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• Maersk aims to double its Asia-Europe rail volume November 20, 2018
  [caption caption="China has a target of 5,000 westbound freight train movements a year in 2019. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]HONG KONG — Maersk Line plans to double the volume of containers moved by dedicated freight trains from China to Europe next year amid continuing “robust” growth in China’s economy, Maersk Line’s greater China chief said on...
• Shippers assess potential Brexit deal or no deal November 20, 2018
  [caption caption="Stock up and hope for the best, appears to be the only reasonable way to approach the UK"][/caption]Shippers and forwarders are trying to assess both the impact on trade of the Brexit deal currently on the table, as well as the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union...
• Sponsored Video: Real estate evolves with supply chain tech November 19, 2018
  Sponsored: CenterPoint Properties Senior Vice President Brian McKiernan, a panelist at the 2018 JOC Inland Distribution Conference, discusses the Chicago market, as well as the wider rise of complex robotics within supply chains and developing industrial real estate with the flexibility to keep up with technology.  2018 JOC Inland Distribution Conference,...
• Atypical lull in US dray rates marks new peak-season reality November 19, 2018
  [caption caption="Not every region of the US has experienced a quieter peak season. Conditions in California and New York-New Jersey have been very tight since September. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]US freight markets are not as hectic this holiday season as last year because of market forces, better preparation, and psychology, according...
• Visual check won’t hold water in this liability claim November 19, 2018
  Q: I am the loss prevention manager for an LTL [less-than-truckload] carrier. We’re in dispute with a delivery partner and a claimant regarding responsibility for a claim, and we seek your valued opinion.The shipment in question was an aircraft engine and was one of a few shipments that was on...
• Sponsored Video: Distribution consolidating to major hubs November 19, 2018
  Sponsored: Adam Roth, director of NAI Global Logistics, on how the industrial real estate business is changing, including the impact of trucking's electronic logging mandate and precision railroading strategies. In this interview at the 2018 JOC Inland Distribution Conference, Roth discusses 2019 expectations on demand, the Amazon effect on customer...
• Brussels’ strategy offers path for congested air cargo hubs November 19, 2018
   [caption caption="Like commercial aviation’s talkoff and landing slot booking system, BRUcloud enables forwarders to reserve guaranteed slot times and designated warehouse dock doors with ground handlers, enabling their truckers to quickly discharge loads or collect shipments. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Brussels Airport appears to have found a solution to the frustrating and...
• OOIL readies Long Beach terminal sale November 19, 2018
  [caption caption="Cosco signed a national security agreement with the United States on July 6 agreeing to sell the Long Beach facility. (Above: The Port of Long Beach.) Photo credit: Georgia Ports Authority."][/caption]Hong Kong-listed OOIL is set to kick off the sale process of its Port of Long Beach container terminal...
• Port NY-NJ launches upgraded portwide portal November 19, 2018
  [caption caption="The dashboard is a step toward granting port stakeholders greater access to container information portwide, as ports, logistics providers, and shippers across the nation increasingly focus on the importance of visibility. (Above: Trucks line up outside the Port of New York and New Jersey.) Photo credit: Hugh R. Morley."][/caption]A...
• New alliance calls to give Hamburg port early 2019 boost November 19, 2018
  [caption caption="In the first nine months of the year, the port of Hamburg transferred substantially more freight on to rail. The 4.3 percent increase in volume grew rail. Photo credit: The port of Hamburg."][/caption]Elbe River draft restrictions continue to hold back the port of Hamburg’s container throughput growth, something Europe’s...
• Strong US freight activity runs counter to economic fears November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="Higher freight volumes and shipper spending reported by the Cass Freight Index show that while the US economy may be expanding more slowly in late 2018, it is not on the verge of a contraction. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The US economy remains “extraordinarily strong,” based on the level of freight...
• Sponsored Video: Future of Ocean Freight Tendering November 16, 2018
  Sponsored: The process of ocean freight tendering is time- and resource consuming for all parties involved. Thomas Sørbø, chief revenue officer and co-founder of Xeneta, discussed the nuanced benefits to be gained by increased use of benchmarking data by all sides, and the potential for supply chain improvement on a...
• China to US West Coast space set to tighten November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="Retailers’ front-loading of imports to stay ahead of tariffs on China led to an earlier-than-expected peak-shipping season this summer and now to fast-forwarding of spring merchandise. (Above: Ships at the Port of Los Angeles.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates to the US East Coast may have risen unlike...
