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CSX’s New CEO Has a Big Idea for Railroads: Carry More Freight

Hinrichs said his desire to shake things up at 195-year-old CSX is about capturing the lost opportunity to increase shipments over the past decade and a half.

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Tensions Rise in Stalled West Coast Port Labor Talks

With cargo volumes in steep decline, a showdown that ties up the flow of goods is likely to push more business to other gateways.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Maersk Sells Last Major Energy Asset as It Focuses on Logistics

Denmark’s biggest company outlined in 2016 a historic strategic shift to break up its century-old conglomerate structure and sell all its four big energy assets.

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For Shippers, Disruption Means Opportunity to Rethink Carrier Strategy

Small carriers have meaningful capacity that can have an impact on a large shipper; it’s just that the shipper doesn’t know how to find them, argues Heather Mueller of Breakthrough.

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Port of Los Angeles Container Volumes Down 43% in February as Global Trade Slows

Extended lunar new year closures, well-stocked retailers and economic concerns point to soft first quarter.

Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The historic traffic jam at the Port of Los Angeles has eased slightly as ocean carriers face fines for letting cargo linger and “sweeper ships” arrive to haul off empty containers. Photo: Bloomberg

Heathrow Security to Strike for 10 Days Including Easter

Easter in the U.K. and Europe is a four-day holiday, including Good Friday and Easter Monday, making it a popular time for air travel.

London Heathrow Airport LHR British Airways Terminal 5. Photo: iStock.com/Boarding1Now

Purolator Announces $1bn Investment to Electrify Canadian Network

The investment to electrify its Canadian network is a significant step towards achieving its environmental sustainability goals and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

2022 Ford E-Transit. Photo: The Ford Motor Co.

Biden’s Antitrust Push Across Agencies Is Working to Block Deals

For decades, the Justice Department and FTC have taken the lead on competition issues, but a Presidential executive order called on industry regulators to engage in independent oversight of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

JetBlue and Spirit airplanes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

Companies Are Balking at Spending for Green Freight Transport

Carriers say they are facing resistance to the growing array of sustainable transport operations they are bringing to markets.

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Traders Marshal a Fleet of Supertankers to Haul U.S. Oil to Europe

Big importers like China and India have been picking up larger volumes as western buyers abandoned the cargoes due to sanctions on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.

Photo: Bloomberg

Port of LA to Establish Green Shipping Corridor with Tokyo & Yokohama Ports

MOUs finalized during the 2023 California Japan Clean Energy Trade Mission build on Port of LA’s pursuit of expanded global sustainability cooperation, and further its long-standing relationships with Japan’s ports.

Seated at left, Port of Yokohama Director General Hiroya Nakano signs Memorandum of Understanding along with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. Standing, from left, are Shinya Hitomi, President and CEO, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation; California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis and California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Canadian Pacific’s Merger With Kansas City Southern Is Approved

The new network could draw traffic away from U.S. West Coast ports to gateways in Canada and Mexico, and tens of thousands of shipments away from trucks, an environmental selling point for the combination.

A Kansas City Southern de Mexico Locomotive. Photo: iStock.com/pabradyphoto

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