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NewsJanuary 15, 2010

Port of Morehead City Reopens After Chemical Cleanup

The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Port of Morehead City terminal following a chemical spill of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, which is explosive

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NewsJanuary 15, 2010

Port of Los Angeles to Test Vision's Zero-Emission Trucks

The Port of Los Angeles plans to purchase hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks from Vision Industries

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NewsJanuary 14, 2010

Port of Oakland Truckers Granted Second Extension

Truck drivers serving the Port of Oakland now have until Feb. 16 to comply with California's port truck rule aimed at reducing diesel emissions in and around port communitie

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NewsJanuary 13, 2010

Port of Morehead City Closed After Chemical Spill

The Port of Morehead City in North Carolina was closed Tuesday as first responders and emergency management officials addressed a chemical spill of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the primary ingredient in detonating cords used for industrial explosion

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NewsJanuary 12, 2010

Ports Finally See Some Positive Signs of Growth in Container Volumes

December was a good month for the ports, as retail container traffic saw an end to a nearly two-and-a-half-year streak of year-over-year declines

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NewsJanuary 6, 2010

ATA Seeks Summary Judgment in LA Port Case

The American Trucking Associations is asking the court to decide some of the legal issues involved in its case against the Port of Los Angeles regarding the Concession Plan prior to going to trial

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NewsJanuary 5, 2010

Environmental Groups Sue Long Beach Over Port Trucking Deal

Environmental groups are suing the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations, asking that an agreement the two reached to settle an ATA suit against the port should be thrown out

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

FMCSA Extends Compliance Deadline on 'Roadability' Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the Dec. 17 deadline for compliance on its "roadability" rule for intermodal container chassis to June 30, 201

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NewsDecember 18, 2009

Door-to-door Reefer Intermodal

A unique domestic shipping container bowed in at the NITL/IANA/TIA Conference and Show in Anaheim, Calif., recently

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NewsDecember 17, 2009

Switching to Rail Freight May Not Be the Greenest Option

The answer to achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions may not necessarily be the greater use of freight rail, but we should consider improved access to intermodal terminals, equalization of rail and truck standards for production of potent NOx exhaus

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