A Louisiana port under construction aims to pull business from larger facilities — and attract ships traveling through the Panama Canal — with a distribution model focused on moving cargo to Midwest markets.
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2021 Top 10 Stories Cover Array of Issues as COVID Still Casts Shadow
Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transports Topics website in 2021, based on Google Analytics.
December 31, 2021Trucking Industry M&A Activity Surges During 2021
2021 was an especially busy year for trucking in terms of acquisitions, with various factors creating an ideal market for buyers and sellers.
December 16, 2021GXO Announces Expanded Use of Robotics in UK Warehouses
GXO Logistics is deploying 6 River Systems or 6RS collaborative robots, also known as cobots, on multiple mezzanine floors in one of its distribution centers in Milton Keynes, England.
December 15, 2021Spot Market Bounces Back After Thanksgiving Slump
Spot freight volumes fell Thanksgiving week, but they have more than recovered.
December 13, 2021DHL Doubles Robots as Humans Alone Can’t Handle Holiday Crunch
DHL’s supply chain unit doubled its use of robots in the U.S. this year and now has about 1,500 picking robots at its warehouses around the country, on top of adding 15,000 seasonal workers, Oscar de Bok, chief executive of the unit, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Dec. 10.
December 10, 2021U.S. Steel, Norfolk Southern and Greenbrier Partner on New Steel Railcar
United States Steel Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp. and The Greenbrier Cos. collaborated to create a new high-strength railcar, the companies announced Dec. 9.
December 9, 2021NACPC Acquires Pratt Industries, Will Build Its Own Chassis
The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative on Dec. 6 acquired the Bridgman, Mich.-based chassis manufacturer Pratt Industries Intermodal Chassis from the Nashville-based private equity firm LFM Capital.
December 7, 2021°®¶¹´«Ã½ Depot Is Investing to Keep Contractors Happy
Inside an expansive and noisy distribution center just east of Atlanta, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Depot Inc. is trying to solve a problem that’s plaguing its stores: large orders from pro shoppers.
December 2, 2021Port of Oakland Cargo Down 14% Year-Over-Year in October
Shipping backups at the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are having a significant impact on the Port of Oakland, nearly 400 miles up the California coast.
December 1, 2021