21 Oct FedEx Completes First Commercial Drone Delivery FedEx officials said the company’s test drone program completed the first U.S. residential delivery of commercial goods, a scheduled trip to a home in Christiansburg, Va., on Oct. 18. Read more...
21 Oct Russia Willing to Pay to Lure Shippers to the Arctic Russia wants to make its Arctic waters more attractive to shippers than the Suez Canal and could be willing to compensate for potential risks to make that happen. Read more...
21 Oct Shell Quits Kazakh Oil Projects After Judging Them Uneconomic Royal Dutch Shell Plc abandoned two oil projects off Kazakhstan after stubbornly high costs made them uneconomic. Read more...
21 Oct Global Container Terminals Joins TradeLens Blockchain Platform Global Container Terminals Inc., a North American container terminal operator, has joined the TradeLens supply chain platform, which uses blockchain technology, according to an Oct. 17 news release. Read more...
18 Oct Rinchem Co. Acquires Carolina Tank Lines Chemical management services company Rinchem Co. announced it acquired Carolina Tank Lines, a carrier based in Burlington, N.C. Read more...
18 Oct Infrastructure Plans Approved for Oklahoma’s Future The Oklahoma Transportation Commission recently approved three plans that will steer infrastructure projects in the coming years. Read more...
18 Oct GlobalTranz Acquires Global Freight Solutions Logistics company GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. announced the acquisition of Chicago-based Global Freight Solutions, a freight brokerage and logistics company. Read more...
18 Oct Trump Taps Perry Deputy Dan Brouillette to Replace Him at Energy Department WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is nominating a deputy to Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace him in the top job at the Energy Department. Read more...
18 Oct Top House Transportation Policymaker Praises Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Contributions Longtime Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings (D), who died Oct. 17 at the age of 68, was a formidable legislator who had consistently advocated for improvements in his district, as well as the nation, said Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). Read more...
18 Oct Dependable Supply Chain Services Adds Two Orange EV Tractors to Increase Sustainability ONTARIO, Calif. — Dependable Supply Chain Services has deployed two electric terminal trucks from Orange EV at its facility here. Read more...