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Norfolk Southern Agrees to $22M Settlement with East Palestine

In the months following the 2023 derailment, East Palestine residents reported a range of health problems, including swollen lymph nodes, chest heaviness and a burning sensation in their eyes.

Photo: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2023, via Flickr Creative Commons.

CN Rail Reaches Last-Minute Deal to Avert Strike

The IBEW — which represents 750 signals and communications workers — had issued a 72-hour strike notice on January 25.

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South Africa Coal, Metal Exporters to Spend Billions on Rail

Organizations representing firms including Glencore Plc and a unit of Anglo American Plc are negotiating the terms of the pacts with Transnet.

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Rethinking the Box

Decisions to adopt on-demand packaging still mostly come down to dollars and cents, although in recent years considerations of sustainability have come to the fore.

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Union Pacific Profits Surge to $1.8B in Q4 of 2024

UP saw $6.7 billion in profits for all of 2024 — up slightly from 2023's total of $6.4 billion — and increased its operating revenue for the year by 1%.

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Port of Long Beach Touts Record Year, Success of Green Port Policy

So far, diesel emissions at the port are down 92%, nitrogen oxides by 71%, sulfur oxides by 98% and greenhouse gases by 17% since 2005.

Port of Long Beach. Photo: iStock / trekandshoot

Boeing Needs ‘Tough Love,’ Trump’s Transportation Nominee Says

Duffy said he would work with Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure robust oversight of Boeing and other aerospace manufacturers.

Sean Duffy. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

ILA and USMX Reach Tentative Agreement on New Six-Year Master Contract

The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee, and schedule a ratification vote.

Photo: iStock.com/Wannachai Phonnuan

How Cargo Thieves Capitalize on Holiday Shipping Rush

Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves.

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Trump Throws His Weight Behind ILA in Dispute with USMX

ILA workers went on a short but crippling strike in October and, after securing a large wage increase, agreed to go back to work until January 15.

Photo: International Longshoremen’s Association

CN Rail, Unifor Reach Tentative Deal

Unifor members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action should an agreement not be reached by January 1, 2025.

Photo: iStock/Greg Finnegan

ILA EVP Says Port Automation is ‘Everyone’s Fight’

“This is a pivotal moment in our history," said Daggett. "The decisions we make today will determine the future for generations to come."

Automated Guided Vehicles moving shipping containers to and from gantry cranes in a port container terminal.

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