Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are one important step closer toward winning approval to build a ballpark as part of a $12 billion commercial development project at an abandoned terminal at the Port of Oakland.

Georgia’s Port of Savannah is on a roll. The facility, less than 20 miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean on the Savannah River, is in the midst of a burst of construction, improving the facility for trucks, rail and cargo ships, and propelling the port complex to the top tier.

With the increasing number of cargo ships on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts waiting to be unloaded nearing 150, Federal Maritime Commission member Carl Bentzel believes the upcoming peak season for retailers could be extremely challenging.

Nikola Corp. made announcements regarding leadership changes and its proceeding with acquiring an energy-storage technology company.

After running and owning a trucking company since 1943, the McBride family says it’s time to close the business.

Port of Port Arthur, Texas, will receive $13.6 million in a federal USDOT grant that port officials say will significantly upgrade the East Texas facility during the next year.

Truck tonnage in July rose 5.1% year-over-year but slipped 1.1% when measured on a sequential monthly basis, according to American Trucking Associations.

Truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. has announced a leadership change that places a 20-year automotive industry veteran at its helm.

Developers and port officials in Dallas County, Texas, are talking with leaders building the new Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District/Louisiana Gateway Project to expand the reach of the budding Gulf of Mexico facility.

XPO Logistics Inc. on Aug. 4 reported record revenue and net income for the second quarter, part of a busy week for the Greenwich, Conn.-based company.