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A realistic view at the intersection of politics and shipping does not point to any kind of speedy resolution to current problems and, if anything, shows how effective it is to leverage attacks against shipping to get political attention, writes analyst Lars Jensen.

The LTL carrier said it will open 15 to 20 terminals this year in a cadence that will help improve efficiency in its network.

The endorsement of Glass Lewis for Ancora’s slate of opposition candidates puts the job status of current NS CEO Alan Shaw and COO John Orr in jeopardy.

The federal grants lean heavily on further electrification of heavy-duty trucks, but also look to other methods for reducing emissions.

CIE suspended all imports of chassis and frames during a year-long investigation, but the manufacturer can resume operations now that US customs officials have found no wrongdoing.

One of the worst-affected facilities is the Shanghai East Container Terminal, where there are delays of up to seven days, Maersk said in an advisory this week.

The transportation holding company has set a multi-year “medium-term” LTL revenue target of $2 billion, nearly double its 2023 LTL revenue.

The intermodal provider has become more aggressive in pricing with shippers this year, jockeying with competitors for market share by lowering contractual rates for a second consecutive year.

The legislation adds advanced biofuels and e-fuels to a list of clean energy supported by the EU, which shipowners regard as a crucial step toward meeting the industry’s alternative fuel needs of the future.

Approximately one-third of the multipurpose and heavy-lift fleet is in position to be scrapped, while the industry demands that larger vessels and carriers weigh which type of fuel will rule the day.

Cost and pricing pressures are tightening truckload margins, but Knight-Swift CEO Adam Miller sees supply and demand getting “closer to a balance.”

The shipping industry is facing a prolonged period of geopolitical instability, attendees at the Journal of Commerce’s Breakbulk & Project Cargo Conference were told Thursday.

The second-largest US LTL provider is protecting its “excess capacity,” and investing in terminals, equipment and people while waiting for improved freight demand.

But major forwarders do not expect the Red Sea ship diversions to provide any meaningful lift in Asia-Europe rates beyond the second quarter.

The risk of a strike along the East and Gulf coasts stems from the ILA believing it is entitled to a fair share of the ocean carriers’ pandemic windfall of over $400 billion, as estimated by one industry analyst.

Three years after launching its electronic bill of lading product with WaveBL, the carrier is accelerating its move to eBL by striking a deal with a second vendor.

With Class 8 truck orders dropping, ACT Research believes rising US freight demand will hit tightening truck capacity sooner rather than later.

The deal was announced to coincide with the release of Gram's first-quarter results, which showed the car carrier market is continuing to boom with soaring charter rates, record vehicle exports from Asia and tight vessel capacity.

The Denmark-based forwarder believes the solid increase in volume it saw in the traditionally weak first quarter will extend through the rest of the year, with a focus on improving yields to keep its 2024 profitability target on track.

Joe Hinrichs warns that focusing on better margins at the expense of intermodal business is short-sighted, defending his decision to extend sick pay leave for labor and arguing that empowering workers is key to delivering better service.

Shippers have long struggled to get direct access to rail milestone data that matches the depth and accuracy of ocean visibility markers.

The gateway’s long-serving chief executive will be replaced by Charlie Jenkins, who is overseeing the widening and deepening of Houston’s ship channel.

The city of Baltimore wants a judge to waive a limit in liability that the container ship’s owner and operator sought after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent closure of the port.

US package shippers are shifting from air to ground and from premium-priced to deferred services, UPS says, boosting its SurePost volumes by 10%.

The cargo flow through the Landers terminal is better than it was earlier this year with fewer drivers experiencing multi-hour delays to pick up or drop off containers at the busy facility, the railroad says.

Demand that began to build at the end of last year spilled into the first quarter and K+N says its forward bookings indicate the positive volume development will continue as the year progresses.

The road and rail portfolio of Roland Spedition will add 130,000 TEUs of annual volume to HHLA and connect ports in Northern Europe with the eastern Mediterranean.

The carrier has revamped its ME2 string connecting West India to North Europe, offering expanded port coverage and faster transits.

XPO, Estes and Saia are starting to reopen terminals they acquired from bankrupt Yellow, adding to LTL trucking capacity as they pursue new business.

While ship transits have increased in the short term, the canal needs to start long-term planning for how to address low water levels, ocean carriers say.

CSX chief Joe Hinrichs, speaking at the Georgia International Trade Conference, backed the value of intermodal and labor, two things under attack in recent years from activist investors more concerned with competitive margins and other financial metrics.

The burgeoning market opportunities have carrier Pacific International Lines to expand its presence in South America with the planned launch this year of eight country offices in the region.

Warehouse vacancy rates are still rising in Southern California due to what Prologis says is a long correction, but a wave of imports may change that.

The railroad and Ancora Holdings have been trading barbs ahead of a May 9 vote by shareholders that could see Ancora oust the railroad’s top executives.

The primary dilemma for shippers is whether to source visibility data or applications from a standalone vendor or to expect it to be included in a bundle from a third-party logistics provider.

Given the huge volumes involved in ocean freight, even a small percentage shift in transport mode from South Asia shippers is enough to keep air cargo demand and rates buoyant.

The World Shipping Council said the Federal Maritime Commission’s new rule on detention and demurrage is creating “substantial confusion and uncertainty.”

Knight-Swift and rival J.B. Hunt both say shippers are pushing hard for lower truckload and intermodal rates in service contracts as freight demand remains soft.

A machine learning-based platform will access data on more than 400,000 vehicles to help shippers evaluate the performance and cost of in-house trucking operations.

Rotterdam attributed its first quarter gains to recovering Asia imports in March and a jump in feeder traffic between the port and the Mediterranean linked to vessel diversions around southern Africa.