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By Chris Ugarte
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could settle conflicting court interpretations of who can be held liable in roadway-accident lawsuits against the transportation industry.
In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II LLC, the plaintiff was injured along a highway when a Caribe tractor-trailer veered into him. He sued the driver, the carrier and C.H. Robinson, which had arranged the load Caribe was carrying. C.H. ...
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DHL Group has named Maike Asmussen as executive vice president for corporate public affairs at DHL Group, effective Jan. 1, 2026. She succeeds Volker Ratzmann, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Asmussen, who will report directly to CEO Tobias Meyer, is currently chief ...
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CSX Corp. said Sept. 29 it has named former Linde CEO Steve Angel as president and CEO, and a member of the board. He succeeds Joe Hinrichs, who has departed from the company after three years at the helm.
Angel, with more than 45 years of ...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said three new administrators were confirmed Sept. 18 by the GOP-led U.S. Senate, part of an en bloc to dodge the formal conformation process that properly vets qualified administrators.
Instead the Senate confirmed roughly four-dozen nominees in an en bloc ...
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The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council said it has elected a new slate of officers for the 2025-2027 cycle.
• Joshua Revord, P.E., Port of Fort Pierce port director, was elected chair.
• Joseph Morris, Port Everglades CEO and port director, was elected vice chair.
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Juan Pablo Acosta Magaña has joined JAXPORT’s commercial team, in the newly created position of director of cargo sales for Latin America.
Magaña, a 20-year veteran of international trade and logistics, will be responsible for strengthening commercial ties between Jacksonville and containerized cargo customers in South ...
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By Jackson Wood
July was a busy month for U.S. containerized imports, following two months of uneven performance. Total volumes surged 18 percent over June to 2.62 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). It’s also a 2.6 percent increase over July 2024 – and just 555 TEUs ...
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The Port of New Orleans has promoted Chris Gilmore to chief engineering officer, vice president of engineering and program management at Port NOLA.
Gilmore was instrumental in advancing major infrastructure initiatives and has served as project leader for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), Port NOLA said. ...
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YMX Logistics, a provider of integrated yard logistics, has appointed Chris Herrman as chief financial officer, with more than 25 years of executive financial leadership in transportation and energy.
Herrman will oversee accounting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for YMX Logistics, whose services include gate management, ...
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Thomas Bek, a 29-year veteran of Blue Water, is succeeding CEO Søren Nørgaard Thomsen, who is leaving the transport and logistics group after seven years.
There has been significant development at the Danish transport and logistics group since 2018, when Thomsen took over as CEO, Blue ...
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