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Third-quarter earnings reports reveal across-the-board increases in transportation rates, with little sign pressure will ease soon.

Efforts to bolster coastal shipping to ease port congestion and lower logistics costs gain momentum.

OOCL posted a solid set of operational results for the third quarter with revenue and volume rising sharply, especially on Asia-Europe.

It has taken 13 weeks and several rate increase attempts, but the Asia-Europe spot market responded positively this week.

A shortage of rail cars has caused Russian rail rates to surge.

Savannah rail project promises two-day faster hinterland transits to Southeast and Midwest shippers.

Air cargo executives are wallowing in a sea of positivity as volume grows at double digits and they expect the strong demand to continue for another year.

European airlines are bystanders in the long simmering “open skies” dispute between US and Gulf airlines that looks like it is about to shoot up to the top of President Trump’s “America First” agenda.

Rhenus has opened two new hubs in Europe to handle the growing cargo volumes at its air and ocean divisions.

The corridor is the second-busiest artery in the country.

The project is targeted for completion within 18 months.

DSV has been making the most out of a resurgent air freight market and continuing synergies earned through the acquisition of UTi.

The second-largest US provider of chassis, Direct ChassisLink Inc., has agreed to acquire the domestic fleet of the sector’s top provider.

The ports’ sheer volume of cargo, and more importantly, the container moves per vessel call, are where the problem starts.

Port officials said that although the depot is no substitute for a port-wide gray pool, it will help provide easier access to chassis.

US truck tonnage slipped slightly less than 1 percent in September, following hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but year-over-year data shows a significant long-term increase in freight volumes.

Retail shippers risk shipment delays and even seizures when they prioritize speed over product quality control.

“The Receita Federal is intent on pushing the pedal of pain down this week.”

It is difficult to plan for shipments with all the schedule changes and with no real visibility solutions allowing shippers to find and manage their cargo.

Bharat Mala supplements the much publicized Sagar Mala program.

Improvements are aimed at handling larger ships that have increased the port’s volume.

The United States is the largest market for Brazilian coffee exports.

DP World’s growth rates topped this year’s 5.5 percent global throughput increase forecast by Drewry Maritime Research.

Bangladeshi shipping officials are hopeful that a surge of inland waterway capacity will drastically cut shipper costs and congestion.

Exports from Europe were delayed for weeks from February as capacity tightened.

Dirk Visser, senior shipping consultant and managing editor at Dynamar, sees improvement in the breakbulk and project cargo industry.

The move is in response to signs that carriers are moving away from providing gensets.

Carriers will enjoy a profitable 2017, but whether that will continue is dependent on shipping lines maintaining disciplined capacity management.

Final draft of strict clean air plan to be presented to LA-LB harbor commissions on Nov. 2.

Asian cargo is the fastest-growing segment of growth for the Northeast Florida port.

Concerns over the supply of truck drivers and the resulting increases in trucking rates will likely grow in the coming months.

Solid container growth at the Port of Antwerp was not enough to close the gap on rival Rotterdam that has managed to boost its transshipment business.

Japan’s logistics industry continues to pour money into Myanmar’s Thilawa special economic zone.

“Carriers have to be willing to concede that there is interplay between the long-term contract, and spot rate customers, and that rate actions taken in the spot market can negatively impact contract shippers.”

The cost for shipping from Novorossiysk to Istanbul has fallen substantially.

The official said four companies have met pre-selection conditions under the new tender.

By 2020, hub ports in Europe can expect the vast majority of all calls to be made by ships with a capacity greater than 14,000 TEU.

How the Port of New York and New Jersey handles the ramp up in business will go a long way in determining the port’s future growth.

US contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and US-flag ocean carriers say Ex-Im Bank is essential if US-based companies are to compete with more than 60 other nations that provide export credit.

With the peak-shipping season drawing to a close, spot rates on US imports from Asia basically flatlined.