• Kuehne + Nagel lead-time tool counters digital upstarts November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="The tool is an extension of the Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) Sea Explorer platform, first released in March to help K+N customers determine which global services best suit their needs based on a number of performance metrics, including schedule reliability, emission, vessel nominal carrying capacity, and realistic transit times...
• Brazil exporters fear losses over Israel embassy move November 16, 2018
  [caption]Almost immediately after President-elect Bolsonaro’s announcement, Egypt cancelled a trade mission from Brazil that had been scheduled to promote exports, such as beef, chicken, and various fruits. Photo credit: Brazilian Exporters Association.[/caption]Brazilian exporters could suffer a substantial reduction in business from importer Arab nations, if Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro goes...
• Cosco's grand ambitions November 16, 2018
  Cosco Shipping’s intentions to overtake Maersk as the largest container line is perhaps the world’s worst-kept secret. And here’s a warning to the shipping industry — do not take Cosco’s intentions with a pinch of salt. It’s not simply an ambition. It’s an advisory.With mergers and acquisitions happening left and...
• Regulatory pressure on container lines builds November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="The World Shipping Council, representing container carriers, took immediate issue with the ITF report in its references to the major alliances, saying, “The EU block exemption simply does not apply to these arrangements in most cases.” (Above: Rotterdam port at sunrise.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Container shipping has been gradually deregulated...
• Trump taps Maffei and Florida maritime veteran for FMC November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="The appointments require Senate confirmation for the five-year terms expiring June 30, 2023. (Above: Ships at the Port of Oakland.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The Trump administration has reappointed a former US Federal Maritime Commissioner for another term and tapped a Florida maritime veteran to the top maritime regulatory agency, bringing...
• Activists’ protest briefly shuts down JNPT Friday November 16, 2018
  [caption caption="Activists (above) ended their Friday shutdown action at JNPT in the late afternoon, after port and other stakeholders held talks with demonstrators. Photo credit: Industry sources."][/caption]Freight movement and vessel operations at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) came to a standstill Friday morning as protesters concerned over still-unsettled project-affected citizens’...
• Egyptian container ports eye expansion November 16, 2018
   [caption caption="Above: Alexandria port. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Egypt’s ports are weighing whether to expand their facilities as container volumes rise by double-digits and some facilities near their capacity.Total port utilization at Egypt’s five main ports was 65 percent in 2017, indicating that there is enough capacity to meet demand for a few...

News from Container Management

• Port of Antwerp to collaborate with Belgian development agency November 20, 2018
  Antwerp Port Authority and its consultancy and investment subsidiary Port of Antwerp International (PAI) have signed a collaboration agreement with Enabel, the Belgian development agency, aiming to further the sustainable development of ports in developing countries. Belgium’s development strategy involves finding and supporting suitable growth centres in particular countries while ports offer a particular attraction due to their […]
• Operaciones Portuarias Canarias transitions to Navis’ N4 TOS November 20, 2018
  Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, S.A. (OPCSA), wholly owned by TIL Group, has transitioned from the Cosmos terminal operating system (TOS) to Navis’ N4. With the new operating system in place, OPCSA notes three main objectives – to improve the efficiency of local operations, initiate the modernisation process and increase productivity of the terminal. It is estimated […]
• US Senators warn China may take over Djibouti port November 18, 2018
  Two US Senators have written to the country’s Secretary of State warning him that China may take over Djibouti port and increase its influence in the Horn of Africa. Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Chris Coons said they were alarmed that, after Djibouti seized the port from UAE-owned DP World in February and nationalised it in […]
• Le Havre, Rouen and Paris ports to merge November 18, 2018
  French Prime Minister Eduoard Phillipe has announced plans to merge the Northern French ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris by 2021. The ports are already jointly represented by HAROPA but the government is proposing making them a single public institution. On 15 November, Philippe tweeted about this issue. His words roughly translate as: “In […]
• Maersk blames disappointing European imports for weak container trade November 15, 2018
  Maersk has blamed disappointing levels of imports from the UK, Turkey and the Mediterranean from China for “weaker than expected” global container trade figures in the third quarter of 2018. While Maersk increased its volumes by 5% in this quarter, excluding Hamburg Sud, these figures are skewed by the fact that the third quarter of […]
• Planned new Dutch terminal cancelled November 15, 2018
  The Kramer Group has announced that it is cancelling its plans to build a container terminal in the Dutch city of Vlissingen. According to local public broadcaster Omroep Zeeland, the company’s commercial director Ted Holleman said that the company and its partners in Vlissingen were not able to gurantee enough containers to make the terminal profitable. […]
• Panama Canal Authority to relaunch Corozal project in 2020 November 14, 2018
