Hapag-Lloyd AG, the biggest container shipping line based in Germany, said Sept. 21 it will install SpaceX’s Starlink internet service aboard the ships it owns and manages.
September 21, 2023Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Hapag-Lloyd to Install Satellite Internet on Containerships
Biden Orders Continued Monitoring of Norfolk Southern
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine’s recovery, but he still stopped short of declaring a disaster.
September 21, 2023Port Volumes Decline in August
Container volumes trended mostly into negative territory in August at facilities along the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, with a modest gain at the Port of Los Angeles.
September 20, 2023Census Bureau Contest Seeks Supply Chain Data Ideas
The shifting logistics challenges fueled by the growth of e-commerce are the catalyst for a national competition sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau.
September 20, 2023Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages
Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.
September 19, 2023Tonnage Dips 2.3% in August
Truck tonnage in August declined 2.3% compared with year-ago levels but inched up sequentially for the second consecutive month.
September 19, 2023Freight Railroads Vow to Improve Service to Grow Intermodal
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Leaders of some of North America’s Class I freight railroads say they have learned the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic when service slumped.
September 19, 2023Iowa Issues 30-Day Overweight Permits for Harvest Season
Iowa has issued a proclamation that allows overweight loads for vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, fodder, fertilizer and manure to be overweight for 30 days.
September 18, 2023NMFTA Developing API Road Map for LTL Shipment Data
The Digital LTL Council is developing a set of application programming interface standards covering the full life cycle of less-than-truckload shipments, from quote to cash.
September 18, 2023Low Mississippi River Limits Barges
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers are preparing to send corn and soybeans downriver.
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