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Technology systems used to identify first available empty return appointments at Los Angeles and Long Beach container terminals may be a key in unlocking congestion in the key import gateway.

The sky-high ocean freight rates into the US East Coast have beckoned an increasing number of ‘tramp’ ships trying to secure berth space for container discharge at the NY-NJ port.

A new set of fees at APM Terminals’ Pier 400 facility in the Port of Los Angeles aims to reduce the number of missed drayage appointments, but harbor truckers say the fees would punish them for conditions outside of their control

Samudera has introduced a new shuttle route between India’s busiest public container port and Singapore, with an eye on transshipment cargo as shippers scramble for any capacity available to them.

The ninth-largest LTL carrier is in a race to build out its network capacity as more freight and heavier shipments hit its docks.

Low-code digital platform Voyager Portal is focused on reducing complexity and cost in non-containerized global shipping operations.

Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires will retire in May, capping a 29-year stint at the US railroad and six years in the top job, which included a transition to precision scheduled railroading.

The latest talk about a share sale that would start the path toward privatization comes after HMM announced record third-quarter results on Nov. 10 with a near 10-fold increase in net profit to almost $2 billion.

Ashley Furniture has purchased Wilson Logistics, a large truckload and logistics provider in the western US, the second transaction in recent weeks of a cargo owner taking direct control of transportation.

An investigation into Australia’s shipping sector follows months of disruption to supply chains due to port congestion, stevedore industrial action, and curtailed carrier services.

Initiatives involving the Los Angeles-Long Beach PierPass extended-gates program and CMA CGM’s incentives for removal of long-dwell containers are the latest efforts by terminals and carriers to reduce congestion.

The impact of the Omicron variant on the operational aspects of the container shipping sector will be found in the political responses, and the variant holds more operational risk for Asian origin ports, writes maritime analyst Lars Jensen.

The bottlenecks that have frustrated ocean shippers all year have spread to air cargo, pushing up rates to stratospheric levels and delaying shipments.

PSA International’s first major move into building an end-to-end logistics capability takes it down a path well-trodden by rival terminal operator DP World and some major liner companies.

A spot market gold rush is enlarging a hiring gap between large and small trucking companies, posing challenges for larger carriers seeking drivers and for shippers moving large volumes of freight.

With an intuitive knack for diplomacy and a mind for strategy and deal-making, Frank Caradonna is widely credited with leading the integration of new carriers into the market in the early 1990s.

Trans-Pacific carriers are slowing their vessels en route to Los Angeles–Long Beach, but the reduction in vessels at anchor does not mean cargo volumes have in any way been diminished.

CloudTrucks, which provides independent drivers with software to manage their businesses, has landed a massive funding round from prominent venture capital investors.

While the urgency of containers being carried on multipurpose/heavy-lift vessels is easing, the spillover market will continue to affect the MPV sector into 2023, analysts say.

Lasse Kristoffersen, former CEO of bulk operator Torvald Klaveness, will take the helm of Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Eight vessels are now anchored off the Port of Charleston following the brief closure of a berth earlier this month and a stevedore labor shortage over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Marine terminals and truckers are bracing for weeks of delays at the Port of Vancouver as another heavy rainstorm hits the region just two weeks after floods and mudslides cut Canada’s largest port off from the British Columbia interior.

Construction has begun that would allow double-stack trains between Baltimore and Midwest cities such as Chicago, a major step in the Port of Baltimore’s effort to build its intermodal profile with shippers.

Many transportation executives, citing a highly fragile and capacity-constrained system and ongoing surprises tied to the unpredictable trajectory of the pandemic, are unwilling to declare the supply chain crisis has begun a period of sustained easing.

The coming suspension of feeder services has raised concerns the Pearl River Delta could see the same chaotic cargo situation before and during Chinese New Year as last January.

The amount of “creative destruction” that has occurred in the warehousing sector is hidden by the headline employment figures, say two JOC guest columnists.

The momentum in tackling shipping emissions that came out of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow had slowed by the time the IMO’s 77th Marine and Environment Protection Committee wrapped up this week.

The highly profitable container market benefited all shipping lines this year, but for Pacific International Lines it has enabled the debt-stricken carrier to pull back from the brink of bankruptcy.

A strong third quarter for US airlines is expected to spill over into the last three months as demand continues to fill all available space.

The high cost of charters and an urgent need to replace capacity caught up in the supply chain disruption continues to galvanize the second-hand ship market.

The Port of Long Beach will increase its annual throughput capacity by 1 million TEU in December when Long Beach Container Terminal opens a third vessel berth.

Shippers with no alternative but to secure annual contracts are finding long-term rates at highly elevated levels even as the spot market shows signs of easing.

Zim noted that in addition to significant transit time advantages, its new India string offers customers project cargo services and connections with other markets via its global network.

Despite ILWU leadership pledging to support the Biden administration’s efforts to decongest ports in Southern California, insiders remain worried the national spotlight on ports will not prevent labor disruption on the docks next year.

Tension is mounting on the West Coast as the ILWU formally rejected an employer offer to extend the existing coastwide contract for one year beyond the July 1, 2022 expiration date.

Redwood Logistics’ focus on system integration has extended to partnerships with international and domestic freight management systems providers E2open and Freightos.

The Port of Charleston is concerned about the cost of chassis for its new pool now due to launch in 2023, while negotiations to secure an agreeable price took longer than expected.

After a decade leading one of the world’s largest forwarders, Detlef Trefzger will step down as CEO of Kuehne + Nagel in the middle of next year.

The US Supreme Court will not hear the request by New York’s Waterfront Commission to overturn an appeals court ruling that effectively ends the seven decade-old police agency.

Canadian Pacific said it expects intermodal service to and from Canada’s largest port will resume sooner than expected after it works to complete flood-related repairs.