FreightWaves Classics: Cross-Country Motor Transport Train reaches San Francisco
On September 6, 1919, the U.S. Army’s Cross-Country Motor Transport Train arrived in San Francisco. Its journey spanned 62 days, and after leaving Washington, D.C....
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Egypt in talks to replace detained Ukraine wheat cargo, sources say
A combine harvests wheat in a field near the village of Zghurivka, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav...
The ‘New’ Brent Contract: Where Do We Stand?
The controversial inclusion of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Midland crude oil in the key Brent contract is not far away, with the “new” dated Brent...
Bucharest bourse indices rise further, TTS leads blue-chip gainers
BUCHAREST (Romania), September 6 (SeeNews) – Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices ended in the green on Tuesday as freight forwarder Transport Trade Services [BSE:TTS] led...
How air cargo can put an end to missing, misplacing and mishandling of ULDs
Unit Load Devices (ULDs) like pallets or containers, used by the aviation industry to load luggage, freight, and mail is a $357 million market and...
Universities’ research aims to make railroads climate resilient
California wildfires that closed down portions of the Union Pacific and BNSF train networks for days. Severe flooding in the Midwest that damaged tracks. The...
Geopolitics, energy costs, shifting trade flows put Italian slab, flat steel imports in focus
Global geopolitics and economic sanctions have European steel rerollers looking for alternative sources of slab, forcing a persistent and long-term adjustment to trade flows that...
Hong Kong customs seizes six tonnes of protected wood during routine sea cargo inspection
More than six tonnes of protected wood with an estimated value of HK$4.1 million (US$522,000) was found hidden in a shipping container on its way...
Could the Drying Up of Europe’s Great Rivers Be the New Normal?
Along the fabled Danube River, which snakes its way for 1,800 miles from the Black Forest in Germany to the Black Sea in Romania, scores...
Sea cargo release time averages 11 hours
NBR Time Release Study 2022 It is 7 days for air cargoes, 10 days for land cargoes FE ONLINE REPORT | Published: September 06, 2022...