Campbell leaving Port of NY & NJ on solid course for sustained growth
| October 08, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
As she leaves the helm of the Port of New York and New Jersey to embark upon a Harvard University fellowship, Molly Campbell can take heart in having meritoriously followed the classic motherly advice to leave a place better than one found it.
La Spezia: Turning the trade map of Europe upside down
| September 26, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The shape of the Italian peninsula is most often thought of as a boot, but it can also be seen as a huge pier stretching into the Mediterranean Sea.
Leipzig/Halle Airport aims to become Germany’s air cargo hub
| September 24, 2018 | Air Cargo | Charters
Encouraged by the German Government’s stated aim to promote passenger and cargo traffic at the Leipzig/Halle airport in Eastern Germany – this is contained in the text of the coalition agreement signed between Germany’s ruling coalition parties, the conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the Social Democratic Party – the airport is trying to become Germany’s cargo hub. Leipzig/Halle is presently the country’s second biggest cargo airport, in terms of cargo tonnage, behind Frankfurt/Main airport.
Acquisition buttresses Express Mondor’s continental heavy haul clout
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Express Mondor, a privately-owned company specialized in oversized transport based at the small town of Lanoraie on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal, is adding more muscle to its ambitions to capture more business as a niche player on Canadian and U.S. project cargo markets.
Crossing America - moving high and heavy cargo
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Lynas Corporation ships rare earth-oxides worldwide
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Rare earth elements are the key to items as small as smart phones and as large as wind turbine generators and as the name implies…they are rare. One of the few companies specializing in extracting and processing REEs is Australian-based Lynas Corp. Keeping up with the global demand in REEs is an ongoing challenge for Lynas and other suppliers.
Tariffs - a knotty problem for forest products industry
| September 24, 2018 | International Trade
The US-China trade dispute is shifting the supply and demand channels for the forest product industry.
Canada-US softwood lumber conflict dragging on
| September 24, 2018 | International Trade | Commodity
In the past few decades, it seems, there has been one complex issue that simply refuses to disappear from the highly substantial commercial relationship between the United States and Canada.
Deepwater launching Maryland’s offshore wind industry
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
The Iranian sanctions have widespread impact on project industry
| September 24, 2018 | International Trade
Washington’s re-imposing of sanctions on Iran has businesses confused with what constitutes a violation. Particularly, hard hit is the petroleum industry and the related project sector.
AAPA advocates for sufficient funding for multimodal projects
| September 24, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
While decrying tariff burdens, the American Association of Port Authorities is continuing to advocate for sufficient federal funding for port projects and related multimodal endeavors, as well as harbor maintenance.
NJ jumpstarting wind power as part of broader clean-energy strategy
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Yachting industry using Florida FTZs to facilitate sales, repairs
| September 24, 2018 | International Trade
Fort Lauderdale wins designation, Palm Beach seeks to follow suit
Project forwarder Fracht partnering with CargoX on blockchain solution
| September 24, 2018 | Logistics
The use of blockchain solutions in the supply chain is by no means limited to the containerized cargo sector, with Basel, Switzerland-based Fracht now leading the way in the field of project forwarding by teaming with CargoX in providing swift and secure paperless bills of lading for outside-the-box shipments.
Offshore wind projects begin to alter US seascape
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
First farm came online in late 2017, more to follow
Statoil/Equinor plans $12 billion in renewable energy projects
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Norway’s oil and gas giant, Statoil, which has been renamed Equinor, has made major investments in renewable energy technologies and plans for $12 billion more in the next twelve years.
Multi-billion dollar pipeline projects battle to stay on track
| September 24, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift
Pipelines are multi-billion dollar projects spanning thousands of miles. But beyond the miles and money, there are geopolitical considerations that can stop up a pipe project of any size.
Boise Cascade’s Goodwin relies on relationships to meet rising demand in tight transport market
| September 24, 2018 | International Trade | People | Industry Profiles
With burgeoning demand for wood products and building materials amidst tightening transportation capacity, Lee Goodwin depends upon long-term relationships to fulfill needs of customers of Boise Cascade Co.
Canadian ports navigate through global trade challenges
| September 10, 2018 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
When 2018 began, Canadian port officials were much encouraged by rising cargo trends thanks to firm demand in bulk and general cargo in global trade with Europe, China-led Asia and the United States, by far Canada’s leading commercial partner.
Short line rail, America’s true multimodal component
| September 10, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail
When we think of intermodal rail, we envision containers or breakbulk cargo moving via one of our tier 1 carriers such as the U.P. or the CSX. We tend to forget that many more commodities begin or end their transit via short line railroads.
Trending News
Upcoming Events
Latest Print Edition:
- Top 100 Containerports
- Temperature-Controlled Logistics
- Warehousing & Distribution
- Ro/Ro Transportation
© Copyright 1999–2024 American Journal of Transportation. All Rights Reserved