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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 5235873" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><h3><a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trial-by-water-ups-testing-barge-service-in-nyc" target="_blank">Trial by water: UPS testing barge service in NYC - FreightWaves</a></h3><p>UPS Inc. is testing the delivery waters. Literally.</p><p></p><p>The transport and logistics giant<a href="https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/UPS/overview" target="_blank"> </a>is participating in a trial program to transport five trailers round trip by barge across 4.5 miles of New York Harbor from Red Hook, Brooklyn, to Bayonne, New Jersey. This is the first time UPS has experimented with short-sea shipping, a model designed as a delivery alternative to moving goods on congested roads and bridges.</p><p></p><p>The trial is being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd), Red Hook Terminals, Hughes Marine and the New York City Economic Development Corp., UPS said in a LinkedIn post on Monday. It is believed that the journey took place last Friday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 5235873, member: 1"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trial-by-water-ups-testing-barge-service-in-nyc']Trial by water: UPS testing barge service in NYC - FreightWaves[/URL][/HEADING] UPS Inc. is testing the delivery waters. Literally. The transport and logistics giant[URL='https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/UPS/overview'] [/URL]is participating in a trial program to transport five trailers round trip by barge across 4.5 miles of New York Harbor from Red Hook, Brooklyn, to Bayonne, New Jersey. This is the first time UPS has experimented with short-sea shipping, a model designed as a delivery alternative to moving goods on congested roads and bridges. The trial is being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd), Red Hook Terminals, Hughes Marine and the New York City Economic Development Corp., UPS said in a LinkedIn post on Monday. It is believed that the journey took place last Friday. [/QUOTE]
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