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California green group hits Shipping Co. with water pollution control suit
By Humberto J. Rocha (February 23, 2022, 3:40 PM EST) – Los Angeles Waterkeeper, an environmental advocacy organization, has sued a shipping company, alleging it allows ... -
Over 80 guns stolen from L.A. trains in recent months, sources say – NBC Los Angeles
More than 80 newly-made firearms were among items stolen from freight trains near Los Angeles in recent months, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with ... -
Port drivers from major trucking company file for union election in Los Angeles, San Diego – Daily Breeze
Southern California port truck drivers who work for a multi-billion dollar logistics company — but are listed as independent contractors — have filed a petition to ... -
Feds will allow TEENS to drive big rigs interstate as part of learning test program
The feds will let teenagers drive transports across the country in a bid, it hopes, to ease the supply chain crisis – but the move is ... -
PropTech Mortgage Company Fulcrum Lending Announces Nationwide Partnership with Northmarq
Fulcrum Lending leverages proprietary technology to provide clients with instant valuations, market insights and live loan pricing through their digital platform and APIs. NEW YORK, January ... -
Los Angeles freight train thefts more than doubled last year, railroad company says
Freight train thefts in Los Angeles have more than doubled in the past year, according to a railroad company. Union Pacific says that for the past ... -
Thieves raid rail freight containers in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves have looted cargo containers on trains near downtown Los Angeles for months, taking packages belonging to people across the United States ... -
New Zero Emissions service from Gebrüder Weiss enables customers to offset their carbon footprint
DES PLAINES – January 13, 2022 – Gebrüder Weiss, a global freight forwarder whose core business is land transport, air and sea freight and logistics, has ... -
The White House to maritime carriers: take more agricultural exports… or else
The Biden administration on Friday again urged global ocean carriers to accept more export freight and restore service to underutilized West Coast ports to ease supply ... -
With an ambitious expansion in the United States, the French start-up ThePackengers wants to streamline the journey of your art
While the cost and logistical complications of shipping a work of art have often been a surprisingly big headache for collectors, the pandemic has made those ... -
A family business at the center of maritime bottling
In a dirt parking lot in Wilmington, Calif., A few blocks from the Port of Long Beach, Antonio Cortez oversees a crew loading cargo into the ... -
Pet Canned Shortage Causes Woes Among Pet Owners
HAMBURG, NY (WKBW) – Some of the big retailers are finding ways to avoid supply chain issues. Stores like WalMart, Target and Macy’s are redirecting ships ... -
October Shipment Brings Port of LA Online for Another Record Year – Daily Breeze
Another stellar October put the Port of Los Angeles on track for its record-breaking second consecutive calendar year – and has it poised to combine with ... -
By sea, land and air: decarbonizing transport and logistics
This article is sponsored by HP. Supply chain disruptions – spurred by COVID-19 closures and exacerbated by severe capacity and labor shortages – are felt in ... -
America’s biggest supply chain problem: not enough truckers
Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, said his port told the White House in July that about 30% of the port’s appointments ... -
Moto Transportation is now listed on the GlobalTranz TMS platform
VANCOUVER, BC, November 5, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Moto Transportation is now able to offer LTL cross-border shipping (less than a full truckload) directly to ... -
Shipping issues at U.S. ports could persist until 2022
Thousands of containers are unloaded from a ship at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while dozens of large container ships wait to be ... -
Shippers find new barriers in supply chain at other ports
When Flexport Inc. learned last month that a marine carrier was planning to move cargo from congested operations from the Port of Los Angeles to tiny ... -
California cargo backlog creates ship and land traffic problems
LOS ANGELES – An area of ââLos Angeles just outside the country’s busiest port complex has become a perpetual traffic jam, with trucks carrying cargo containers ... -
Shipping crisis pushing some companies to charter cargo planes for $ 2 million or more
Jason Katz, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS, gives an overview of current markets and says it is a “misunderstood bull market”. Shipping companies ... -
Delays at California ports bring more freighters to Portland
Dozens of ships wait off the coast of California to unload their cargo, amid a supply chain problem magnified by pandemic closures and a labor shortage. ... -
JB Hunt expects strong freight demand to continue through 2022
Freight barometer JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. expects bottlenecks at west coast ports to intensify as the holidays approach, as congestion continues to plague stretched logistics ... -
