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Underwater Power Plant Goes Down Under

A vessel operated by HANSA HEAVY LIFT (HHL) has delivered a BioPower Systems (BPS) pilot unit and retrieval rig weighing a total of 698 metric tons, picking up the components in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam and transporting them to Portland, Australia. Once at the Port of Portland, the retrieval rig was discharged from HHL Freemantle to the water and the vessel proceeded to the site off Port Fairy to carry out installation ... [+]

Alabama 2016 Export Awards Go to 8 Companies

Eight Alabama companies have been honored with a Governor’s Trade Excellence Award for their successful exporting strategies. For Cherokee’s Life Data Labs Inc., one of this year’s winners, exporting has been a regular part of its business for more than 30 years. About one-third of the company’s ... [+]

FedEx Honored as Tops for Women Business Enterprises

In concert with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), FedEx executives proclaimed their pride that FedEx is included on the 16th annual list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs). The award is the only national award honoring corporations for world-class supplier diversity ... [+]

NRF Forecasts Retail Sales to Grow 3.1% in 2016

In its 2016 economic forecast, the National Retail Federation (NRF) projects that retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) will grow 3.1%, higher than the 10-year average of 2.7%. NRF also announced today it expects non-store sales in 2016 to grow between ... [+]

Rotterdam to Redirect Port Section of Betuwe Route

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it is going to redirect approximately 4 kilometers of the port (or first) section of the Betuwe Route. As a result, the railway line will no longer run over the Caland Bridge, so that shipping and rail ... [+]

U.S. DOT Seeks Input on Screening and Treating Commercial Drivers, Rail Workers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are seeking public input during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating and treating rail workers and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers for obstructive sleep ... [+]

DB Cargo AG is the New Name of DB Schenker Rail AG

As of March 1, Deutsche Bahn's rail freight business has been renamed DB Cargo and will use the DB logo going forward. The name of the corresponding legal entity will change from DB Schenker Rail AG to DB Cargo AG. All the companies in Germany ... [+]

CaroTrans Broadens European Import Service Network

NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator CaroTrans announces a new, direct Hamburg, Germany to Detroit, Michigan LCL import service with a 16 day transit time. CaroTrans launches this service with its longstanding partner fair trade, a leading global NVOCC in Germany and partner over 15 ... [+]

Union Pacific Tops Fortune’s Most Admired in Industry

Union Pacific was named the most admired among trucking, transportation and logistics companies by Fortune for the sixth year in a row, marking the thirteenth time in 17 years the company has been named No. 1. The magazine's annual World's Most Admired list is published ... [+]

CEVA Logistics Launches Direct China to Hungary LCL Service

CEVA Logistics now offers a new weekly LCL (Less-than-Container Load) service from Shanghai in China to Budapest, Hungary.  The new service sees the central European destination added to CEVA’s already comprehensive LCL service offering which has been expanding rapidly since the end of 2011. The weekly ... [+]

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