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The war in Ukraine will put further pressure on grain-importing countries in Africa and Asia as a reduced number of vessels for delivering cargoes drives up shipping rates, according to the head of the International Chamber of Shipping.

Plug Power Inc.’s bid to become a major supplier of carbon-free hydrogen just won the backing of one of the company’s oldest customers: Walmart Inc.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. experienced a 33% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of 2022, the company reported April 18.

Pan Am Railways, Maine’s largest rail operator, will merge with Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Transportation, the fourth-largest rail transportation company in the U.S.

XPO Logistics Inc. will expand its less-than-truckload network with the openings of two terminals, the company announced April 18.

BALTIMORE — A containership the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking a key step toward ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material.

WASHINGTON — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government.

Rivian Automotive Inc.’s “launch mode” is impressive — at least on its trucks. The assembly lines are perfectly capable of cruising speed; they just need more computer chips.