<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Ocean carriers are increasingly using Indian west coast terminals to relay Middle East-bound cargo originating in the US, Europe and Africa, thus extending the regional shift beyond Asia-Persian Gulf trades.  </p></div>

Ocean carriers are increasingly using Indian west coast terminals to relay Middle East-bound cargo originating in the US, Europe and Africa, thus extending the regional shift beyond Asia-Persian Gulf trades.

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<div><p>Container transshipment at Indian ports, which has accelerated as ocean carriers enforce contingency measures to reroute vessels in response to the Middle East war, is rapidly evolving from a makeshift workaround into a broader regional hub strategy. </p><p>That expansion points...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>For railroads and their intermodal partners, the question is what happens to truck-to-rail conversion when the largest truck broker gets larger and better at pricing truck capacity, writes Paul Tonsager.</p></div>

For railroads and their intermodal partners, the question is what happens to truck-to-rail conversion when the largest truck broker gets larger and better at pricing truck capacity, writes Paul Tonsager.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The agency says the ocean carrier will be subject to fines of up to $25,000 a day if it has determined that the late payment to an Oregon-based shipper is “willful and knowing.”  </p></div>

The agency says the ocean carrier will be subject to fines of up to $25,000 a day if it has determined that the late payment to an Oregon-based shipper is “willful and knowing.”

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>While fleet supply is growing, vessel specialization, low demolition activity, port congestion, and ongoing disruptions to traditional trade lanes are all limiting the amount of capacity effectively available to project cargo and breakbulk shippers. </p></div>

While fleet supply is growing, vessel specialization, low demolition activity, port congestion, and ongoing disruptions to traditional trade lanes are all limiting the amount of capacity effectively available to project cargo and breakbulk shippers.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The initial phase of the port’s strategy focuses on limiting storm damage at the Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore’s primary ro/ro facility, attendees at the American Association of Port Authorities conference were told. </p></div>

The initial phase of the port’s strategy focuses on limiting storm damage at the Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore’s primary ro/ro facility, attendees at the American Association of Port Authorities conference were told.

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