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CP and Maersk building Vancouver transload and distribution facility
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway and Maersk plan to build and operate a transload and distribution facility in Vancouver to…
Amazon to hire 100,000 to handle online shopping surge
NEW YORK — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders.
The company said Monday that…
DHL Global Forwarding starts dedicated Asia-Europe flight
Bonn — DHL Global Forwarding has launched an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to Europe and the US to meet demand from…
Hearings seek answers on overturned cargo ship
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A year after a giant cargo ship carrying 4,200 automobiles overturned on the Georgia coast, public testimony from…
Walmart tests drones for deliveries
NEW YORK — Walmart has launched a pilot program using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in a North Carolina…
Japan ship operator to pay $9 million over Mauritius oil spill
TOKYO — The Japanese operator of a bulk carrier that struck a coral reef and caused a widespread oil spill off the coast of…
Robot roundup
From the August 2020 print edition
Growing up, I was very interested in watching television shows that focused on science…
Maersk integrates its Ocean & Logistics organization
Copenhagen — Maersk has integrated the Safmarine brand to enhance customers’ access to the global integrated offering.
The…
Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone
NEW YORK — Getting an Amazon package delivered from the sky is closer to becoming a reality.
The Federal Aviation…
CN awards contract for grain hopper cars
MONTREAL — CN has awarded a contract to build 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars to National Steel Car Ltd. of…
Drone Delivery Canada announces second route with DSV Canada
TORONTO — Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has begun a second cargo drone route with DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, using DDC's drone…
Alberta offers non-financial support for high-speed hyperloop
CALGARY — The Alberta government says it will support a proposal to build a hyperloop transport system capable of whisking…