Georgia Ports Authority reported container traffic in April was 258,951 20-foot-equivalent units, increasing 4 percent from April 2012 and rising 11.3 percent from March 2013.
Rebecca Blank, U.S. acting commerce secretary, has wrapped up her week-long Latin America trade mission in Panama, which highlighted the importance of the U.S.-Panama bilateral trade relationship.
Workforce Florida has made available a $2 million Quick Response Training Challenge Grant for employers in Florida’s logistics and trade industry, according to Chris Hart IV, president and CEO of the statewide work force policy board.
Port Logistics Group has added more than 1.1 million square feet of warehouse space to its City of Industry Retail Distribution Campus in California with the opening of two new facilities.
The Port of Oakland’s containerized throughput rose 1.4 percent year-over-year in April, reaching 190,727 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers.
Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Corbett has awarded more than $6.7 million in Act 13 funding to 18 organizations making the switch to natural gas for their heavy-duty fleet vehicles.
Five Below, a merchandise retailer for the teen and pre-teen markets, has opened a new $2 million distribution center in the former Mazda building in Olive Branch, Miss.
President Obama has signed a presidential memorandum that will cut the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure by months and even years.