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The Trump administration announced the tariffs Monday in response to complaints from US-based manufacturers that foreign competition was unfairly flooding the US market with cheap imports.

The mega-port will ease ship congestion at the Port of Chittagong, which is deep enough to handle, at best, 1,200 TEU vessels.

Although the evidence is not inconvertible yet, the number of factors suggesting the current truck capacity shortage is not merely a cyclical downturn are starting to add up.

Freighters calling at Dutch airport gateway of Schiphol have managed to secure landing slots for the current winter season.

In 2017 terminal operators CMPort and Cosco demonstrated the capability to pay a premium for port assets — backed by Chinese banks offering Belt and Road project development loans.

US freight rates are set to rise not just this year, but into the near future, analysts predict. However, there is an upside for shippers to the strengthening US/global economies that are pushing up freight rates.

Exchange participants hope the New York Shipping Exchange will increase visibility and certainty for shippers, which they argue will result in a better end-to-end experience for its customers.

Strong growth at China's ports strengthens carriers' hands in upcoming trans-Pacific shipping contract negotiations.

The recovering air cargo market is generating unprecedented growth at selected airports in Asia and Europe.

Chennai has been unable to increase its market share, despite new industrial activity in South Asia.

The partnerships will allow Netherlands-based Mammoet to provide service in the Spanish market.

As supply chain visibility tech advances, shippers have to confront questions such as how much is it worth? Will other parties collaborate to ensure it functions? And: how to handle large amounts of data that may come in a variety of formats?

India's government tax reforms and rising investment in logistics infrastructure are opening the country up to increased trade in 2018 and beyond.

In the second half of 2017, many logistics firms struggled to keep up with rising carrier prices and had difficulty passing those increases along to shippers.

Breakbulk and project shipping demand and rates have been in the doldrums since the Great Recession, and low commodity prices softened just as carriers were taking delivery of new ships.

In an up-and-down market for breakbulk shipments, Pacific Northwest ports have seen strong volumes in several categories.

Convoy Logistics Providers' niche is "project and specialty needs cargo that can take six months to three years, where [there are sometimes quotes] without even knowing actual weights, dimensions, densities, or dozens and dozens of critical details."

Carrier consolidation and projections for continued growth in imports alert beneficial cargo owners to the growing possibility of rate restoration in 2018, but a former shipping executive said carrier discipline is crucial, if service contract rates are to exceed those of last year.

Importers are shipping with a sense of urgency to bring their merchandise into the United States before factories in Asia close down for the Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 16.

The supply-demand balance will become more favorable to carriers in the second half, believes Jefferies.

A partnership between JD Logistics and Air China Cargo will further open the Chinese market to international fresh produce.

Spot rates have flattened on trades from China to Europe and the Mediterranean with Lunar New Year peak season yet to materialize.

A downriver site on the Mississippi River would provide expansion capacity and no bridge restrictions.

CMA CGM is strengthening its presence on the east coast of South America.

Shippers want and need “visibility” across modes, not just to track freight but also to meet tighter fulfillment and restocking requirements — demands that are driving automation.

Two joint, weekly intra-Asia routes — connecting major ports on India's east and west coasts — are scheduled to start from Shanghai, China, at the end of this month.

With an expanding US economy boosting imports, and carrier consolidation providing leverage on the capacity side, industry experts are putting beneficial cargo owners on notice that the 2018 to 2019 service contracting season could be difficult.

Shippers of air freight should get used to tight space and high prices because demand will continue to outstrip supply on the busy trade routes.

Swedish Orient Line said it will start the shuttle with one vessel, adding that a high enough service frequency, not ship size, matters most concerning the service's success.

The last piece of the regulatory puzzle has fallen into place for Ocean Network Express, clearing the way for its global April 1 launch.

Container lines and terminals denied using demurrage and detention as profit centers and warned that regulatory guidelines governing late fees for cargo pickup and equipment return would create more problems than it would solve.

The California appellate court's decision, which is good news for beneficial cargo owners, overturns all but one environmental roadblock erected by a lower court’s ruling in 2016.

Service metrics are improving, but can CSX win back shipper trust while sticking to its late CEO's plan for precision scheduled railroading?

One question that is definitely on the minds of shippers, especially transportation, is if the UK’s post-Brexit trade agreements will stimulate or dampen the growing Europe/UK economies.

Expanding SM Line will add another China-US West Coast service to its growing portfolio as the carrier continues to grow its market share.

The complex rate on rail services between China and Europe has encouraged greater use of service contracts by shippers using the land option.

Commission action is needed because commercial solutions have failed, said representatives of the Coalition for Fair Port Practices, a group of 26 organizations of intermediaries and truckers that filed the petition.

Waterfront officials are suing to stop New Jersey's governor from enforcing a law enacted Monday that would terminate an agreement giving the Waterfront Commission the power to do background checks and criminal investigations at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

The acquisition of Direct Right Cartage, which occurs as Canadian demand for intermodal climbs, helps expand Manitoulin Transport's links between Western and Central Canada.