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After $450 M project, Port of Virginia goes deep to raise the bar among East Coast container gateways
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (271+ words) The Port of Virginia has officially established itself as home to the deepest commercial shipping channel on the U. S. East Coast, a milestone celebrated by Gov. Abigail Spanberger before an audience of more than 200 at Norfolk International Terminals. This inauguration of…...
Shippers say renewed tax on Chinese ships could put some U. S. ag producers out of business
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (230+ words) A trade group representing U. S. shippers of grain, soybeans and other agricultural commodities say a push by Democrats to renew port taxes on Chinese ships docking at American ports could put some crop producers out of business. The fees were part…...
Like trucking and railroads, shipping struggles in fight for talent, aging workforce
1+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) Shipowners and operators are challenged with a global fight for talent in an industry that relies on 2 million men and women to crew the world's fleet of commercial maritime vessels. "[W]hen shipping makes the headlines, it's usually because something…...
Canada Post to end door-to-door delivery for 620 K addresses by 2027
1+ week, 3+ day ago (450+ words) Canada Post on Thursday said it will convert 485, 000 additional addresses in 37 communities from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2027, as part of a recently approved restructuring initiative aimed at modernizing the postal service and restoring its financial health. The planned…...
He Walked Away From 28 Years Behind the Barber Chair for a $10, 000 Box Truck With 500, 000 Miles. Five Years Later, Here Is What He Wishes Someone Had Told Him.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (501+ words) There is a version of trucking that lives on You Tube. Somebody stands next to a box truck and explains how they made six figures in their first year, and the comments fill up with people saying they are about…...
Conservative network has law protecting U. S. -flag shipping in its sights
1+ week, 4+ day ago (488+ words) A political action group backed by a conservative billionaire with interests in the energy sector wants a suspended law protecting U. S. -flag shipping permanently repealed. Americans for Prosperity, the flagship advocacy organization backed by conservative industrialist Charles Koch, said it plans…...
Commerce finding on van imports may give relief to beleaguered Wabash
1+ week, 5+ day ago (985+ words) Just as van trailer builder Wabash National found itself with another downgrade to its debt, there was the prospect of some relief on the horizon from a process that will put countervailing duties on imports from China and Mexico." The…...
The Iron Insurance Disaster
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1469+ words) It looked like a great idea on paper. Use a trucking giant's scale and infrastructure to offer affordable insurance to small carriers, but tie the coverage to telematics, cameras, and a safety association membership. If you want a policy, put…...
Samsara settles trade secret dispute with former employee
1+ week, 6+ day ago (342+ words) Fleet telematics and technology company Samsara has settled a trade secret dispute with a former employee who left to join competitor Motive. A Thursday filing with the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California showed a stipulated permanent injunction…...
House endorses 25-year old rules for rail merger review
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (308+ words) A coalition opposing the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger got a boost from a powerful House committee that called for a thorough review of the deal that would create the first all-freight transcontinental railroad. The Surface Transportation Board was urged to…...