Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 19 – Patrol vessel deliveries to Qatar and US, Swedish Coastguard boat orders and more

New patrol vessels have been delivered to a Middle Eastern Navy and a law enforcement department in the US state of Pennsylvania. Sweden has placed orders for new coast g ..

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First steel cut for third US National Security Multimission Vessel

TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard have cut the first steel for the third National Security Multimission Vessel (NSMV) ordered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of th ..

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5 dead in Pennsylvania pileup during snowstorm

The death toll has risen following a pileup Monday on Interstate 81 in eastern Pennsylvania. A total of five people have now been pronounced dead, according to a WFMZ-TV report.

UNBELIEVABLE video of a pileup in Schuylkill County as snow squalls brought visibility on Interstate 81 down to near zero. Video shot live by Mike Moye (Facebook) pic.twitter.com/q1BxgUYz2O

— Joe Holden (@JoeHoldenCBS3) March 28, 2022

Dozens more were injured when tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and...

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5 muertos en un choque múltiple en Pensilvania durante una tormenta de nieve

El número de muertos ha aumentado después de un choque en cadena el lunes en la Interestatal 81 en el este de Pensilvania. Un total de cinco personas han sido declaradas muertas, según un informe de WFMZ-TV.

UNBELIEVABLE video of a pileup in Schuylkill County as snow squalls brought visibility on Interstate 81 down to near zero. Video shot live by Mike Moye (Facebook) pic.twitter.com/q1BxgUYz2O

— Joe Holden (@JoeHoldenCBS3) March 28, 2022

Decenas de personas más resultaron heridas cuando los...

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73 vehicles pile up during weekend snowstorm in Pennsylvania

A weekend storm system in the eastern U.S. may have led to a 73-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania highway. It happened just after 2 p.m. ET Saturday.

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Pennsylvania State Police reported that 10 people sustained injuries in the massive accident on state Route 581 in Cumberland County, near the borough of Lemoyne, just a few miles across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg. In a statement on Twitter, a trooper said injuries ranged from “minor to...

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GXO opens e-commerce hub for Saks

GXO Logistics has announced a second major retailer this month is using its logistics services to fulfill e-commerce orders. The logistics spinoff from XPO is now shipping inventory direct to consumers for Saks from a GXO e-fulfillment center in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

The Tuesday announcement follows a similar announcement earlier this month when GXO said it will open a 715,000-square-foot facility in Goodyear, Arizona, for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF). The Saks operations will take place...

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Norfolk Southern to reopen south central Pennsylvania intermodal facility

A photograph of a Norfolk Southern locomotive parked in a rail yard.

Norfolk Southern will reopen an intermodal facility in south central Pennsylvania in September in an effort to expand capacity, respond to market demand and alleviate congestion.

NS (NYSE: NSC) will conduct a phased reopening of the Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, starting Sept. 10. 

NS will start with a lane of domestic intermodal traffic moving between facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, and Rutherford, Pennsylvania, located outside of Harrisburg. NS...

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