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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

Business, Logistics

Ceva Boosts EGL Offer to $2 Billion

Ceva Logistics said Monday it has made a new offer to buy EGL Inc., raising its per-share offer to $47.50 a share, or about $2 billion total.

May 21, 2007
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Fleets Offer Expanded Storage Options

With demand for freight-hauling services relatively slack, some trucking companies are branching out beyond logistics to offer more warehousing services.

May 21, 2007
Business, Logistics

Penske, ABX Form Brazil Venture

Penske Logistics and ABX Logistics said Friday they have formed a new joint venture in Brazil to provide international freight management services in that country.

May 18, 2007
Business, Technology, Government, Logistics

CP Workers Begin Strike

About 3,200 track workers for Canadian Pacific Railway went on strike Wednesday, slowing down trucks picking up containers stored at rail terminals, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported.

May 17, 2007
Business, Logistics

US 1 Industries’ Income Dips

Logistics firm US 1 Industries’ first-quarter income fell to $370,000 or 3 cents a share, from $695,000 or 6 cents a year ago.

May 16, 2007
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Drops Another 1.9¢; Gas Soars to Record $3.103

Diesel’s national average pump price dipped 1.9 cents to $2.773 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 4.9 cents to an all-time record $3.103, the Department of Energy said Monday.

May 15, 2007
Government, Business, Logistics

Clarke Sets 2-for-1 Stock Split

Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings improved, and the company’s board approved a 2-for-1 stock split.

May 10, 2007
Business, Government, Logistics

U.K. Hedge Fund Seeks Rail Returns

A British hedge fund that owns shares of U.S. railroads Union Pacific Corp. and BNSF Railway, in addition to its previously disclosed holdings of CSX Corp., wants better returns from its U.S. rail holdings, Bloomberg reported.

May 10, 2007
Business, Logistics

CSX to Buy Back $1 Bln. in Stock

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. said Tuesday it will repurchase an additional $1 billion in its stock, boost its dividend 25% and make significant capital expenditures over the next four years, the Associated Press reported.

May 8, 2007
Business, Logistics

EGL Says Ceva’s Offer ‘Superior’ to CEO’s

EGL Inc. said Monday that a $43 proposal by Ceva Group to acquire EGL is a “superior proposal” to a proposal led by its chief executive officer.

May 7, 2007