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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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Germany鈥檚 Deutsche Post DHL Group Changes Name to DHL Group

BONN, Germany 鈥 German multinational package delivery and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group said June 19 that it is changing its name to DHL Group as of the beginning of July.

June 20, 2023
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West Coast Ports Begin Effort to Win Back Business

The tentative labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association is a step in addressing a shift of cargo volumes to East Coast ports.

June 20, 2023
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NTTC Appoints Herb Evans as Chairman

National Tank Truck Carriers has appointed Herb Evans as its chairman, the association announced June 12.

June 20, 2023
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Global Shipping Company ZIM Relocates US Headquarters

ZIM American Integrated Shipping Services, a global container shipping company, is set to relocate its U.S. headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Virginia Beach.

June 20, 2023
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Roadrunner Bolsters Expansion Efforts With Eight New Lanes

Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20.

June 20, 2023
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Truck Tonnage Slips 1.3% in May

Truck tonnage in May continued its downward year-over-year trend, dipping 1.3% when measured against the same month in 2022.

June 20, 2023
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Expanding Business in a Slow Economy

SAVANNAH, Ga. 鈥 Now is the time for carriers to position their operations for a long-term balanced marketplace,聽 according to logistics experts.

June 20, 2023
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Buttigieg Promotes 鈥楪reen Corridors鈥 for Ocean Shipping

YOKOHAMA, Japan 鈥 An American push to establish 鈥済reen shipping corridors鈥 is key to reducing carbon emissions from the shipping industry, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

June 20, 2023
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I-95 Section in Philadelphia Could Reopen by End of June

PHILADELPHIA 鈥 The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania鈥檚 governor said June 17 after joining President Joe Biden on a tour.

June 19, 2023
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Rail Industry Sues to Block CARB鈥檚 Emission Rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. 鈥 The railroad industry on June 16 sued to block new environmental rules in California, saying the technology for zero-emission locomotives won鈥檛 be ready on time.

June 16, 2023