TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| DryShips Sellers Are All Wet Investors go overboard on not-so-startling 'going concern' warning; shipper likely to get deals with lenders. forbes.com |
The Obama Fast Track for Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) John Petersen submits:Today I'm going to begin with an apology because I've done a terrible job of describing the basics of hybrid electric vehicle [HEV] technology for energy storage investors. Many of my earlier articles dove straight into the mind-numbing details of battery technology without first providing an overview of what those batteries will be used for. In other words I'm guilty of putting the cart before the horse. It's time for me to make amends. While the differences between HEV technologies have always been important to automobile manufacturers, the public's understanding of those differences is limited. That dynamic is about to change because of President Obama's decision to accelerate the effective date of Federal fuel economy standards that were first adopted during the Bush administration. These accelerated standards will require manufacturers to increase fuel efficiency by approximately 40% over the next seven years. They will also eliminate fleet-wide averaging and force each class of vehicles to carry a fair share of the fuel economy burden.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Guangshen Railway: Working on China's Railroad Ron Rowland submits:By Brandon ClayTransportation stocks are usually a good barometer of overall economic health. Trucking companies, airfreight shipping firms, and railroad operators thrive when the economy thrives. Conversely, these are among the first to be hit when the economy falters. Slower business activity means less need for transportation of goods and people. While American railroad operators such as Burlington Northern (BNI), Union Pacific (UNP) and others moved up in the recent market rally, the group remains well off its 2008 highs.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Short Interest in Airlines Continues to Decline Jessica Johnson submits:The aviation sector has been hit hard by the recession, and this has been reflected in the short interest. But this is changing; of the 9 stocks shown here, the index of short interest has started to drop after rising from mid June.There are some important differences between stocks; the short interest in British Airways (BAIRY.PK) has continued to climb, almost quadrupling over the past 3 months, while the short base in Continental (CAL) has fallen 40% over the same period. After sharp increases in June, the short base in Jetblue (JBLU) and US Airways (LCC) have both stabilized, while the short base in Airtran (AAI) has been slowly declining for 3 months.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
West Marine, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript West Marine, Inc. (WMAR)Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 29, 2009 12:00 pm ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |