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Why Designing a Modern-Day Container Terminal Is More Complex Than Ever Before

The Port of Los Angeles long ago ran out of room to design and build new container terminals from scratch.

The Port of Los Angeles' Pier 300 channel. Photo: Port of Los Angeles

U.K. Food and Drink Industry Maps Out Sustainability Goals for Next Five Years

The United Kingdom's Food and Drink Federation is looking to cut down on food waste, reduce emissions and embrace more sustainable practices.

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‘Serial’ U.K. E-Commerce Returners Responsible for One Quarter of Returns, Report Finds

Serial returners, who make up 11% of shoppers, will send back an average of £1,400 of products each this year, totaling £6.6bn, the report found.

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Dali’s Owners Agree to Pay U.S. $100M for Bridge Crash

The settlement does not include any damages for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The wreckage of the Dali container ship. Photo: David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

EU Considers Tariff Hikes on More Russian Agricultural Goods

Several EU member states eager to limit Moscow’s revenues have been urging the bloc to impose sweeping levies on agricultural and fish imports from Russia.

Russia is the world’s biggest exporter of fertilizers. Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

DOE Awards $428M to Address 'Critical' Energy Supply Chain Needs

The projects selected are each focused on one of five areas: energy grid components, batteries, low-carbon materials, clean power generation, and energy-efficient products.

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Podcast | A Manufacturer Moves From China to Mexico. How’s That Going?

A contract manufacturer serving the automotive industry is riding the trend of shifting production from China to Mexico.

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NHTSA Opens Probe into Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' System

If the agency finds that the system poses enough of a safety risk, it could potentially order a full recall of all vehicles that use the software.

Indianapolis, Indiana. March 2022. Photo: iStock.com/jetcityimage

U.S. STB Approves Transaction That Creates Rail Link Between Mexico, U.S. South

The acquisition by CSX and CPKC will create a new interchange in Alabama that will connect shippers in Mexico, Texas and the Southeast U.S.

ATHENS, GEORGIA, U.S.A. - Jan 21, 2019: A railroad employee holding a walkie-talkie leans out from a CSX railroad locomotive, looking ahead up the track.

Boeing CEO’s Effort to Rebuild Planemaker Suffers Strike Setback

While Boeing’s latest 35% pay offer was a bump from its initial 25% increase, workers are still angered by the failure to reinstate their defined-benefit pension plan.

Workers picket outside a Boeing Co. facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, on Monday, September 16, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

U.K. Warns of Threat to Grain Supply After Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ships

Russia has been targeting Kyiv’s export infrastructure since the 2022 invasion, with strikes on its ports in the Black Sea and on the Danube.

The destroyed hatch of a grain cargo ship at the Black Sea port of Constanta in Romania Sept. 19, 2024. Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg.

Can U.S. Ports Find Middle Ground on Automation Before Second Strike?

As negotiations between the ILA and USMX continue, the issue of automation at ports remains a point of contention.

Automated Guided Vehicles moving shipping containers at the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: iStock / VanderWolf-Images

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