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Florida Gulf Coast ports bustle with ever-diversifying activities

Paul Scott Abbott | February 14, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Seaports along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bustling with an increasingly diverse spectrum of activities, handling far more than burgeoning containerized cargo volumes.

Will retailing supply-chain ease in 2022?

Peter Buxbaum | February 14, 2022 | International Trade

South Jersey’s Port of Salem – part of a developing DE River wind-energy logistics chain

Peter Buxbaum | February 14, 2022 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Redevelopment and upgraded rail connectivity are a good start, but the one-time fishing harbor needs more funding to bring a regional vision to fruition.

AJOT’s 2021 Top 100 North American Trucking Companies

AJOT Staff | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

AJOT's 2021 Top 100 North American Truck Company list

North America’s middle ground: New cargo routes to and from the Midwest

Peter Buxbaum | December 20, 2021 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The pandemic-fueled supply-chain mess has spurred innovations, including greater use of air cargo, Gulf and Great Lakes ports

Observations from the news of 2021

George Lauriat | December 20, 2021 | International Trade

Twenty-twenty-one was clearly an inflection point for international trade and transportation. It is clear that the year 2021 was like no other.

M&A reshaping trucking industry

George Lauriat | December 20, 2021 | Intermodal | Trucking

Call it a sell off, an industry consolidation or simply a pay day for trucking companies surviving COVID-19, the end result is the trucking landscape is being reshaped and reshaped quickly.

Amerijet handled pharma challenges long before COVID-19

Tad Thompson | November 22, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Established and steady within the busyness of pharmaceutical industry logistical challenges is Amerijet.

Global transportation critical to pharmaceutical crisis mitigation

Tad Thompson | November 22, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The healthcare supply chain is battling a public immunization effort that has attained previously-unimaginable complexities. The transportation of temperature-sensitive and precious vaccines is central to controlling the Coronavirus pandemic.

Industry stakeholders encouraged by current trends

Leo Ryan | November 22, 2021 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

In both western and eastern Canada, breakbulk activity is on the rise – as seen in strong shipments of steel, forest products and construction materials as well as wind energy components. The overall project cargo sector is re-bounding from production delays and other pandemic-related challenges.

Canadian softwood lumber: US tariffs, domestic capacity and supply-chain chaos

Peter Buxbaum | November 22, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

With the supply chain for building materials clogged, Canadian exporters and United States importers of softwood lumber want the Biden administration to do something about the U.S. tariffs imposed on that commodity.

Wood pellets – a growing industry along the Gulf of Mexico

Peter Buxbaum | November 22, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

Earlier this month, Enviva, a Maryland-based producer of wood pellets, announced its first industrial contract with an unnamed European customer.

Conference tackles big questions facing steel industry

Manik Mehta | November 22, 2021 | International Trade | Commodity

From port congestion and infrastructure bill to “Green Steel” – SSS Conference in Miami tackles a myriad of issues affecting steel industry and trade

Planning, innovation help meet challenges in shipment of project, breakbulk cargos

Paul Scott Abbott | November 22, 2021 | Project / Heavy Lift

As the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, third-party logistics leaders are turning to time-honored approaches entailing collaborative planning and innovative solutions to meet such present challenges as skyrocketing freight rates and tight truck capacity in keeping project and breakbulk cargo shipments moving.

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