Opinion: Cost of shipping may be approaching a tipping point
Until importers can no longer pay the astronomical rates of our industry, rates will unfortunately continue to rise.
Until importers can no longer pay the astronomical rates of our industry, rates will unfortunately continue to rise.
More than two months have passed since Monty Frazier’s firing from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and he’s kept quiet. But now, he’s ready to talk.
‘The whole idea was to make it modern so when someone gets off the plane, they say Memphis is going places and Memphis is cool,’ said Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
Atlantic Track plans to expand its rail-manufacturing operations in South Memphis, hiring another 26 people.
The initial estimate was a late July reopening for the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. TDOT officials also upped the number of replacement plates to be installed aside from the damage that prompted the closing of the interstate bridge from 16 to 17.
Miami will join Denver, Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida, as Frontier destinations flying out of Memphis.
Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency’s lack of protocols and transparency.
Dextrous Robotics is a Memphis startup. Boston Dynamics has been making attention-getting robots for 29 years. Which firm has designed the better robot to unload bulk packages from truck trailers and shipping containers?
The same Atlanta-based developer involved in other big industrial developments around Memphis International Airport is facing stiff opposition from residents to its plans to erect a fulfillment center at the Mississippi state line and Tchulahoma Road.
A total of four daily, nonstop flights to the New York area will return this fall.
Freelancer Ziggy Mack shot these photos of FedEx loading planes with aid to alleviate the suffering on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.
Vacation Express brought the popular flights from Memphis to Mexico back this summer, following a year’s absence due to the pandemic.
The PILOTs were granted to RedDot, a Washington-based HVAC manufacturer and distributor, and DHL Supply Chain, a third-party logistics provider.
“He always wanted the best people to take care of his business. You know what? If you get the best people, you don’t have to worry about execution. He knew that if we executed, we would get another opportunity,” son Bill Dunavant said.
The Memphis-based shipping giant cited headwinds that include backups in supply chains that are affecting every industry, as well as hiring costs for workers.
EDGE estimates its work has generated $1.7 billion in local tax revenue and $810 million in spending with minority- and women-owned businesses in Memphis and Shelby County.
IMC received a 10-year payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in January 2020 to make the investment and move its headquarters from Lenox Park to Collierville.
Robots and businesses — especially logistics companies like FedEx — will converge in Memphis Oct. 12-14 at the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference.