Infrastructure

Long-awaited Jason’s Law survey originally scheduled for 2019 release is now on track for release before the end of the year

Biden wants to build 500,000 EV charging station across the country.

$4.9 billion funded through FHWA road and bridge emergency program so far under Trump administration.

Shipping channel widening is expected to begin next year.

Also on this week’s podcast: new technologies gunning to displace diesel, but it’s a tough battle

JAL supports testing drone systems to safely and efficiently deliver essential goods to the country’s health care network.

Credit agency raises flag on long-term funding issues.

The 737-800 and 767-300 passenger planes are ripe for converting to all-cargo configurations due to their age and capabilities. Boeing is adding extra capacity to keep up with orders.

The provision of sizable infrastructure is an example of the government’s positive role in the market for transportation.

The country is slowly emerging from its summer vacation, and this is particularly true for lawmakers and policymakers in Washington, DC. While COVID-19 remains front and center, there is still much work to be done before the November elections.

Online sales depend heavily on a robust industrial real estate infrastructure.

Retail giant will be the first tenant in the port-owned Ridgeville Commerce Park.

Under-21 CDL program, ag-hauling flexibility included in Republican infrastructure agenda.

“Our August volumes surpassed expectations, reflecting the best year-over-year month since the pandemic began impacting global supply chains in March,” says SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome.

Technical difficulties plague the first day of a livestreamed hearing conducted by the Coast Guard.

Hyster introduces newest double-empty container handler to marine terminal and intermodal rail yard operators.

Ro-ro vessel remains on its side awaiting dismantling and removal off the Georgia coast.

Iowa transportation company Travero plans to open a multimodal cross-dock operation by next September.

More than 20 years of investment and dedication to the U.S. wind energy industry pays off for Anderson Trucking Service even during the worst of times.

Shipping line works with APM Terminals Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority and Team Rubicon to get 36,000 pounds of needed goods to the people of Louisiana.

New ocean container floor design developed and tested by the Institute of International Container Lessors over the past 10 years reduces wood use by up to 45%.

The shift to 5G technology will bring challenges that require companies to enhance the skills of their network managers.

Just over a month after a massive explosion killed nearly 200 people, Lebanon’s capital city again filled with choking smoke

$305 billion, five-year FAST Act is set to expire Sept. 30.

Hurricane Laura quickly left the nation’s media radar. That’s a problem for survivors and relief workers.

National Multimodal Freight Network expected to be released later this year.

The flagship Japanese airline joins other transportation and technology providers to develop urban freight delivery capabilities with drones.

Direct ChassisLink has added 1,000 new chassis to the Gulf Coast region since its departure from the OCEMA Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool earlier this year.

Class I railroad crews will spend the next two days clearing downed trees and restoring electric power along tracks in southern Louisiana.

Humanitarian logistics executive says much cleanup work lies ahead.

The pandemic, trade war and a communication gap have muddled implementation of a $10-per-TEU surcharge.

The recent death and destruction at the Port of Beirut from ammonium nitrate reminds us that continued carelessness with handling this substance dooms us to repeat history.

Incident management team is assisting in vessel recovery and pollution removal while keeping an eye on approaching tropical storms.

Fire erupts on the Waymon L. Boyd in the Port of Corpus Christi shipping canal.

FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill interviews co-founders of Baton about their technology plans to eliminate long-haul truck driver dwell times.

Shipco Transport and its container freight station subsidiary ICT have adopted Vector Software to reduce human contact and on-site paperwork processing as the coronavirus persists.

The Port of Charleston reports its busiest July for vehicles handled.

State-of-the-art rubber-tired gantry cranes will have 169 feet of lift height.

“Key differences” also found between ELDs and calculating mileage-based user fees.

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control is accused of failing to enforce environmental law.

Multiple Lebanese government agencies may have known dangerous ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse.

City checks off many of the distribution center site boxes.

Container carriers are rerouting goods and assessing damage following Tuesday’s blast.

Multipurpose marine terminal operator Enstructure says the purchase of Ambassador Services in Port Canaveral establishes its presence in U.S. Southeast.

Federal government asked to contribute $3 billion to cover projected losses.

Container lines, some with damaged or destroyed buildings, are scrambling to reroute cargo bound for Lebanon.

Deutsche Post DHL saw a significant rise in e-commerce activity during the second quarter due to continued COVID-19 travel restrictions and retail store closures.

Lebanese officials blame confiscated highly explosive material for the blast, according to reports.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission found during its Fact Finding 29 investigation that the Port of New York and New Jersey showed supply chain resolve during the coronavirus pandemic.

Two logistics parks are in operation nearby and more are to come in Alabama.

DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.

Jacksonville, Florida, port this week also welcomed the largest LNG-powered ro-ro vessel on its maiden voyage to the United States.

DHL located a new life sciences warehouse in Indianapolis because the city has many pharmaceutical companies in the area.

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2020 season could cause substantial flooding to south Texas and northeastern Mexico this weekend, delaying freight traffic at ports and land border crossings.

Wrecked car carrier, with some 4,200 vehicles on board, has been on its side in St. Simons Sound since September.

OffPeak praised for enabling Southern California distribution centers to operate second shifts.

Kenny Lund, executive vice president of Allen Lund Co., tells FreightWaves 3PL Summit that the fresh produce supply chain still has some growing to do, as coronavirus showed Americans that food shortages can still occur.

Ridgeville, South Carolina, facility will create more than 1,000 jobs.

Operational lower level essential to movement of goods and economic recovery.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Amazon’s Pflugerville fulfillment center will be located off State Highway 130, a rapidly expanding business corridor in central Texas.

CEO Jim Newsome optimistic about economic recovery in 2021.

Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.

German company picks DHL Supply Chain in North America for its flexible and efficient logistics platform to handle sophisticated medical equipment.

Russian airline Volga-Dnepr, whose planes are commonly associated with transporting heavy equipment, spent the past three months ferrying tons of medical supplies from China to France to combat COVID-19.

Amazon will open the 825,000-square-foot facility in 2021, expanding its footprint in the Arkansas market.

Global courier DHL Express parks its first mobile store at a mall in Silver Spring, Maryland, banking on offering convenience to area parcel shippers.

Consolidated Chassis Management chief executive foresees an increased requirement for chassis to accommodate rising tide of intermodal container moves as the North American economy shakes off COVID-19.

AAL Shipping, an operator of “mega-size” project cargo ships, expects rebound for smaller U.S. import and export project cargoes in 2021, if COVID-19 pandemic subsides later this year.

$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passes U.S. House along party lines; includes truck insurance hike.

Pilot Freight Services, which operated under a national franchise network for decades, now owns 90% of its offices and monitors for future acquisitions.

South Carolina Ports Authority adopts financial plan for fiscal year 2021.

New DHL Express facility will benefit shippers across southern Germany with European and international freight deliveries.

The American Logistics Aid Network says partnership with supply chain visibility platform facilitates contact between disaster relief organizations and ready-to-serve shippers, carriers and warehouses.

Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.

Fiscal-year finish 50,000 containers below plan is forecast.

Washington State Potato Commission wants you to get fries with that burger.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has rolled out guidance on how the ocean shipping industry can collaboratively improve the flow of containers among ocean carriers, marine terminals, shippers and drayage truckers in San Pedro Bay during COVID-19 and beyond.

Port Logistics operates a 140,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse at Berth 219.

Reduced number of canceled sailings indicates return of cargo.

Goal is to get freight companies and truck automation vendors to deploy AV technology in daily revenue service.

Deuce Drone, a new developer of aerial drone delivery systems, has a talented team, but its biggest hurdles will be established competitors, federal regulations, and customer appreciation for the technology.

Logistics services provider is optimistic about African continent’s global freight potential, despite economic setbacks from COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill Doyle has been steering the Dredging Contractors of America

Operations at ports from Maine to Texas will cease for one hour Tuesday as ILA and USMX show respect for George Floyd

Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile will help get products to customers quickly

Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill

Escalating airfreight transportation rates and capacity shortages from China due to the global pandemic have encouraged some shippers to split supply chain shipments between ocean and air pallets.

Tolls on bridges, tunnels and roads are plummeting in the wake of the pandemic. Unlike the broader system of highways whose upkeep is paid for by the rapidly depleting Highway […]

15.6 million masks from FEMA going out to trucking, maritime, rail sectors.

Leasing companies say a neutral chassis pool lacks incentive to invest the tens of millions of dollars each year to maintain viable chassis equipment.

Pennsylvania Turnpike cites surge in e-commerce as a factor.

Quick action sets the bar for terminal operators across the country, says Agriculture Transportation Coalition chief

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says an amendment to the Puerto Nuevo Terminals Agreement poses no anticompetitive concern.

Drone technology provider to UPS Flight Forward aims for unmanned aircraft systems certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Harbor Trucking Association hosts a wide-ranging conversation with West Virginia senator.

The U.S. wind energy sector is “a huge bright spot during these difficult times,” said Gene Lemke, vice president of projects at Anderson Trucking Service.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission asks lawmakers to consider “financial bridge” to help container terminals make their lease payments.

International association of forwarders says members have tools and knowledge to ease container-shipping pain of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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