Nashville, Tennessee-based inland shipping company the Ingram Marine Group, operating under the name Ingram Barge Company, has formally named three recently delivered welded-steel pusher tugs built by Main Iron Works of Houma, Louisiana. Sister vessels Patrick L. Morton (pictured), Teresa Sprouse,...
Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started?
Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in early October. He asked if I was interested in setting up and running a startup/sister company, primarily focusing on dry cargo in the Memphis area. I was intrigued and came down for a visit. After visiting, meeting the family, crew members and the area, I decided to take on the role and Royal Barge Fleeting came to be.
https://www.marinelog.com/news/qa-meet-the-women-behind-royal-barge-fleeting/
Canadian railway CN has announced another $355 million in capital investments in two provinces and two U.S. states, bringing the total to $1.67 billion for 2022.
In 2021, CN (NYSE: CNI) dedicated CA$2.9 billion (US$2.25 billion) for capital expenditures, according to its 2021 annual report.
In Canada, CN will invest about CA$185 million for capital and maintenance projects in Saskatchewan, including replacing 25 miles of rail track, installing more than 151,000 railroad ties and rebuilding 23...
Walmart is adding nearly 2 million square feet of warehouse space to expand its growing e-commerce fulfillment operations.
The retailer on Wednesday announced it would build a more than 1 million-square-foot center in Salt Lake City. That followed an announcement last week of a 925,000-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Utah facility will employ approximately 450 full-time employees and open in the summer of 2022. The Tennessee facility will employ up to 300 and open in the fall of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmart-to-build-2-e-commerce-fulfillment-centers
This is another installment in the FreightWaves Classics series on various highways that make up the U.S. Interstate Highway System.
Interstate 26 (I-26) is located in the southeastern United States. It is a diagonal interstate highway that runs primarily northwest-southeast from the junction of U.S. Route 11W (US 11W) and US 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee, to US 17 in Charleston, South Carolina.
To date I-26 has been extended twice from its original western end at Asheville, North Carolina, first...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-i-26-serves-three-southeastern-states
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-5-interstate-stretches-that-pose-greatest-risk
Interstate 24 (I-24) runs for just over 317 miles through parts of the Midwest and Southeast. It begins at its junction with I-57, 10 miles south of Marion, Illinois. It then runs through parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and then ends back in Tennessee at its junction with I-75 in Chattanooga.
Like other even-numbered interstates in the United States, I-24 is signed as a west-east route, although its actual route follows a more northwest to southeast routing. I-24 is designated a...
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daily-infographic-fedex-adding-90000-workers-to-handle-peak-surge
Samsara announced Monday it has been awarded a single-source, multiyear contract to supply its connected operations platform to the state of Tennessee and participating government agency fleets.
Samsara’s technology — including vehicle telematics, equipment monitoring and driver safety — will be available to all state, municipal and county fleets serving Tennessee’s population of nearly 7 million people.
“In the world of government services, the efficient use of assets and resources is a top...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/samsara-named-telematics-provider-for-state-of-tennessee
Nashville-based Ingram Barge Company has christened the newest addition to its fleet of river tugs. Built by Main Iron Works of Houma, Louisiana, Adrienne M. Moore has be ..