Truck driver says Port of Los Angeles backlog is worst he’s ever seen – NBC Los Angeles
For more than 30 years, Octavio Guadarama’s career as a truck driver has seen its ups and downs. But it’s the worst he has seen. “I ... -
Port of San Diego to electrify freight trucks, cranes and even some tugs by 2030
The tens of thousands of diesel freight trucks spewing out harmful air pollution in Barrio Logan and west of National City en route to the Port ... -
Lendersa explains hard money loans in Los Angeles and how they help better invest in real estate
“Lendersa for hard money loans in Los Angeles” This release introduces Lendersa and her explanation of hard money loans in Los Angeles to help investors do ... -
Suspected ship anchor in the rupture of a pipeline which has fouled the beaches
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A freighter anchored in the Pacific is not a fixed point – it is different from parking a car. Even then, with ... -
A new way to track truck pollution
SunPower, a solar power and energy services provider, is starting to ship solar panels in electric heavy-duty trucks powered by – you guessed it – solar ... -
Freighters anchored near Los Angeles and New York ports face 4-week delay to dock, raising global supply chain fears
The shipping industry faces immense challenges as Christmas approaches. Associated press Dozens of freighters anchored off the coasts of Los Angeles and New York could wait ... -
LA Port ship backlog hits boiling point – CBS Pittsburgh
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – With approximately 500,000 containers resting on freighters off the southern California coast, many are wondering how to handle the backlog. Few people ... -
Air freight up 7.7% in August from pre-COVID levels; Late capacity request
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for August 2021 for global air cargo markets showing that demand has continued its strong growth ... -
Rent-a-ship: Costco rents ships for urgent deliveries
Add Costco Wholesale Corp. to the list of desperate retailers renting entire ships to bypass clogged shipping networks and avoid stockouts of popular items as the ... -
Cargo delays worsen, but California ports still rest on weekends
Nike Inc. doesn’t have enough sneakers to sell for the holidays. Wholesale Costco Corp. reimposes limits on purchases of paper towels. Prices for artificial Christmas trees ... -
Embark, Ryder’s Partner in Nationwide Autonomous Fleet Network – Equipment
Ryder plans to serve as the Embark transfer point operator, manage logistics operations throughout the jobsite, perform pre and post trip inspections, and provide maintenance services ... -
FreightWaves Classics: naval cargo ship with a unique history
This Sunday, September 26, a rather unique anniversary will occur. This will be the 77th anniversary of the launch of the US Navy freighter USS Beltrami. ... -
Overwhelming Cargo Book in LA and Long Beach
A record number of ships are waiting their turn to drop off containers full of electronics, toys, furniture and other retail goods. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA ... -
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach extend truck hours amid deluge of cargo
Dive brief: Record volumes have persuaded port authorities to extend the opening hours of ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach in California, according to an ... -
Engage partners with HP on Autonomus EV Trucking
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many flaws in our society, but perhaps the main one is the fragility of our supply chains. From toilet paper to ... -
Why September is the new holiday shopping season
After many disruptions last year, the Delta variant further disrupted the global movement of goods. Bergstrom’s suppliers are late and charge huge fees on their shipments. ... -
Editor’s note: an opportunity for growth
If 2020 was defined by the sharp drop in air freight capacity, 2021 was marked by slowdowns in air and sea freight. The obstruction of the ... -
LA Airport Traffic Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels
Passenger traffic is rebounding at LAX. The rebound in travelers at local airports continued in June with passenger counts nearing two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels and cargo ... -
Electrified fleets could save 37-44% on energy costs – Fuel Smarts
The environmental benefits of these efforts can bolster the economic benefits, where each fleet transition can significantly reduce carbon in the atmosphere. For every 15 vehicle ... -
WattEV enters strategic partnership with TTSI, a national trucking company, to launch zero emission transportation in the SoCal
WattEV Electric Truck Charging Station WattEV is setting up a network of fast charging stations for heavy electric trucks. WattEV is setting up a network of ... -
Fish Air Freight in Louisiana Bayou Country
Chennault International Airport in southwest Louisiana is a large aviation property. The former Air Force base has a 3 km long runway, a recently renovated parallel ... -
Rogue vehicle narrowly misses cargo planes at LAX
The FedEx Express facility at Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo: Jim Allen / FreightWaves) The security breach at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday involving a ... -
