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Bright Light Partners, the holding company for RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, as well as Quality Logistics Services doing business as American and U.S. IntermodaLogistics, expands its intermodal drayage and logistics operations with the acquisition of First Coast and Mile High Logistics of Jacksonville, Florida. With broad penetration of the U.S. Southeast, along with a network of agency terminals on the U.S. East Coast, Mid-Atlantic and Gulf, First Coast and ...
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The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) welcomed the SM Line Qingdao to its North Harbor on May 30th. The Pacific Northwest Service (PNS) will be a weekly call of six 4,300-TEU vessels at SSA Marine’s Terminal 18 on Harbor Island. The new rotation will consist of ...
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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said the driver turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2018.
“The uptick in turnover is consistent with continued tightness in the market for drivers,” Costello said. “Anecdotally, carriers continue to struggle both ...
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CEVA, IMSW enter US FTZ services strategic alliance
CEVA Global Logistics, LLC (CEVA) and IMS Worldwide, Inc. (IMSW) have announced that they have entered into a Strategic Alliance to offer the benefits of FTZ services to customers in the United States.
The partnership’s focus is ...
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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services recently selected PortMiami for its Canada Florida Express service (CFX). The service’s first Miami bound vessel, M/V Arsos arrived on May 31, 2018.
The M/V Arsos, a 1,300 TEU vessel, is part of a fixed weekly service, is being serviced by ...
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Ports America Group, Inc., the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America, announced the appointment of Mark Montgomery as president and CEO. Mark replaces former president and CEO, Michael Hassing.
Mark was previously president and CEO of Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) from 2010 to ...
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South Carolina Ports Authority's fiscal year-to-date volumes are nearly 2% higher last year, with record-breaking container volumes handled in April.
As previously announced, SCPA has moved 1.8 million TEUs since July, compared to 1.78 million during the same period last fiscal year. The Port achieved a ...
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WiseTech Global announced the acquisition of SaaS Transportation, a specialist US transport management solutions provider for Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipping.
SaaS Transportation provides LTL and logistics transportation management solutions to third party logistics companies and shippers with integrated quoting, booking and tracking. SaaS Transportation also ...
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On May 21, 2018, truck drivers in Brazil went on strike. The truck drivers are blocking roads and highways, which has led to closures across the country including some airports and ports. Transit and lead times for goods passing through Brazil will be affected. The ...
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Canadian National Railroad (CN) announced plans to acquire 1,000 new generation high-cube grain hopper cars over the next two years to rejuvenate the aging equipment needed to serve increasing annual crop yields.
“This substantial investment in higher capacity payload hopper cars, with up to 10% more ...
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