How the supply chain crisis got this bad
Ships stuck at sea, warehouses overflowing, trucks without drivers: The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval, with little end in...
Post-Panamax gantry cranes arrive at Port NOLA
On Dec. 10, Gov. John Bel Edwards welcomed four new 100-foot-gauge container gantry cranes to the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of...
TSA directives mandate railroad cybersecurity measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued two security directives on Dec. 2 that mandate cybersecurity actions by passenger railroads, rail transit agencies and freight...
NTSB Report: Ship master worked 50 hours nonstop before Louisiana crash
An oil tanker hit an offshore oil platform at night near Louisiana because its Turkish operating company didn’t give the ship’s master time to...
APM Terminals to manage proposed $1.5 billion Plaquemines container terminal
APM Terminals said Nov. 17 that it has signed a preliminary agreement with Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal Authority to manage a proposed $1.5...
Louisiana Motor Truck Association joins suit over vaccine mandate
The Louisiana trucking industry has joined a suit contesting President Joe Biden’s vaccine policy that requires private sector employers with over 100 employees to...
Trucking industry worried vaccination mandate will worsen driver shortages
Louisiana trucking industry officials worry the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees could exacerbate the ongoing driver shortage, reports WBRZ.
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A new way to Chicago: Logjammed suppliers eye Louisiana as a potential multimodal hub...
There is opportunity in the current supply chain mayhem, but local transportation leaders say they’re working against the shot clock.
Until recently, Asian markets have...
Nick of time: An emerging multimodal port in Mossville could help smooth kinks in...
The developers of the new Mossville Rail Port are benefitting from some rather fortuitous timing.
Both phases of their multimodal facility will soon be operational,...
Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandates could divide trucking industry
President Joe Biden’s recent order that companies with 100 or more employees require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular...
