Logistics Executives See Shipping Hub Potential in Cuba
U.S. businesses touring freight sites find modern facilities along with decaying infrastructure and “endless” possibilities for American exports.
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TRAC Intermodal Considers Sale, IPO
TRAC Intermodal, one of the largest leasing companies for trucking equipment, is exploring a sale or an initial public offering after pulling a $485 million bond offering last week, according to chief executive Keith Lovetro.
Norfolk Southern Steps Up Fight Against Canadian Pacific Merger
Norfolk Southern urged employees to vote down Canadian Pacific Railway’s effort to enlist shareholders to press the board for friendly merger talks at its annual meeting.
Nearly 80 Years After the Hindenburg, Airships Are Poised for a Comeback
More than a century after the first Zeppelins took to the sky, airship makers including Lockheed Martin Corp. say fresh commercial interest is reviving the fortunes of the giant flying machines.
Logistics Trouble Crimp Restoration Hardware
Upscale home-furnishings retailer has warned customers of months-long delays since the fall rollout of a new collection aimed at millennials and urban dwellers.
Supersize Ships Prompt Port Automation
Over the next decade, marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are expected to lead the way in adopting robotic cargo-handling capabilities in response to the arrival of more supersize ships.
Massive Robots Keep Docks Shipshape
TraPac’s Los Angeles shipping terminal offers a window to how coming global trade will move: using highly automated systems and machinery to handle a flood of goods amid new free-trade accords.
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Automated Cargo Handling Glides Into Ports
Photos of TraPac’s Los Angeles shipping terminal offer a window to how coming global trade will move: using highly automated systems and machinery to handle a flood of goods amid new free-trade accords.
Logistics Investors Launch Supply-Chain Technology Accelerator
Former shipping entrepreneurs aim to pull ideas, talent into industrial distribution heartland with Tennessee venture.
Online Auctioning Made Easier With Asia-Based Apps
A crop of Asian startups are working to change the commercial landscape by offering apps that let individuals buy and sell goods directly from one another more easily than on traditional Web-based sites.
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