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Read MoreProgram to shift cargo from highway to water
The U.S. Department of Transportation April 7 unveiled an initiative to move more cargo on the water rather than on U.S. highways. Under the “America’s Marine Highway” program, DOT’s Maritime Administration will help identify rivers and coastal routes that could carry cargo efficiently, bypassing congested roads around busy ports and reducing greenhouse gases. “For too long, we’ve overlooked the economic and environmental benefits that our waterways and domestic seaports offer as a means of moving freight in this ...
Read MoreNAFTA surface trade decline improves
Surface transportation trade among the United States and Canada and Mexico dropped 15.5 percent to $61.4 billion.
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