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FedEx to Increase Delivery Rates
Rates for FedEx Freight are slated to rise by about 7% to 8%.
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Port Operator Owes $21M in Buyout Dispute
The company breached an agreement to buy the port's former stevedoring firm, a judge ruled.
September 20, 2022
The cargo ship MSC Maya in the Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt, Nov. 2017.
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Egypt to Raise Suez Canal Fees
The Suez Canal Authority will add 10% to the fees for cargo ships and 15% for oil and gas vessels.
September 19, 2022
Selkirk rail yard, Selkirk, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022.
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Tentative Railway Labor Deal Reached, Averting Strike
The strike could have shut down rail lines across the country.
September 15, 2022
A BNSF train east of Hardin, Mont., July 15, 2020.
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Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike
Railroads have already started to curtail shipments of hazardous materials.
September 14, 2022
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Cargo Planes Boost Boeing Sales
UPS accounted for the aerospace giant's largest order.
September 14, 2022
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Why Shortages Remain Common 2½ Years into Pandemic
September 29, 2022
A CSX freight train in Homestead, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022.
Rail Unions Emphasize Positives of Tentative Deals
September 29, 2022
Norfolk Southern locomotives at the Conway Terminal, Conway, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022.
Rail Union that Rejected Deal Signs New Tentative Agreement
September 28, 2022
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September 26, 2022
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August 4, 2022
Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved in the Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.
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Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support
Many rail workers remain unhappy.
September 22, 2022
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, North Kingstown, R.I., Sept. 2017.
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State’s Truck Tolling System Ordered to Be Shut Down
A judge ruled that it discriminates against out-of-state truckers and is unconstitutional.
September 21, 2022
A ceremony marking the opening of DP World's Doraleh container terminal in Djibouti port, Feb. 7, 2009.
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Shipping Giant Wins Another Ruling in Battle Over Port
DP World alleges that a rival pressured the government to expel it from the port.
September 20, 2022
Marina in Frombrok, Poland, Sept. 2020.
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New Waterway Aims to Cut Poland's Dependence on Russia
The unfinished canal would bypass Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
September 19, 2022
Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2022.
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Rail Workers Win Key Concessions in Tentative Deal
A provision regarding unpaid time off for medical procedures was a key sticking point.
September 16, 2022
FedEx delivery truck in Springfield, Ill., June 21, 2011.
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FedEx to Close Stores, Halt Hiring
The company cited "significantly" worse macroeconomic trends.
September 16, 2022
A CSX freight train in Homestead, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022.
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Railroad Hires Ford Executive as Next CEO
Joe Hinrichs previously served as president of Ford's global auto business.
September 16, 2022
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Ferguson, Ford Explore Alternative Fuels for Commercial Fleets
Ford will place a prototype chassis in Ferguson's fleet for six months.
September 15, 2022
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Einride's Driverless Electric Freight Trucks Go Live in Germany
A charging grid along Germany's most important commercial routes and neighboring trade regions will be implemented.
September 15, 2022
Shekar Natarajan, chief supply chain officer at American Eagle Outfitters, demonstrates the 'Tag Along' shipping box system in New York, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Retail Executive Works to Modernize the Supply Chain
And he's taking a page from ride-sharing services.
September 14, 2022
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3M Opens East Coast Shipping Hub
The site will focus on shipments to Asia amid ongoing congestion along the West Coast.
September 13, 2022
Bailey rail yard, North Platte, Neb., July 2014.
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Pressure Mounts on Railroads, Unions to Reach Deal
A strike deadline looms at the end of the week.
September 13, 2022
A BNSF Railway intermodal facility in Edgerton, Kan., Dec. 20, 2019.
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Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline
Some say it's only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers.
September 11, 2022
A BNSF rail terminal worker monitors the departure of a freight train, June 15, 2021, Galesburg, Ill.
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Railroads Say Strike Would Cost $2B a Day
The estimate aims to apply pressure to unions ahead of a key deadline.
September 9, 2022