  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is planning to relaunch the concession process to build and operate a new container terminal at Corozal on the Pacific side of the canal in 2020. Following a market study, the ACP is opting for a smaller scale project featuring one fewer berth in the first phase in an effort […]
• US studies dredging of Miami harbour November 14, 2018
  The US Army Corps of Engineers is studying further dredging of Miami’s harbour to allow bigger ships to pass. Some areas of the harbour’s access channel may be deepened or widened by the US government so that the port can handle 14,000 teu vessels. With the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2016, there has […]
• Tideworks and MIT collaborate to promote maritime education November 14, 2018
  Tideworks Technology and Manzanillo International Terminal-Panamá (MIT) have entered into an agreement with two universities to strengthen professional maritime education in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Tideworks, MIT, the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP) and the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) of Jamaica are signing a letter of intent for academic collaboration at TOC Americas […]
• Turkish Safiport chooses CyberLogitec’s TOS November 14, 2018
  IT solutions provider CyberLogitec will implement its OPUS terminal operating system (TOS) at Turkey’s Safiport Derince as part of a project to develop the port’s container facilities. The Safi Holding-operated container terminal, which is located in Turkey’s Marmara region, is set to go live with OPUS Terminal in the first quarter of 2019. The TOS, […]
• Maersk transfers service from Felixstowe to London November 13, 2018
  Maersk Line has announced that its AE7 service will transfer from Felixstowe to London Gateway to reduce the possibility of experiencing “unexpected disruption”. The Port of Felixstowe, which is operated by Hutchison Ports, started experiencing operational delays following the implementation of a new in-house terminal operating system (TOS) replacing Navis in June. The problems with […]
• ICTSI plans to develop two ports in the Philippines November 13, 2018
  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has submitted a proposal to develop two ports in Iloilo, Philippines, for an estimated total investment of over PhP5bn (US$94m). The company submitted a Letter of Intent to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to modernise the infrastructure and superstructure of the Iloilo Port Complex and the Port of Dumangas, […]
• Navis survey finds maritime sector prioritising technological investments November 12, 2018
  A study by Navis, designed to track the perceptions, intentions and mindset of the global maritime industry, has found that the vast majority of the sector plans to increase investments in new technology within the next 12 months. Of 170 participants in the Navis Business Bellwether survey, over 90% of respondents expect their companies to […]
• Hapag-Lloyd reports rise in revenue November 12, 2018
  Hapag-Lloyd has reported a 23% year-on-year rise in its revenue in the first nine months of 2018. The German carrier’s revenue went up from US$8bn in the months from January to September last year to US$10bn in the same period this year. The increase was primarily due to a 27% rise in transport volume from […]
• Konecranes launches updated ARTG system November 9, 2018
  Konecranes has launched the newest iteration of its automated rubber-tyred gantry (ARTG) crane system, version 2.0. The new offering can be retrofit to most brownfield container terminals and fits most container stack envelopes while allowing truck handling to be automated with remote supervision. Several terminal operators including PT Prima Terminal Petikemas, a subsidiary of state-owned […]
• Strong results for ICTSI in third quarter November 9, 2018
  International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reached US$1bn in revenue from port operations in the first nine months of the year as throughput rose by 5%. ICTSI handled 7.2m teu across all of it terminals while revenue from port operations increased 10% from US$918.3m. The company attributed its success to volume growth, new contracts with […]
• Technology pilot improves efficiency at the Port of Long Beach November 8, 2018
  Initial outcomes of a three-month technology pilot by GE Transportation to improve cargo flow at the Port of Long Beach have demonstrated efficiency improvements at the port. GE’s Port Optimizer showed advanced visibility of incoming cargo, offered over 14 days faster access to information, and improved turn times while increasing throughput which led to increased […]
• Maersk Container Industry to launch reefer digitalisation service November 8, 2018
  Maersk Container Industry (MCI) will launch a reefer digitalisation service in 2019, looking to provide reporting data to container operators wherever their reefers are located in the world. Named Sekstant Global Guidance, the system aims to enable new levels of automation and data collection, changing the way how operators can manage their reefer transport chain. […]
• Ocean Alliance members, Yang Ming and major terminal operators initiate blockchain consortium November 7, 2018
  Members of the Ocean Alliance and Yang Ming along with DP World, Hutchison Ports, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and CargoSmart have agreed to form a consortium to develop an open digital platform based on blockchain technology. The platform, named the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), aims to establish a digital baseline […]
• Textainer becomes first leasing company to invest in PrimeLINE ONE reefers November 7, 2018
  Textainer has ordered 1,000 PrimeLINE ONE refrigerated containers from Carrier Transicold and Singamas Container Holdings Limited, making it the first major container leasing company to acquire the new model. John Simmons, vice president of refrigerated containers at Textainer, said: “As a major supplier of refrigerated containers to shipping lines around the world, we have one of the […]

News from CN – Container News

• Opening of Prinses Amaliaviaduct in Rotterdam November 20, 2018
  ... The post Opening of Prinses Amaliaviaduct in Rotterdam appeared first on Container News.
