Paul Scott Abbott

For more than a quarter of a century, Paul Scott Abbott has been writing and shooting images for the American Journal of Transportation, applying four decades of experience as an award-winning journalist.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s magna cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Abbott has served as president of chapters of the Propeller Club of the United States, Florida Public Relations Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
Abbott honed his skills on several daily newspapers, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Richmond (Va.) News Leader, Albuquerque Journal and (South Florida) Sun-Sentinel, and was editor and publisher of The County Line, a weekly newspaper he founded in suburban Richmond, Va.
A native Chicagoan, he is a member of American Mensa and an ever-optimistic fan of the Chicago Cubs.

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True to family farm roots, Sorbello works hardgrowing Mullica Hill’s success, promoting Philly

Growing up on a family farm in South Jersey, Fred Sorbello learned early about the value of hard work, respect and reaching for the proverbial stars.

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Industry partners to assist victims of flooding in India

The holidays are a time for giving, and no one knows this better than Baltimore area shipping industry leaders whose benevolent efforts are helping victims of the floods that devastated India’s Kashmir region in September.

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Energy sector boom stimulates breakbulk surge at Gulf ports

Led by increasing steel volumes and a dynamic project cargo sector, breakbulk activity is surging at docks throughout the U.S. Gulf region.

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Day and Ross’ Doucet advances company far beyond its roots as hauler of potatoes

From its tuberous transportation roots in Eastern Canada to its expansion into a coast-to-coast, multicommodity trucking empire, The Day & Ross Transportation Group is anything but small potatoes, and John Doucet, who has led that growth for more than two decades, sees it as a natural progression in the Canadian marketplace.

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IANA Intermodal EXPO draws more than 1,700 leaders to Long Beach

The Intermodal Association of North America’s 32nd annual IANA Intermodal EXPO brought more than 1,700 industry leaders together Sept. 21-23 at Southern California’s Long Beach Convention Center for hot-topic educational sessions, networking opportunities and a show floor filled with exhibit booths of railroads, seaports, equipment providers and others.

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CN’s Reardon sees intermodal rail continuing growth in North America

It should come as no surprise that Canadian National Railway Co.’s vice president of intermodal services, Keith Reardon, anticipates that the trend of escalating volumes of intermodal rail cargo will continue for the foreseeable future.

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Hansa Heavy Lift executive sees upturn in project cargo market

The project cargo market is beginning to rebound, according to Joerg Roehl, chief commercial officer and managing director of Hamburg, Germany-based Hansa Heavy Lift GmbH.

Siemens’ Alma finds Charleston good fit for project cargo logistics
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Royster applies unconventional wisdom in leading Baltimore’s MTC Logistics

As Baltimore-based MTC Logistics expands its temperature-controlled facility presence, the company’s president, F. Brooks Royster III, sees its flagship distribution center’s immediate proximity to uncongested Port of Baltimore berths delivering increasing benefits to shippers.

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Baltimore enhances leadership as hub for automobile activity

With more than a half a century of expertise in handling vehicles, the Port of Baltimore continues to build upon its prominence as the No. 1 U.S. port for combined imports and exports of automobiles.

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