C.R. England names Dedicated Division president, while Troy Container Line appoints business development managers and KOM International announces two senior partners.
House committee leaders introduce legislation to extend Positive Train Control deadline
Under the new bill, introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders on Wednesday, the deadline for PTC compliance would be extended from the end of this year until end of 2018 and perhaps beyond.
HBC Plans North American Operations to Accelerate Performance, Drive Future Growth
Toronto and New York–Hudson’s Bay Company today announced a series of actions to position the department store ccompany to deliver an enhanced all-channel customer experience, accelerate financial performance and drive future success. Reflecting the HBC’s substantial growth and strong performance since the 2013 acquisition of Saks Incorporated, the initiatives are designed to enable HBC to […]
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XPO: Growth strategy doesn’t include emerging markets
Corruption in certain parts of Africa, Latin America and Asia makes it too difficult for a U.S. third-party logistics provider to do business, according to XPO Logistics CEO Brad Jacobs.
Port of New York/New Jersey handles record number of containers in August
The largest port on the U.S. East Coast also handled increased numbers of vehicles and saw intermodal rail traffic increase during the month.
BWR: G6 Alliance alters Asia-North America loops
After the seasonal suspension of the alliance’s transpacific CC2 service, G6-operated loops from Asia to the West Coast of North America will deploy 7 percent less capacity in the trade.
Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk to cooperate on dangerous goods safety
Maersk Line plans to set up a system for monitoring dangerous goods that is similar to one Hapag-Lloyd already has in place.
Maersk uses AT&T network to monitor refeers
The deal with Maersk Line, which will allow the ocean carrier to track termperatures in 290,000 refrigerated containers, is one of the largest industrial “internet of things” deployments of its kind, according to AT&T.
Wabash offers reinforced tank for corosive sulfuric acid
Wabash National Corp, will offer a new fiberglass reinforced plastic tank trailer designed to transport sulfuric acid in concentrations up to 98 percent.
UPS opens healthcare-dedicated logistics facility in New Jersey
The Atlanta, Ga.-based shipping and logistics provider opened its first multi-client hub in its network to provide medical device companies comprehensive logistics services.