• Transport of goods after Brexit November 20, 2018
  ESC together with other stakeholders are concerned with the possible impact of Brexit on transport of goods ... The post Transport of goods after Brexit appeared first on Container News.
• Full steam ahead for Moselle Express November 20, 2018
  The flow of trade through the Port of Rotterdam with the Eifel, the Saarland and Luxembourg is on the increase. The twice-weekly Moselle Express, which runs between Trier and Rotterdam, is under full steam.   Moselle Express | Rolling your world to Trier   Since January 2017, the German company Am Zehnhoff Söns has been […]
• EU’s trade agreement with Asian countries November 20, 2018
  If approved by the European Parliament, the EU – Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the EU – Vietnam Trade ... The post EU’s trade agreement with Asian countries appeared first on Container News.
• 5-point plan launched to boost UK ports November 20, 2018
  The UK Major Ports Group (“UKMPG”), has launched a 5-point plan to build on the success story th... The post 5-point plan launched to boost UK ports appeared first on Container News.
• Valenciaport obtains another milestone November 20, 2018
  In the last twelve months, container traffic in the Valencian area has increased by 4.78%... The post Valenciaport obtains another milestone appeared first on Container News.
• Port Authorities of Busan and Rotterdam sign LoI November 20, 2018
  The Busan Port Authority and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a Letter of Intent for the alloc... The post Port Authorities of Busan and Rotterdam sign LoI appeared first on Container News.
• FIATA about detention and demurrage charges November 20, 2018
  ESC encourages a continued dialogue between logistics partners to bring more clarification on detention and ... The post FIATA about detention and demurrage charges appeared first on Container News.
• Japan: Imports jump, trade deficit grows November 20, 2018
  Japan’s trade flows started the fourth quarter on a down note as imports rose nearly 20 per cent from a ye... The post Japan: Imports jump, trade deficit grows appeared first on Container News.
• CMA CGM announces new GRR November 20, 2018
  CMA CGM informs its customers of the following General Rate Restoration :   Effective De... The post CMA CGM announces new GRR appeared first on Container News.

News from Tradewinds

• Italy orders migrant ship seizure over HIV fears November 20, 2018
  Authorities criticised after saying discarded clothes could have been infected.
• Norden tied to purchase of Diamond S Shipping brace November 20, 2018
• Former Eagle Bulk CFO Ginsberg lands at McAllister November 20, 2018
• VIDEO: MSC boxship holed in dock crash, spills fuel November 20, 2018
  Vessel being repaired after suffering damage under pilotage at Yilport in Gebze.
• Navios Maritime Holdings gets $7m for panamax November 20, 2018
  Angeliki Frangou-led bulker owner sees higher revenue on improved charter rates.
• Rokke research ship costing $350m November 20, 2018
  Billionaire's new vessel is part of his $500m pledge into ocean research.
• Ship Finance International looks to build on $900m growth spurt November 20, 2018
  Ole Hjertaker-led company looking to follow up on this year's boxship buys.
• Chemikalien expands with takeover of Rigel Schiffahrts November 20, 2018
  Fleet of over 30 chemical and product tankers created as Hamburg and Bremen companies join forces
• RS Platou Holdings rejigs holding in Clarksons November 20, 2018
• Containerships makes money after CMA CGM takeover November 20, 2018
  Finnish owner back in the black for the third quarter.

