A popular Federal Highway Administration grant program for the first time asks those seeking contracts to include a focus on “racial equity, environmental justice and access to opportunity.”
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Slow Vaccine Rates for Seafarers Threaten to Worsen Shipping Chaos
Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.
July 13, 2021Thousands of Railcars Stuck After Canadian Wildfires
Thousands of railcars loaded with grain are idled in the Vancouver corridor after Western Canadian wildfires damaged two main lines, while repairs enable a small but rising number to reach the country’s biggest port.
July 8, 2021Trucking Operations Continue as Heat Pounds Western States
As extreme heat smothers western states, trucking operations are pressing on at a regular pace.
July 8, 2021Biden Promotes Infrastructure Plan as Congress Prepares Policy Agenda
President Joe Biden pressed Congress to legislate on the infrastructure policy aspects of his domestic agenda as lawmakers return to Washington from their July 4 recess.
July 8, 2021PHMSA Seeks Ideas to Improve Safe Hazmat Transportation
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking ideas for leading-edge research and innovative techniques to advance the safe transportation of hazardous materials.
July 8, 2021Western Fires Halt Hundreds of Canada Railcars, Slowing Exports
Hundreds of railcars have been halted by wildfires that damaged tracks in western Canada during the region’s severe heat wave, creating a bottleneck of exports and delaying imports.
July 7, 2021Bipartisan House Group Backs Biden-Senate Infrastructure Deal
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 6 publicly endorsed President Joe Biden’s $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Republican and Democratic senators, giving the compromise fresh momentum at the start of a crucial month for the administration’s agenda.
July 6, 2021Ever Given Saga Nears End, Ship Poised to Leave Suez Canal
A giant containership that had blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year will be released on July 7 following an agreement between authorities and the vessel’s owners, the canal operator said July 4.
July 6, 2021Kentucky Directs $2.5 Million to Freight Rail Projects
In an effort to boost multimodal freight transportation, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $2.5 million in awards to improve at-grade rail crossings.
July 2, 2021