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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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Kriska Transportation Group Acquires Refrigerated Carrier BTC Express

Kriska Transportation Group announced the purchase of BTC Express, a refrigerated truckload carrier operating in Canada and the United States.

September 5, 2018
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Transporeon Group, TIM Consult Plan to Merge

Transporeon Group and TIM Consult GmbH announced plans to merge in an effort to provide a broader portfolio of logistics consulting and procurement services for shippers.

September 5, 2018
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Fort Smith Port Authority Receives Grant

The Fort Smith Port Authority recently received a grant for $110,000 to complete a 30,000-square-foot bulk storage facility.

September 4, 2018
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Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros

Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville.

September 4, 2018
BusinessLogistics

Port of Vancouver Eyes Tariffs Cautiously

The Port of Vancouver has enjoyed several years of record-setting commodity movements with international customers, but new tariffs between the United States and other nations are threatening that local prosperity.

August 31, 2018
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With Most Efficient Logistics, Wildberries Becomes Russia’s Biggest Web Retailer

Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, is run by a mother of four who founded her company in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.

August 30, 2018
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Trucker Shortage Forces Some Restaurants to Buy Local

A labor crunch in the trucking industry is making it more expensive to deliver everything from apples to zucchini. And restaurants of all kinds are turning to local ingredients to avoid surging shipping costs.

August 28, 2018
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Melting Arctic Ice Opens New Energy Trade Route

A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest temperatures on record shrink ice caps that used to lock ships out of the area.

August 28, 2018
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DrayNow Raises $5 Million to Expand Services Nationwide

DrayNow, a new load-matching service that is focused on helping shippers and freight brokerage firms find drayage capacity, has received $5 million in funding to expand its business nationwide.

August 28, 2018
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GlobalTranz Completes Another Agent Acquisition

GlobalTranz Enterprises announced the purchase of SynchOne, the less-than-truckload freight brokerage division of Synchrogistics LLC in Greensboro, N.C., for an undislosed amount.

August 28, 2018