News from The Loadstar

• CEVA appoints LatAm contract logistics boss Milton Pimenta to head Antipodean cluster November 20, 2018
  CEVA Logistics has appointed Milton Pimenta as managing director of its Australia and New Zealand logistics cluster. Mr Pimenta will move from his current position, head of contract logistics in South America for CEVA, in January 2019, reporting to CEO Xavier Urbain. He takes over from Carlos Velez Rodriguez, who is leaving CEVA to pursue […]
• MSC and Maersk clash on capacity policy as AE2/Swan loop readies for relaunch November 20, 2018
  The 2M is “unlikely” to suspend its AE2/Swan Asia-North Europe loop again after the Chinese New Year, according to an MSC source. The insider told The Loadstar today MSC “had no intention of making the same mistake again”. The source was referring to the 2M’s decision to suspend a service in October and November, rather than […]
• Whitehall backs move to bring distributed ledger technology to UK ports November 20, 2018
  A UK government-backed initiative to foster digital innovation across industry is looking to demonstrate the benefits of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the shipping sector by 2020. Last month’s budget renewed five-year funding for Digital Catapult, which provides physical and digital facilities for technology testing and seeks to foster industry collaboration. As part of its […]
• 2020 low sulphur regulations could be ‘the saviour’ of container shipping November 20, 2018
  The IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap, to be imposed in January 2020, could be a “blessing in disguise” for shipping lines, should the regulatory fallout finally end the industry’s elusive search for supply and demand balance. However, any benefits will not materialise without short-term pain, according to analysts speaking today at the Asia Logistics & Maritime […]
• The downside for carriers and terminals of a digital supply chain November 20, 2018
  While every shipping company in the world appears to be developing some form of digital strategy, a leading industry academic has warned that digitisation could result in some unforeseen and unwelcome consequences. Speaking at last week’s TOC Americas Supply Chain Conference in Panama, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, from the department of global studies and geography at New […]
• Special report: forward freight agreement controversy swirls around Baltic Exchange November 20, 2018
  Fairplay, the weekly shipping magazine founded in 1883, which sadly is set to publish its last edition and shut its doors next month, is going out with a bang. It has published a special report examining how the forward freight agreements (FFAs) market, which uses the Baltic Exchange as its index, will be affected by […]
• Supply Chain Radar: after trouble for CEVA & XPO, how exposed is K+N’s portfolio of clients? November 20, 2018
  Swiss transport behemoth Kuehne + Nagel is often named by sources concerned with counter-party risk – and the damage it could bring. Which, after the impact of problematic clients on the financials of XPO Logistics and CEVA Logistics in Q3, is no trivial matter. XPO stays bullish, despite a $15m hit from a client bankruptcy, which forced it […]
• MSC enhances Asia-Latin America network through new VSA November 20, 2018
  MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is optimising its Asia-South America east coast network through a new vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) with two other carriers. The new arrangements will slash transit times on MSC’s Ipanema service by at least a week. The VSA between MSC, Hapag Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) will take effect from 15 December […]
• Panalpina chairman Peter Ulber to quit following shareholder pressure November 19, 2018
  An activist investor who had demanded that Panalpina remove its chairman, Peter Ulber, appears to have won the battle. The Swiss forwarder has announced that Mr Ulber will not stand for re-election at the next AGM, on 9 May. The company said its Compensation and Nomination Committee would conduct “a thorough and expeditious search process for […]
• Temperature Controlled Logistics comes to London November 19, 2018
  Each January for the past 16 years, more than 500 senior supply chain, logistics, storage, regulation and quality experts from the pharmaceutical industry have gathered at the TCL Forum for the largest, longest running and most comprehensive cold chain and ambient logistics conference in Europe. Join us in January 2019 when industry experts will come […]

News from Transport Topics

• Tesla Looks to Trucking for Ways to Accelerate Deliveries of Model 3 Cars November 20, 2018
  Elon Musk is doing everything he can to speed up deliveries of the Tesla Model 3, including the tantalizing prospect that he may have purchased a trucking company to augment capacity provided by existing vehicle haulers.
• Department of Interior Moves to Expand Drilling in Alaskan Oil Reserve November 20, 2018
  The Trump administration is moving to expand the territory open for oil exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a process that could shift drilling rigs closer to herds of caribou and flocks of threatened birds.
