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Logistics Recap December 4th – December 10th
Logistics Recap
December 4th – December 10th
Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production
After more than half a century of production, the last Boeing 747 has rolled out of a U.S. factory in Washington state, reports The Guardian.
The final customer was the cargo carrier Atlas Air, which ordered four 747-8 freighters early in 2022. The final plane was rolled out of Boeing’s massive factory in Everett, Washington, on the night of December 6.
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Biden visits new TSCM plant in push to expand US chip production
President Joe Biden visited the construction site of TSMC’s first fabrication facility in Arizona on Tuesday in his push to boost domestic chip manufacturing.
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STB chairman slams Union Pacific over lack of information about embargoes
Chairman Marty Oberman has “serious concerns” about the lack of data that Union Pacific has provided to the Surface Transportation Board ahead of a two-day hearing on the railroad’s use of embargoes.
UP (NYSE: UNP) executives will be in Washington next Tuesday and Wednesday to explain why the railroad’s use of embargoes has increased dramatically since 2017. Freight railroads deploy embargoes as a temporary means to control traffic because of congestion or weather-related issues. Embargoes restrict how much traffic is moved.
Logistics Recap November 13th – November 19th
Logistics Recap
November 13th – November 19th
FMCSA shuts down 2 related Texas carriers
The FMCSA on Thursday shut down both Pac Express LLC and Texas Interstate Express LLC after federal officials determined the two companies were related. The carriers were served a federal out-of-service order on Nov. 11, according to a news release.
FedEx Ground contractor group disbands, denounces calls for work stoppages
An organization aiming to provide a collective voice for FedEx Ground contractors disbanded Friday, just months after its launch as a core piece of ousted delivery contractor Spencer Patton’s campaign for change at the company.
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Enel to build massive solar panel factory in U.S.
Italian energy giant Enel is readying a massive solar-manufacturing push in the U.S., with a planned scale for producing solar panels that would make the company’s factory one of the largest such ventures in the country, stated in a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Amazon looks to Sparrow to carry its robotics ambitions
The e-commerce giant plans to use the new robot and others to automate more of its warehouses during a period of cost cutting.
Logistics Recap November 6th – November 12th
Logistics Recap
Novmeber 6th – November 12th
Germany eager to discuss natural gas pact with U.K. amid supply risk
Germany is eager to talk to Britain about a solidarity pact that would allow Europe’s largest consumers of natural gas to bail each other out if an extreme cold snap were to create shortages this winter, German officials have said.
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Transportation Trades Department asks Congress for regulation addressing rail service
Congress should consider implementing an annual “stress test” for the railroads to ensure that railroads have adequately invested in their infrastructure and people, according to policy position papers approved by the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) at a biannual meeting this week.
USPS plans 2023 rate hikes for some shipping services
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it plans to increase the prices of multiple shipping services next year as the agency grapples with lower volumes and inflationary pressures.