Over the next three years, researchers at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., will use a $1.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C., to develop TransMap, the Transportation and Maritime Analytics Partnerships Hub.

Thermo King, Minneapolis, introduced the SLXi local transport refrigeration unit (TRU) that is up to 200 pounds lighter than other TRUs to increase payload capacity.

Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE), Long Beach, Calif., expanded its manufacturing operations in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ward Transport and Logistics, Altoona, Pa., announced plans to open a service center in South Plainfield, N.J.

Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc., Long Beach, Calif., opened a new manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), Norfolk, Va., released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility report.

Konexial, Knoxville, Tenn., acquired Axle Technologies’ complete roster of electronic logging device (ELD) and fleet management customers.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., formed Horizon Logistics, LLC, an independent, full-service, asset-based transportation company serving Black Gold Farms and other grower shippers.

C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, Minn., announced plans to invest $1 billion in technology over the next five years.