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CSX Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quality Carriers, Inc., the largest provider of bulk liquid chemicals truck transportation in North America, from Quality Distribution, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. A leader in bulk chemicals transportation since 1913, Quality Carriers operates the most extensive bulk tank trucking fleet in North America, with around 2,500 drivers. Through a network of over 100 ...
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DB Schenker Americas has expanded its existing Indianapolis logistics facility to include an additional 5,000sf cold room and 50,000sf of controlled room temperature space. The expanded facility will support the pharmaceutical industry’s growing need for temperature-controlled logistics space. By building the additions in Indianapolis, DB ...
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Descartes Datamyne recently released its annual 2021 US Ports Report. Ranking the Top 30 US maritime ports by import volumes (in TEUs) and value, the report offers a closer look at 2020 data and overall trends in US imports, the impact of trade policy and ...
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Descartes Systems Group announced that Los Angeles-based JAXXON, a growing lifestyle brand offering men's and women's jewelry collections and accessories, is using Descartes' cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management system (WMS) to scale fulfillment operations to serve consumers in over 150 countries.
"At JAXXON, the customer experience starts ...
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Port Manatee-based World Direct Shipping is expanding its fast-growing weekly services crossing the Gulf of Mexico, deploying a significantly larger third company-owned vessel, introducing a fleet of 53-foot-long ocean containers, adding a fourth Mexican port of call and employing more than 30 workers at the ...
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The CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived at PSA Halifax in the Port of Halifax on May 18. This is the largest containerized cargo vessel to call on a Canadian port, and the first call for a vessel of this size along the East Coast of ...
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This spring, Alaska Air is increasing the number of cities with year-round nonstop service to Anchorage (ANC) – adding routes to Chicago (ORD) and Las Vegas (LAS), and expanding service to Phoenix (PHX) and Maui (OGG) from seasonal to year-round. Three new cities ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in April after increasing 2.3% in March. In April, the index equaled 114.7 (2015=100) compared with 115.1 in March.
“After a revised increase in March of 2.3%, the April index declined just slightly,” ...
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A coalition, including the Port of Oakland, wants California to spend $2.25 billion on emissions-free freight hauling. Supply chain and environmental groups sent their request to Sacramento in mid-May, seeking surplus state revenue to finance: zero-emission trucks and cargo handling equipment; infrastructure such as electric ...
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The European Commission said on May 17 it is temporarily suspending the additional set of tariffs on U.S. goods due in June as talks proceed over a possible deal. The United States imposed a 25% tariff on European steel and 10% tariff on aluminum ...
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