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Borderlands: Mexico averaged 57 thefts a day from cargo trucks in Q3

17 December 2023

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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-averaged-57-thefts-a-day-from-cargo-trucks-in-q3

VESSEL REVIEW | Ranger James P. Fleetwood – Firefighting boat delivered to US National Park Service

22 November 2023

Alabama boatbuilder Silver Ships recently delivered a new firefighting vessel to the US National Parks Service for operation in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area that sits between Arizona and Nevada. The welded aluminium vessel has been named Ranger James P. Fleetwood in honour of a National...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/firefighting/vessel-review-ranger-james-p-fleetwood-firefighting-boat-delivered-to-us-national-park-service/

Arizona settles federal lawsuit over shipping container border wall

31 August 2023

Arizona has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government for damage done to federal and tribal land during construction of a roughly 4-mile wall of shipping containers at the Mexico border.

The payment will settle a lawsuit filed in December by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the construction of the improvised border wall made of more than 3,000 shipping containers.

As part of the deal, the DOJ will drop the lawsuit, which...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/arizona-settles-federal-lawsuit-over-shipping-container-border-wall

Cash-poor transportation startups gambling for fresh capital

11 August 2023

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As transportation and electrification startups struggle to raise capital, they are increasingly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cash-poor-transportation-startups-gambling-for-fresh-capital

Sites across US primed for rail-served industrial development

21 July 2023

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Western U.S. railroad BNSF and eastern U.S. rail carrier CSX are involved in or at least being...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sites-across-us-primed-for-rail-served-industrial-development

Arizona, Texas attracting EV and chip megafactories

1 May 2023

While Arizona has had a large presence in the aerospace and defense sectors dating back to the 1980s, the state is becoming a hub for makers of electric vehicles, batteries and semiconductors.

Some of the latest wins for Arizona include LG Energy Solution, which recently announced a $5.5 billion battery manufacturing facility near Phoenix, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which is investing $40 billion to open the company’s second chip plant in the Grand Canyon State.

“We always...

Real estate developers acquire Arizona site for rail-served facilities

18 April 2023

Commercial real estate developers Trammell Crow and CBRE Investment Management have acquired a nearly 200-acre site in Mesa, Arizona, with plans to prime the site for rail-served industrial development.

The 192-acre site — the largest developable site in Maricopa County, according to developers — will be divided into “shovel-ready” lots that range from 12 acres up to the full site. Companies seeking large-scale sites for industrial development, such as those in the semiconductor industry, could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/real-estate-developers-acquire-arizona-site-for-rail-served-facilities

DSV snaps up Arizona trucking, logistics companies

21 March 2023

DSV A/S, the third-largest global logistics provider by revenue, announced plans Tuesday to acquire two Arizona-based logistics companies owned by the same family to support its new market focus on the semiconductor industry and cross-border services to Mexico and Latin America.

The Danish transport and logistics company said it reached an agreement to take over S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics (GDL). Both companies are located in the Phoenix area and have 130 total...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsv-snaps-up-arizona-trucking-logistics-companies

Mystery Death Of Keith Davis Shone Light On Maritime World

13 September 2022

Keith Davis disappeared at sea thousands of miles from home. Mystery of his death has shone a light on a maritime world that is largely hidden from view, says an article published on BBC.

Adventure-loving

Davis, an idealistic and adventure-loving ukulele player from Arizona, worked to make the invisible world of commercial tuna fishing visible.

And he may have paid a price for it.

Protect the fishermen

“He was very impulsive, very romantic, fly by the seat of his pants,” said Anik Clemens, his...

https://mfame.guru/mystery-death-of-keith-davis-shone-light-on-maritime-world/

Borderlands: Mexico regains spot as top US trading partner

10 April 2022

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico regains spot as top U.S. trading partner; Mexico moves up to fourth-largest global auto parts producer; Arizona gets $315 million for ports of entry; and CBP seizes $9 million in meth from commercial trucks.

Mexico regains spot as top US trading partner

Mexico was the United States’ No. 1 trading partner in February, knocking China off the top spot and into...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-regains-spot-as-top-us-trading-partner

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