Top

Tag: transportation


Shipping

Global bunker indices see modest decline

February 9, 2024

Via: Container News

During the sixth week, the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices experienced a modest decline. The 380 HSFO index dropped by US$8.74 to US$507.44/MT, edging closer to the US$500 threshold. Similarly, the VLSFO index decreased by US$10 with a […]


Shipping

Swiss Re report captures the extent of global shipping disruption

February 8, 2024

Via: Splash 247

Insurer Swiss Re has come up with a chart to highlight the dramatic changes to the world seaborne map in recent years as shipping faces disruption in the Red and Black Seas as well as the Panama Canal and multiple […]


Shipping

Shipping and the Macroeconomic Environment: What to Expect?

February 8, 2024

Via: Hellenic Shipping News

The global economy is heading towards monetary easing, expected to arrive in the following months. This could trigger a rebound in trade growth dynamics and demand across the board. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “despite record […]


Shipping

Tanker transits plunge 20% in Red Sea: Lloyd’s List

February 7, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

New data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows an acceleration of tankers diverting away from the Red Sea. Since Jan. 12, when the first of three U.S.-led military strikes began on Houthi land targets, more than 106 tankers have changed routes […]


Vehicles

Japan’s electric vehicle transition by 2035 may be insufficient to combat the climate crisis, but there are solutions

February 7, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that Japan’s current policy of stopping the sale of gas vehicles by 2035 and transitioning only to hybrids and electric vehicles may be insufficient to reduce the country’s CO2 emissions and prevent it from […]


Shipping

Red Sea trouble threatens US freight recovery

February 6, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday his committee is unlikely to consider cutting the federal funds rate at its next meeting in March. The implication from his remarks in a “60 Minutes” interview was that the board would not […]


Vehicles

E-bikes hold huge promise for sustainable transport in rural tourist areas, says researcher

February 6, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

I first rode an e-bike after a day out exploring the fells on foot a few years ago. Instead of driving back to my accommodation, I traveled 40km through the Lake District on an e-bike and I was surprised by […]


Shipping

Should UPS have been bigger as well as better?

February 5, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

For the first 30 or so months of her tenure, UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé had the wind at her back. For the past year, however, a gale force storm has been blowing right at the company. The question is […]


Impact & Regulations

The Whac-A-Mole reality of autonomous trucking regulations

February 2, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

If you thought last year’s veto of a Teamsters-backed ban on heavy-duty autonomous trucking in California put the issue to rest, think again. While 23 states allow at least testing of driverless trucking, emerging challenges resemble the arcade game Whac-A-Mole. […]


Vehicles

First in-depth survey on the topic of deep transfer learning for intelligent vehicle perception

February 2, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

An international group of scientists has published a paper in the journal Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, summarizing a comprehensive review of deep transfer learning for intelligent vehicle perception. In recent years, perception has been viewed as a critical component […]


Shipping

FedEx fleet restructure poses threat to freighter operators

February 1, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

FedEx has portrayed its new air network redesign in terms of streamlining the high-cost overnight parcel operation, but internal communications show the express delivery giant also sees an opportunity to aggressively go after heavyweight cargo booked by logistic providers to […]


Shipping

How brokers can avoid cargo coverage ‘gotcha’ situations

February 1, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

Insurance has been a hot topic across the trucking industry over the past several years. Most often, however, insurance talks revolve around motor carriers and truck drivers. Freight brokers have largely been left out of the conversation. Broker liability is […]


Travel & Public Transit

Pennsylvania budget proposal includes $282.8M for public transit

January 31, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposal would increase public transit funding by 1.75 percent, a $282.8 million investment, and provide nearly $1.5 billion in new state funding over five years. The proposal would deliver the funding needed to avoid […]


Impact & Regulations

Departing US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles

January 30, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann Carlson. For much of that time she has served as acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, where she […]


Impact & Regulations

New Mexico completes truck parking initiative

January 30, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently completed a $2.7 million truck parking initiative along Interstate 10. “NMDOT is excited to implement this first-of-its-kind system in New Mexico and is committed to finding and implementing technology to support safety […]


Shipping

Rail gets high-tech upgrade moving into 2024

January 30, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

Rail is often characterized as one of the more “old school” transportation options, but recent developments in the space have challenged that narrative. Railroad giant CSX, for example, is dedicated to investing both financial and human capital into a myriad […]


Impact & Regulations

Pennsylvania awards $39.6M to replace diesel trucks

January 29, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded more than $39.6 million in 2022-2023 Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Pilot grants to 16 applicants for the replacement of diesel-fueled fleets with zero-emission vehicles. The grant program was created to […]


Vehicles

Vehicle networking environment information sharing based on distributed fountain code

January 29, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Intelligent Transportation systems (ITS) have shown great potential in smart cities in recent years. Using information processing and communication technology, ITS significantly improves the quality of urban traffic operation and service. Autonomous vehicles (AVs), a key component of ITS, are […]


Shipping

Trucking labor rules and regs to watch in 2024

January 26, 2024

Via: Transport Dive

Several labor regulations in various stages of development could have wide-ranging effects on the trucking industry this year. Trucking executives will be focused on the regulatory rules, which are poised to go into effect alongside a separate slate of equipment […]


Vehicles

NASA autonomous flight software successfully used in air taxi stand-ins

January 26, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over Long Island Sound, Connecticut taking care to avoid other aircraft in the area around them. Except the ordinary-looking helicopters were […]