Dear Abby: The affair with a married trucker heads to a dead end
DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with a man who has been married for two and a half years. I know it’s wrong, but ... -
The deal with a trucker might not be for the long haul
I am in a relationship with a married man for 2 and a half years. I know it’s wrong, but there’s just something between us. We ... -
The chain of trucker health clinics abruptly ceases operations, files chapter 7
A chain of medical clinics that provided vital health services to truck drivers closed and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Thursday. The THT Group Inc., ... -
Port of LA hits 10 million cargo container milestone in fiscal year 2020-21 – Daily Breeze
Gene Seroka, Executive Director, and the Los Angeles Port Board of Commissioners pose for a photo during the celebration of the Port of Los Angeles becoming ... -
Pacific Air Cargo continues to support the University of Hawaii – this time carrying a rocket
Pacific Air Freight UH rocket named Kuamo’o (Milky Way) Students from the UH Manoa College of Engineering helped recover the rocket. Pacific Air Cargo Helps Ship ... -
Too early to say “common themes” in container losses in the North Pacific
The UK branch of marine accident investigation said it was too early to say what exactly is behind the growing number of container loss incidents in ... -
Oakland longshoremen say no to Israeli shipments
On Friday June 4, 2021, the Volans, a ship operated by ZIM, an Israeli shipping company, failed to unload its cargo as planned in the port ... -
Air New Zealand cargo flights included in extended government Covid program
Air New Zealand will again offer cargo flights as part of the country’s Maintaining International Air Connectivity (MIAC) program. The last cycle of the program started ... -
Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach budgets target waterfront development and infrastructure upgrades – Daily Breeze
The Port of Los Angeles will have a budget of $ 1.7 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year that will include significant investments in the San ... -
Merlin Labs wants to fill the skies with unmanned planes carrying cargo and passengers
Autonomous flight start-up Merlin Labs is coming out of stealth mode to announce that it has raised $ 25 million in funding from Google Ventures and ... -
Amazon shareholders demand pollution hits people of color harder
An internal petition signed by 640 Amazon tech and corporate workers calls on the company to raise its emissions targets and address the disproportionate environmental damage ... -
Air freight expected to climb in mid-2022 due to shipping delays, DHL says
Bottlenecks and consumer spending stranded at home will help increase demand for air freight through mid-2022. Photo courtesy of DHL. And with thousands of passenger jets, ... -
5 best logistics experts in San Antonio🥇
Below is a list of the top logistics experts in San Antonio. To help you find the best logistics experts located near you in San Antonio, ... -
Los Angeles Port Commissioner says truckers could pay the price for clean air freight charges – Daily Breeze
Plans by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to charge a $ 10 truck fee to enter a fund that would pay for a ... -
Shippers call for US Shipping Act revisions as continued congestion takes its toll
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), a U.S. trade association representing industrial freight shippers, is calling on Congress to overhaul the 1984 Shipping Act after months ... -
Air Freight Service Market Trend, Size, Share, Current Industry Figures, Forecast 2021-2027
LOS ANGELES, United States: QY Research offers an overarching research and analysis-based study on, âGlobal Air Freight Service Market Report, History and Forecast 2016-2027, Breakdown Data ... -
Colonial Pipeline – To waive or not to waive the Jones Law – gCaptain
Through Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. (gCaptain) The cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, May 7, 2021 resulted in the shutdown of a major conduit that ... -
Taiwan’s China Airlines to Cut Cargo Flights in Local Cluster | Taiwan News
(Photo by China Airlines) (Photo by China Airlines) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwanese airline China Airlines (CAL) announced on Sunday May 9 that it would temporarily ... -
Why Law School Location Matters | Information on law admissions
Avocados are as ubiquitous in America as yellow school buses and large take-out cafes. From small offices near rural courthouses to skyscrapers in large cities, lawyers ... -
‘American Idol’ returns | How to watch, live stream, TV channel, time
American Idol returns for Season 19 tonight, February 14, at 8 p.m. ET / PT on ABC. You can also watch it on FuboTV (7 day ... -
Bitcoin lawyer Chamath Palihapitiya is not running for Governor of California
In short Virgin Galactic chairman Chamath Palihapitiya has announced he is joining the race for governor of California. A minimum wage of $ 70,000 for school ... -
Xavier Becerra confirmed as the first Latino to head the Health and Human Services Department
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, holding a key position in the administration’s ...