supply of fuels using high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, a crucial need for smaller, more versatile nuclear reactors.“HALEU is not commercially available from U.S.-based suppliers, and boosting domestic supply could spur the development and deployment of advanced reactors in the U.S., the DOE said.President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will ...
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Third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson said it has advanced the digitization of the less-than-truckload industry by implementing an electronic bill of lading with 10 of the top LTL carriers and is in progress with four more.Standards for electronic bill of ladings (eBOLs) were developed by the National Motor Freight Traffic ...
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Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., said it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) agreement.This is the third ...
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4D Supply Chain Consulting, or 4D, and Logiswift, an end-to-end supply chain software solutions provider, have reported a collaborative partnership.Under the agreement, 4D will become the distributor of Logiswift’s advanced supply chain execution tool, expanding it into the U.S.Initially a foundational operational support tool, Logiswift’s solution has evolved into a ...
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The CEOs of leading global shipping lines issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds, and urged the International Maritime Organization to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels.To achieve IMO’s 2030, 2040 and net-zero 2050 greenhouse gas ...
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A U.S. Bankruptcy judge on Dec. 12 approved bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp to sell 130 of its real estate and shipping centers to 21 buyers for US$1.88 billion.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt, in approving the sale during a court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, said the bids were a “tremendous ...
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New Port of Palm Beach Board Chair Wayne Richards inherits an ambitious project to more than double the amount of rail freight the port can process.
Elected at the Port of Palm Beach Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 18 meeting, Richards expressed appreciation to “lead the port into yet another year of ...
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Kicking off 2024, the Montreal Port Authority’s lead looked back at development on projects in 2023, and a look towards the Canadian port’s future.
Geneviève Deschamps, interim president and CEO, appointed in August, detailed a few projects in the port’s recent in-house publication, Logbook. Meanwhile, the port’s efforts towards its Contrecoeur ...
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The Port of Long Beach expect to ride the steel wheels towards becoming a zero-emission seaport, CEO Mario Cordero said Jan. 17 during his seventh state-of-the-port address.
Construction is expected to start this year on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which aims to move cargo more quickly, make the ...
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Maritime research and consulting service providerDrewry said its World Container Index increased 23 percent to US$3,777 per 40-foot container for the week of Jan. 18.
Drewry Supply Chain Advisors’ WCI composite increased 82 percent when compared to the same week last year. Further, the FEU rate is the highest since October ...
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