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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is holding public hearings this week to discuss two proposed projects that would eliminate seven road-level crossings on a CSX rail line in Wake Forest and Raleigh.

Omaha, Neb.-based Class I freight railroad Union Pacific is combining its Pocatello service unit leadership with its Portland and Utah units and reassigning five management positions to other locations, the company said in a statement.

Starting March 26, 2017, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo began offering direct connections between Paris and Accra, Ghana, as well as Amsterdam and Freetown, Sierra Leone; Monrovia, Liberia; Cartagena, Colombia; and Minneapolis, Minn.

Given the Pacific Northwest port’s importance to the region’s economy, the open chief executive officer position must be filled quickly, according to Jordan Royer, vice president in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association.

The U.S. Gulf Coast port is looking to balance out its container import/export imbalance, and leverage its intermodal connections.

The sportswear brand will use Amber Road’s China Trade Management solution to help it cope with massive import and export growth in China.

The Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns (PLUS Act), S.702, is sponsored by Senators Jim Risch, R-Idaho; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; and David Perdue, R-Ga.

The three-phase investment comes after the terminal experienced a 36 percent rise in volumes in 2016, and is expected to further increase cargo volumes by an additional 30 percent by the end of this year.

Canadian National Railway said loaded import containers arriving via its rail network from the ports it serves on the West, East and Gulf coasts will arrive in Duluth, and empty containers can then be used by exporters to ship their goods to world mark…

The transportation management software provider launched a new version of its mobile order management application, allowing shippers to tap into drivers’ smartphones for paperless dispatch and real-time ETAs.