• Labor Participation at Full Employment, Study Shows November 20, 2018
  The U.S. labor market doesn’t have much more room to tighten, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco that examines trends in the number of Americans who are either working or looking for jobs.
• Home Construction Rises 1.5% in October November 20, 2018
  U.S. home construction improved 1.5% in October, but in a troubling sign, groundbreakings for single-family houses fell.
• Amazon, Target Waive Minimum Purchase for Free Holiday Shipping November 20, 2018
  Amazon.com and Target Corp. have opened the floodgates on free shipping. Recent moves by the retailers to eliminate minimum-purchase amounts for free shipping have boosted the share of online orders that get delivered gratis, according to data from retail analytics company DynamicAction.
• Truck Makers, Suppliers Aim to Combat Road Salt Corrosion With Protective Coatings November 20, 2018
  When winter weather arrives, what also comes with it is the use of road salt, which exacerbates truck corrosion.
• Elon Musk Reopens Door to Daimler With Vow to Inquire About Electric Van November 19, 2018
  Elon Musk floated the idea of working with a familiar ally on electric work vans after being guilt-tripped on Twitter for using fuel-burning vehicles to service Tesla Inc. models.
• Fleet Management, Technology Deemed Essential for Cutting Freight Emissions November 19, 2018
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Global efforts to improve freight efficiency and reduce carbon emissions will require a multifaceted approach that includes not only vehicle technology, but also better fleet management and capacity utilization, experts said.
• Trump to Nominate Andrew Wheeler for Top Job at EPA November 19, 2018
  President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Andrew Wheeler for the administrator role at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he currently serves as acting administrator.
• ASCE Gives Pennsylvania Infrastructure a C- Again November 19, 2018
  Pennsylvania has again earned a C- on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ infrastructure report card. That grade is just above the group’s grade of D+ for the nation’s infrastructure in 2017.
• Diesel Falls Again, Drops 3.5¢ to $3.282 a Gallon November 19, 2018
  The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 3.5 cents to $3.282 a gallon in data reported Nov. 19 as crude oil prices fell amid persistent concerns about oversupply.
• Low-Viscosity Engine Oils Will Support Push for Improved Fuel Economy, Shell Says November 19, 2018
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The perpetual drive toward improved fuel economy and tighter emission controls for diesel engines will push the trucking industry toward increasingly efficient, low-viscosity engine oils, technology experts at Shell Lubricants said.
• Connecticut Report Projects Tolls Could Raise $1 Billion a Year November 19, 2018
  The Connecticut Department of Transportation released a study Nov. 14 which stated that electronic tolls posted on highways throughout the state could raise nearly $1 billion a year, but the study comes at a time when a tolling program underway in neighboring Rhode Island faces a court challenge.
• Eberspaecher Acquires Vehicle Climate-Control Specialist Kalori November 19, 2018
  Heating technology company Eberspaecher has acquired French climate control specialist Kalori SAS, according to a Nov. 6 press release.
• Cargo Business Booms at Rockford Airport November 19, 2018
  Nearly 1.4 billion pounds of cargo made its way through Chicago Rockford International Airport in 2017 — a record that the airport has beaten by nearly 22% through the first 10 months of this year.
• Nation’s Ports Booming Amid Strong Economy November 19, 2018
  September and October were record months for many of the nation’s ports as shippers prepared for a busy holiday shopping season and rushed to get cargo into the U.S. ahead of the Trump administration’s tariffs against several nations, including China.
• Crossword Puzzle Solution November 19, 2018 November 19, 2018
  Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the November 19, 2018 print edition.
• Increase in Online Shopping Could Lead to Package Delays November 19, 2018
  Area shoppers will want to purchase their holiday gifts earlier this year, as a major jump in online holiday shopping could complicate the delivery system.
• Homebuilder Confidence Drops by Most Since 2014 November 19, 2018
  Confidence among U.S. homebuilders plummeted by the most since 2014 as the highest borrowing costs in eight years restrained demand, adding to signs of a cooling housing market that will weigh on the Federal Reserve’s debate over how far to raise interest rates.
• Postal Service Gears Up for Holiday Deliveries November 19, 2018
  The U.S. Postal Service said it expects to deliver nearly 15 billion pieces of mail and 900 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, according to a release.