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UPS worker Dyghton Anderson peddles an eQuad electric bike in a bicycle lane while delivering packages, in New York, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Delivery giant UPS is going back to the future in its latest way to get packages to the doors of its millions of customers. The company is considering launching a fleet of pedal- and battery-powered cargo cycles for deliveries in some of the country's most congested cities.
UPS Tests Tiny Battery-Powered Cycles in Congested Cities
The company is trying to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Jun 15th, 2022
A shipment containing cocaine seized in Romont, Switzerland, May 6, 2022.
Nespresso Workers Find Cocaine in Coffee Shipment
The stash, worth some $50 million, turned up in five containers that arrived from Brazil.
May 6th, 2022
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New Lithium SAFEFlex Chargers from Green Cubes Technology.
New Chargers Designed for Lithium Batteries in Material Handling Equipment
Apr 20th, 2022
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Types of AGVs — and How To Choose the Right Ones for Your Company
Mar 25th, 2022
An army zodiac secures the entrance of a new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Aug. 6, 2015. Cash-strapped Egypt increased transit fees Tuesday, March 1, 2022, for ships passing through the Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial waterways, with hikes of up to 10%, officials said.
Suez Canal to Increase Fees for Ships
Mar 23rd, 2022
Two workers weld metal inside the Interpipe Steel plant in Dnipro, Ukraine, Thursday, March 10, 2022.
How Weapons Get to Ukraine
Mar 16th, 2022
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Jun 13th, 2022
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media during a visit to the Georgia Ports Authority's Megarail facility, on Dec., 17, 2021 in Savannah, Ga. Clogged U.S. ports are being given access to nearly $450 million in federal money from President Joe Biden's new infrastructure law, part of the administration's recent stepped-up efforts to ease supply chain congestion and lower prices for American consumers.
U.S. Ports to Receive $450M from Infrastructure Funds to Ease Congestion
The grants are aimed specifically at reducing bottlenecks.
Feb 23rd, 2022
In this undated photo provided by the Portuguese Navy, smoke billows from the burning Felicity Ace car transport ship as seen from the Portuguese Navy NPR Setubal ship southeast of the mid-Atlantic Portuguese Azores Islands. The ship's crew were taken by helicopter to Faial island on the archipelago, about 170 kilometers (100 miles) away on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. There were no reported injuries.
Fire Subsides on Adrift Cargo Ship
The Felicity Ace is carrying more than 4,000 luxury vehicles.
Feb 22nd, 2022
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DoL Proposes Rule to Update Powered Industrial Trucks Standard
Applying to general industry and construction, the agency says the proposal is to ensure that rules reflect current industry practice and technology.
Feb 17th, 2022
Five ship to shore cranes and gangs of longshoremen work to load and unload the container ship CMA CGM Laperouse at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. The Port of Savannah has added another month to its streak of record cargo volumes amid a surge that’s forced U.S. seaports to scramble to meet demand. The Georgia Ports Authority reported nearly 480,000 container units of imports and exports moved across Savannah’s docks last month. That’s an increase of 4% compared with January 2021, when cargo volumes were already unusually high.
Port of Savannah Reports Record Cargo Volumes for January
Business has been booming at U.S. seaports.
Feb 14th, 2022
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, to examine expanding broadband access, focusing on the Department of Commerce broadband programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
U.S. and Japan Reach Deal to Make Most Steel Imports Tax-Free
The U.S. trade representative said the agreement will put the countries in a better place to compete against China.
Feb 8th, 2022
If you put it on a pallet, Icon Robotics can automate it.
How to Solve Palletizing Labor Pains & Process Nightmares with Robotic Automation
If it's on a pallet, this company can automate it.
Feb 3rd, 2022
A woman wearing a mask to protect from the coronavirus walks past parcels gathered near delivery tricycles in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among overseas health experts that the virus can be transmitted via packaging.
China Says Omicron May Have Spread Via Packaging
Though health experts doubt that is possible.
Jan 18th, 2022
A cargo ship sails through the town of Ismailia, Egypt, March 30, 2021. Egypt’s Suez Canal said Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, that its annual revenues reached $6.3 billion last year, the highest in the crucial waterway's history.
Suez Canal Revenues Hit All-Time Record
More than 20,000 vessels flowed through the canal last year.
Jan 3rd, 2022
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Autonomous Trucker Logs First No-Human Road Test
The truck went 80 miles with no human on board and no human intervention.
Dec 29th, 2021
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Sheriff: FedEx Driver Dumped Boxes in Woods at Least 6 Times
The person involved is no longer providing service for FedEx Ground.
Dec 1st, 2021
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on efforts to address global supply chain bottlenecks during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Washington.
Biden Tries to Tame Inflation by Having LA Port Open 24/7
Prices are jumping in large part because container ships are stranded at ports and because unloaded goods are waiting for trucks.
Oct 14th, 2021