Orders placed with U.S. factories declined more than forecast in June, a sign manufacturing will cool in coming months. The 1.2 percent decrease in bookings was more than double the 0.5 percent drop projected... View More
Florida ports along the Gulf of Mexico are gaining momentum in trade as they look to recover from a difficult 2009. Cargo tonnage, revenue and trade value are starting to see month-over-month growth, a... View More
The Journal of Commerce - Legislation calling for a national freight transportation policy would short-change the nation's highways, the American Trucking Associations said. In a statement, the ATA said... View More
The Journal of Commerce - The Cass Freight Index for industrial shipping fell back 8.6 percent in July, the first decline in six months and a signal that weakness in the broader U.S. economy is starting... View More
The Journal of Commerce - Container volume at West Coast ports increased 15 percent in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, according to the Pacific Maritime Association. The... View More
Penske Logistics has earned additional business with Ford Motor Company by being selected as a logistics provider at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich., where the popular F-Series trucks... View More
After four years of dedicated hard work and cooperation between UPS and Vanderlande Industries, the UPS Worldport Expansion project in Louisville (USA) is now finalized. Senior executives of UPS, Scott... View More
August 04, 2010 - Chelmsford, MA. - Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of solutions that simplify global trade and logistics, today announced that it is teaming with UPS to deliver a single integrated... View More
READING, Pa., Aug. 9, 2010 – Penske Logistics was recently honored with Whirlpool Corporation’s Supplier of the Year Award for Warehousing and Third-Party Logistics services performed throughout... View More
According to the Huffington Post, "Rather than raising prices at a time when its customers are just beginning to recover from the recession, the Postal Service should be emulating its closest competitors,... View More
The Atlanta Business Chronicle has reported that "MailExpress has received a delivery of $10 million in venture financing from its current investors. MailExpress Inc. offers high-volume corporate mailers... View More
Journal of Commerce -- Containerized imports at the Port of Seattle exploded last month, increasing 93.3 percent compared to June of 2009. Click to read more.... View More
Logistics Management--The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June, showing continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from... View More
The New York Times--There is no more disputing it: the economic recovery in the United States has indeed slowed. The nation’s economy has been growing for a year, with few new jobs to show for it.... View More
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 39.5 percent higher in May 2010 than in May 2009, reaching... View More
Transport Topics -- Freight transportation activity increased in June and July, with volume gains in several regions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. Read more!... View More
SFGate.com--In what may be a sign of an improving economy, the Port of Oakland's cargo volume rose in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period last year. The port's improved cargo numbers... View More
eTrucker.com -- Fifty-seven congressional representatives are co-sponsoring a bill that would amend federal law to allow ports new authority over trucking. As of Aug. 2, the Clean Ports Act had 65-co-sponsors,... View More
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) announced today that it has achieved an important milestone in the development of its system integrator and distributor partner program. The Electrical Equipment Company... View More
