<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The acid test of dedication to hub-and-spoke systems is how many mainline ports are served when there is a magnetic pull to serve more local markets directly, writes Jeremy Masters.</p></div>

The acid test of dedication to hub-and-spoke systems is how many mainline ports are served when there is a magnetic pull to serve more local markets directly, writes Jeremy Masters.

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Gemini shows hub-and-spoke is alive and well, but not all-powerful: analyst

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Swire and SAL have confirmed deals to secure more ships in a bid to meet expected rising demand for project cargoes.</p></div>

Swire and SAL have confirmed deals to secure more ships in a bid to meet expected rising demand for project cargoes.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Cargo owners want more details on why carriers feel confident that it is safe to send fully laden vessels through the Red Sea despite ongoing security risks, the Global Shippers Forum says. </p></div>

Cargo owners want more details on why carriers feel confident that it is safe to send fully laden vessels through the Red Sea despite ongoing security risks, the Global Shippers Forum says.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Tung took over running the family shipping interests, which included Orient Overseas Container Line and bulk operator Island Navigation, in 1982 following the death of his shipping magnate father, but immediately faced the fallout from a global shipping industry crisis. </p></div>

Tung took over running the family shipping interests, which included Orient Overseas Container Line and bulk operator Island Navigation, in 1982 following the death of his shipping magnate father, but immediately faced the fallout from a global shipping industry crisis.

Former OOCL chief Tung Chee-hwa dead at 89 

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>An already strong peak shipping season is forecast to end with a bang this month as vessel delays in China and draft restrictions along the Panama Canal push robust imports into early fall, the National Retail Federation says. </p></div>

An already strong peak shipping season is forecast to end with a bang this month as vessel delays in China and draft restrictions along the Panama Canal push robust imports into early fall, the National Retail Federation says.

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US retailers expect September to be busiest month of year for imports

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The company’s pivot to focus on software applications in lieu of developing its freight marketplace has led to stagnation of the business and its share price, former CEO Zvi Schreiber asserts. </p></div>

The company’s pivot to focus on software applications in lieu of developing its freight marketplace has led to stagnation of the business and its share price, former CEO Zvi Schreiber asserts.

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Freightos founder questions company’s direction, pushes for changes

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Procurement must decide which costs are structural, which reflect temporary scarcity and which capacity commitments still have strategic value, writes Paul Tonsager. </p></div>

Procurement must decide which costs are structural, which reflect temporary scarcity and which capacity commitments still have strategic value, writes Paul Tonsager.

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Freight procurement and the search for savings when the cycle turns

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The rigid annual RFP is a contract both sides abandon the moment the market moves; in a whipsaw freight market thinned by higher-for-longer interest rates, the flexible model is the disciplined one. </p></div>

The rigid annual RFP is a contract both sides abandon the moment the market moves; in a whipsaw freight market thinned by higher-for-longer interest rates, the flexible model is the disciplined one.

Stop signing one-year trucking RFPs; nobody honors them anyway

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Container services to the US East Coast have seen a rash of one-off schedule changes that stem from draft limits hitting the Panama Canal and recent typhoons that shut big Chinese ports. </p></div>

Container services to the US East Coast have seen a rash of one-off schedule changes that stem from draft limits hitting the Panama Canal and recent typhoons that shut big Chinese ports.

Ocean carriers skipping Panama Canal, China ports as delays mount

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p><i>Journal of Commerce</i> data on shipper-paid spot rates supports suggestions the truckload market flattened in the late summer, but it may resume its climb shortly. </p></div>

Journal of Commerce data on shipper-paid spot rates supports suggestions the truckload market flattened in the late summer, but it may resume its climb shortly.

Trucking News

Shipper-paid US truckload spot rates drop despite tightening market

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for the backhaul without calling Oakland. </p></div>

The revamped service from Southeast Asia and South China will also be notable because the vessels will completely discharge their inbound containers in Long Beach and reload for the backhaul without calling Oakland.

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MSC revises Sentosa service with ‘megamax’ ship calls to Long Beach

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have seen no changes in demurrage billing practices since the Federal Maritime Commission’s demurrage rule was struck down by an appeals court. </p></div>

Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have seen no changes in demurrage billing practices since the Federal Maritime Commission’s demurrage rule was struck down by an appeals court.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p> The electronics maker, seeking $186 million in restitution, alleges the ocean carrier did not perform its promised merchant haulage moves across US ports during the pandemic, saddling Samsung with excess late fees. </p></div>

 The electronics maker, seeking $186 million in restitution, alleges the ocean carrier did not perform its promised merchant haulage moves across US ports during the pandemic, saddling Samsung with excess late fees.

Samsung targets CMA CGM in latest FMC complaint

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The revised schedules are intended to improve network fluidity around Atlanta and northwest Ohio, according to a notice the railroad sent to customers this week. </p></div>

The revised schedules are intended to improve network fluidity around Atlanta and northwest Ohio, according to a notice the railroad sent to customers this week.

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Shippers to face longer wait for containers on 25 CSX intermodal lanes

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Sources say what could be hundreds of containers are piling up in Harrisburg as an equipment shortage across multiple Norfolk Southern terminals in central and eastern Pennsylvania has slowed the flow of freight. </p></div>

Sources say what could be hundreds of containers are piling up in Harrisburg as an equipment shortage across multiple Norfolk Southern terminals in central and eastern Pennsylvania has slowed the flow of freight.

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