Port of Oakland’s chief says destiny favors this gateway
Although not name specific players, Lytle said “international shipping lines” view Oakland as a candidate for first-call service from Asia.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management PRE and DHPH team up for multi-story facility in New York
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate (GSAM PRE) and DH Property Holdings (DHPH) have formed a joint venture to develop a three-story, 370,000 square-foot, institutional grade warehouse and distribution center at 640 Columbia Street in Brooklyn, New York on the Red Hook waterfront.
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index shows modest improvement but remains in negative territory
For November, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at -8.9, which is down from, and an improvement over, October’s -9.6. September and August came in at -8.2 and -6.7, respectively.
AAR reports annual gains for U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes for week ending Jan. 27
Carloads increased 1.1% annually to 260,993, and intermodal containers and trailers saw a 6.9% annual gain to 282,522.
“Pretty normal” YRC suffers 2017 loss to $10.8 million compared with $21.5 million gain in 2018
YRC Worldwide, parent of long-haul YRC Freight and three regional LTL carriers, fell back into the red last year as it battled a red-hot freight market with sharply higher costs related to purchased transportation, equipment shortages and higher salaries to keep those trucks operating with sufficient drivers.
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UPS sees growth for Q4 and full-year 2017 earnings
Quarterly revenue was up 11.2% at $18.8 billion, while earnings per share at $1.67 topped Wall Street estimates of $1.67, and full-year earnings per share at $6.01, with full-year revenue up 8.2% annually at $65.8 billion.