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In the past five days, 20 ships of 22,000 TEU have been ordered by two carriers.

Only their ability of container carriers to invest will lead to meaningful progress that will deliver benefits to the wider market.

CMA CGM believes teaming up with Indian consulting firm Infosys will transform and improve the carrier's service offering.

US Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., suggests a tax on surface freight transportation to meet the nation's huge infrastructure development needs.

The economic aftershock from hurricanes Harvey and Irma is affecting freight flows and transportation pricing across North America.

The Chinese government has been cracking down on factories with low environmental standards and safeguards since the early 2000s.

It has been nine months since a shipper coalition submitted a petition seeking guidance on the matter.

Transporters of outsized cargoes now must obtain permits to cross borders and even to move from region to region within countries.

Stronger than usual freight demand in August signals an early start to trucking’s autumn “peak” and higher costs for shippers.

Local shipping sources in JNPT told JOC.com that terminals are running behind schedule.

The number of overseas port locations with investment from China’s big three terminal operators has tripled in the past five years.

ClearMetal is one of a passel of newcomers armed with venture capital funding that are seeking to radically rearrange the cargo movement industry.

The awards recognized achievements on opposite ends of the coast.

Dwell time levels in last month were also a concern.

The Port of Virginia is tapping into the growing Midwest market.

Higher base rates boosted revenue, but a cyber attack and hurricane helped depress profit at FedEx this summer. The transport operator plans across-the-board rate hikes.

“What we have seen this first half of this year is a massive reefer container shortage.”

“Shippers are forced to pay extra for each day vessels wait in the port.”

Will carriers be able to better manage space on ships from Europe to Asia in the first quarter of 2018?

The persistent rumors of takeover and mergers among leading logistics firms in recent months could be about to translate into reality.

Container shipping’s supply and demand gap is set to converge in 2018.

“Today the challenge is not the technology.”

The reduction slightly jars the confidence of the container shipping industry.

"You just find an export credit agency in another country. When that happens, the supply chain leaves the United States and goes to that other country.”

Textile shippers have welcomed the service.

Landside work, including improvements to the Canadian National Railway connection, has slowed productivity.

The RFID program has significantly improved container dwell times throughout the supply chain at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

Success or failure of rate increases less important to carriers than the sustained profitability of the spot rate, believes Drewry.

The prospects for intermodal are strong, but there are a series of “known unknowns.”

Codesa runs the ports of Praia Mole and Vitoria.

West Coast ports compete harder for intermodal cargo, but rail pricing may be the key determiner.

CMA CGM on Friday confirmed its order of nine 22,000-TEU ships in a report noting the Marseille-based carrier posted a second quarter gain in net income.

“Whenever the business volumes reach the top quadrant, there will be chassis shortages, and that’s where we are now.”

Spot rates in eastbound trans-Pacific turn higher in harbinger of busy month ahead.

Call it an "obsession." Amazon's dedication to fulfilling customer expectations is turning a wheel of logistics growth that is not likely to stop.

Global marine terminal operators that have led port privatization in India could unshackle themselves from a long-running and complicated pricing regime.

The sudden closure of the Rhine Valley Alpine rail track in southwest Germany could not have come at a worse time for Europe’s rail freight industry.

“The pre-Golden Week holiday volume spike is bleak this year.”

Addition of 10-4 Systems to division offering carrier technologies promises greater blending of services across supply chains.

The Port of New York and New Jersey is searching again for a way to create an interoperable chassis pool after the latest effort collapsed.