Global industrial #production and containerised #freight flows remained in the doldrums at the start of the third quarter, confounding predictions earlier in the year for a strong rebound, reports @JkempEnergy @ReutersBiz https://tinyurl.com/ahas2z9p

The total volume of #freight transported in #Latvia decreased in H1/2023, the Central Statistical Bureau reported. Road freight amounted to 34.1mn tonnes (down 9.8%) and rail freight to 7.7mn tonnes (down 36%).

https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-volume-of-freight-transport-declined-in-h1-2023-statistics/

via @CSOIreland: "A total of 41.8 million tonnes of goods were transported by road in Q1 2023"

Paging government:
⚡ Invest in rail freight ⚡

cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-rfts/roadfreighttransportsurveyquarter12023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Road+Freight+Transport+Survey+Quarter+1+2023&utm_term=Road+Freight+Transport+Survey+Quarter+1+2023

#MastoDaoine #CSOIreland #Ireland #Transport #Freight #Logistics #Infrastructure #Society

Technologies developed for #AAM have various applications & are advancing #aviation. They are enabling the development of quieter & greener propulsion systems, further automation & vehicles for on-demand #mobility, #freight mobility, last-mile delivery, EMS, agriculture, etc. 🚁🛩✈️🔋

#aircraft #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #engineering #FutureReady #STEM #transportation #VerticalFlight

Susquehanna River, PA

Rockville Bridge

Spending some quality time in the Harrisburg area 😊

This river is huge - it is the longest river in the US East Coast. I saw a lot of fish rising, but I didn’t fish. I just enjoyed the view of this great river 😉

A freight train is slowly crossing the river over the Rockville Bridge 😊

#FlyFishing #Fishing #River #Creek #Nature #Bridge #Train #Freight

Thank you to Yahoo Finance for buying one of my freighter images.
#photography #stockphotography #freight

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yellow-ceases-operations

#Freight #LTL #YellowFreight

"they just weren't able to recover after @manicpop made fun of them on twitter last year"

"Atkins doesn't expect the federal government to come to the rescue this time. While there may be some slight disruptions, the analyst anticipates other freight carriers will have some capacity to absorb Yellow's business because of a recent dent in freight volumes."

The Yellow trucking meltdown, explained
#economy #unions #freight #logistics

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/30/1190960948/yellow-trucking-shutdown-explained

The #climatecrisis & its associated erratic #weather have caused floods across low lying river basins, but elsewhere have deliver #drought conditions.

In #Germany, this has promoted a further decline in #river borne #freight & a move to utilise the roads for #supplychain & #logistics networks.

Its ironic that #climatechange is prompting a shift that make emissions worse, by reducing use of an established #greentransport.

However, such ironies (parallel to the use of air con) are building

Yellow facing crippling strike action

https://www.globaltrailermag.com/2023/07/21/yellow-facing-crippling-strike-action/

One of the United States' largest freight carriers is trying to prevent labor action with nervous clients turning to rival companies.

#demandlivablewages #union #strike #yellow #exploitation #freight

More on interacting with #urban #freight by #TaylorGriggs of the #PortlandMercury, and the plans involved to make trucks safer to share the road with.

"Anytime you buy dinner ingredients from Fred Meyer, order cat food delivery from Amazon Prime, or eat out at a restaurant, you’re engaging with urban freight." #urbanism

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/07/20/46615906/portland-has-a-new-plan-for-the-future-of-urban-freight

The #cargo turnover of #Latvia's sea #ports totalled 3.4mn tonnes in H1/2023, which was down 14.2% over a year. The Freeport of #Riga handled 9.6mn tonnes of #freight, followed by the Freeport of #Ventspils with 5.7mn tonnes and the Port of #Liepaja with 3.6mn tonnes.

https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-port-cargo-turnover-down-14-in-h1-2023-transport-ministry/

Bonkers policy from the #FDP (pro-business liberal) transport minister in #Germany's coalition government- he appeals to local authorities to invest more in #bike infrastructure, while at the same time planning massive new federally funded #road construction, claiming that road #freight will by expand 54 percent. Meanwhile, the glaciers are melting and the Rhine is drying up...
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/laender-und-kommunen-sollen-260-millionen-euro-in-radwege-investieren-a-85885e6f-e7bd-475d-9718-010e6d09b035#ref=rss

Capricorn-free train content for those who enjoy it @wrzlbrnft ;-)
Grüsch, #Graubünden #schweiz
#RhB #freight #passengerrail #trains

Governor #Newsom Announces $1.5 Billion in #Port #Infrastructure Upgrades to Power Nation-Leading Supply Chain | California Governor https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/07/06/governor-newsom-announces-1-5-billion-in-port-infrastructure-upgrades-to-power-nation-leading-supply-chain/ #CA #CAPol #decarbonization #Freight #Ports

Azul advertising for Amazon in Brazil: https://aeromagazine.uol.com.br/artigo/azul-promove-acao-da-amazon-em-a320neo.html. 🇧🇷 But Azul Cargo Express flies for Mercado Livre as well... 😬 So does GOL. ✈️ Throughout its biggest markets, #ecommerce leverages air #transportation to expedite deliveries and move good faster along its supply chains. 📦 #business #freight #mobility #STEM

Oh no... Boeing says folding winglet unlikely for 787F & shelves converted 777: https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/boeing-says-folding-winglet-unlikely-for-787f-shelves-converted-777/. FWTs are so great. This is a missed opportunity to offer a product maximizing #airport compatibility! 🙁✈️📦 #aircraft #avgeek #aviation #engineering #freight #infrastructure

I will do this one day…. In fact, I think it should be a regulatory requirement that all cargo ships provide ways to book passage.
#climate #CO2 #travel #freight
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-cargo-ship-travel-aviation-1.6892665

RT CINEA🇪🇺
#EU TEN-T Coordinator Peter Balazs inaugurates today the new lock/dam complex at St Baafs Vijve on the river #Lys, part of the cross-border project Seine-Scheldt.
Supported by #CEFTransport, all locks on the Lys are now in class Vb enabling more #freight transported by barge. https://t.co/y1F6La5n1F

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/cinea_eu/status/1671166535048773639

“A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over it to plunge into the water below.” https://www.kiro7.com/news/bridge-over/F7UK5L77HHNK3MNRHC6WPFDVEU/ #Rail #Bridge #Montana #Freight