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Biden Admin Awards $3.5M in Grants for Trucking Workforce Training

The funds will go to training programs at community colleges in 16 states, including Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, California and Ohio.

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BNSF, Norfolk Southern Reach New Deals With Five Unions

The new deals include a 3.5% yearly wage increase over the next five years, along with more vacation hours earlier in workers' careers.

Victorville, California. October 2015. Photo: iStock / Angel Di Billo

Indian Port Unions, Officials to Meet in Attempt to Avert Strike

India’s 12 largest ports handled 818 million tons of cargo in the year through March, a 4.4% increase over the prior year.

India's 12 largest ports handled 818 million tons of cargo in the year through March. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Ikea Trials Online Store for Secondhand Furniture

The new store is currently up and running in Oslo and Madrid, with the company planning to decide on next steps after December.

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U.S. Sanctions Seven ‘Dark Fleet’ Ships Linked to Russia LNG

U.S., EU and U.K. authorities have imposed sanctions on dozens of tankers tied to the Russian oil trade since late last year.

Photo: Bloomberg

Burning Red Sea Oil Tanker Risks Ecological Disaster, EU Warns

The Sounion tanker was hit earlier this week by a series of missiles while sailing through the waterway and suffered a fresh attack on August 23.

In this screengrab released by the Houthi group media center, fires can be seen onboard the Sounion, in the Red Sea on August 23. Photo: Bloomberg

Canadian Rail Stoppage Partially Ends After Government Intervenes

The Canadian labor minister has asked the federal industrial relations board to impose binding arbitration on the parties.

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Shipping’s Adoption of Wind Power Grows, Proponents Say

The IWSA says the uptick in wind-powered vessels hitting the water has been driven by the performance of wind propulsion technology strengthening in recent years

Canopée, equipped with collapsible wings, combines diesel propulsion and wind assistance. Photo: International Windship Association

Miners Tap Trucks, Divert Shipments to Sidestep Canada Rail Woes

Canada’s mining sector depends on the country’s two dominant railways to transport heavy materials including copper, aluminum, iron ore and coal.

An Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. hauling truck full of minerals drives outside Amaruq, Nunavut, Canada. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Freight Railway CSX Agrees to New Deals With Three Unions

The tentative agreements include 3.5% yearly wage increases, and improvements to paid vacation and health care.

ATHENS, GEORGIA, U.S.A. - Jan 21, 2019: A railroad employee holding a walkie-talkie leans out from a CSX railroad locomotive, looking ahead up the track.

Podcast | The Parcel Shipping Headaches That Never Go Away

Forget about those rare Black Swans and unexpected supply chain disruptions. In parcel shipping, certain headaches are a constant.

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Canada Rail Stoppage Begins

After months of talks, the increasingly bitter negotiations, regarding working conditions such as shift scheduling and fatigue provisions, ended on the evening of August 21.

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