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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.
 

Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Reservation System at Ports Cuts Ship Emissions by Up to 24%

Researchers have calculated that the containership reservation system at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is paying a climate dividend.

June 3, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

Uber Promotes Company Veteran to Chief Operating Officer

Uber Technologies named longtime executive Andrew Macdonald its first chief operating officer since 2019, part of an executive shake-up that includes the departure of the company’s top delivery leader.

June 2, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trump Seeks Xi Call as Rare Earth Clash Escalates

After the U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears to have an edge.

June 2, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

US-China Trade Tensions Flare Again as Talks Stall

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a statement June 2 rebuking the U.S. president’s claim that Beijing breached the consensus reached in Geneva in May.

June 2, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Carney Fights Trump Tariffs With Domestic Trade Push

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing to offset the economic pain caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by compelling Canadian provinces to liberalize trade with one another.

June 2, 2025
Business, Logistics

Virginia Wins $366M Distribution Center in Lego's US Expansion

Virginia has landed a $366 million deal with The Lego Group to build a 2 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution center near Richmond.

May 30, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Tariff Truce Has Kept China-US Trade Flowing Across the Pacific

The ceasefire in the tariff fight between the United States and China is encouraging trade across the Pacific, holding up freight prices three weeks on, even as container bookings have slowed.

May 30, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Tennessee to Build $30 Million River Port Near Nashville

Tennessee has formed a venture with barge carrier Ingram Marine Group to build a multimodal inland river port on the Cumberland River near I-24 less than a half hour’s drive from Nashville.

May 29, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

US Ports Log Strong April Despite Trade Policy Shifts

U.S. ports continued to see year-over-year container volume increases in April even amid shifting trade policies in recent months.

May 29, 2025
Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100

DHL Flies 17 Endangered Mountain Bongo Antelopes to Kenya

DHL Express transported 17 endangered mountain bongo antelopes from Florida to a conservation site in Kenya, the company announced in the spring.

May 28, 2025