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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.
 

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H.I.G. Completes Acquisition of Cardinal Logistics

Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital announced an affiliate completed the acquisition of Cardinal Logistics Holdings, a provider of dedicated transportation and logistics services in North America.

June 10, 2019
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Hundreds of Barges Stalled as Floods Hinder Midwest Supplies

Hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, clogging the main circulatory system for a farm-belt economy battered by a relentless, record-setting string of snow, rainstorms and flooding.

June 10, 2019
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Chinese Imports Drop as Growing Tensions With US Cloud Trade

Chinas imports tumbled in May and a surprise rise in exports wasnt enough to dispel concerns that the economic dispute with the U.S. will intensify and damage the global economy.

June 10, 2019
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Penske Logistics Opens Refrigerated Warehouse for Kroger

Penske Logistics has opened a 606,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Romulus, Mich.

June 10, 2019
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Masterpiece to Use Turtle Crates for Art Shipments

Masterpiece International will exclusively distribute Turtle crates in the United States, Canada and Mexico through Turtle North America, the company said.

June 10, 2019
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Trump Says He'll Drop Mexico Tariff as Deal Reached on Migrants

President Donald Trump said he would drop plans for tariffs on Mexico that hed been threatening to impose for the past week after the country promised new steps to stem an influx of illegal migration into the U.S.

June 7, 2019
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FedEx Wont Renew Amazons US Air-Delivery Contracts

FedEx Corp. said June 7 it wouldnt renew its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com, paring a key customer relationship as the largest online retailer deepens its foray into freight transportation.

June 7, 2019
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Trump Sees Good Chance of Deal With Mexico to Avert Tariffs

President Donald Trump said theres a good chance the United States will reach agreement to avert imposing trade tariffs on Mexico slated to take effect June 10, and that the deal would require the country to buy more U.S. agricultural products.

June 7, 2019
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Mexico Tariff Would Have Significant Negative Impact, Ford Says

Ford Motor Co. would feel a serious impact if tariffs are levied on the cars, engines and transmissions it imports from Mexico, but a top executive at the automaker expressed optimism the trade dispute can be resolved without lingering damage.

June 6, 2019
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GSA to Assess Environmental Impact of Proposed Border Facility Project

The General Services Administration intends to study the environmental impact of a project that would involve the construction of inspection facilities geared toward truck and bus traffic moving across the U.S.-Mexico border. The project is a partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

June 6, 2019