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Speakers at the SMC3 Jump Start 2017 conference expect truckload and LTL rates to move up, modestly, in 2017.

Carriers operating on the trans-Pacific earned significantly less per FEU on the spot market in 2016 than they did the year before.

Shippers and trucking companies at SMC3 conference urged to use embedded analytics in transportation software to automate tasks from motor carrier selection to route optimization.

Landstar's new logistics center in Laredo will handle more than truckload freight as the company expands its cross-border business.

Shippers show they are willing to pay more for dedicated capacity, and J.B. Hunt is happy to oblige.

The prospect of a stronger US economy later in the year has many truck shippers advancing contract talks and freight bids to the first quarter, while carriers "hedge their bets."

In an exclusive interview with JOC.com, Hyundai Merchant Marine President and CEO C.K. Yoo lays out the plans of South Korea's largest container line in 2017.

Investors continue to trade heavily in OOCL shares amid speculation that the Hong Kong-based carrier is for sale.

Trucking companies that lease equipment to drivers and treat them as owner-operators need to review their practices in light of a decision that classified drivers who leased equipment from Swift Transportation as employees.

Takeover talk has long swirled around Hong Kong-listed OOIL, parent of OOCL, and new rumors are again seeing intense trading on the local bourse.

2016 was one of the wildest years in container shipping history, and with the industry in such a dynamic state, 2017 will likely hold its own surprises.

New UPS subsidiary Freightex will work closely with US-based Coyote Logistics.

The new alliances are likely to have only a limited effect on productivity and the number of services available to shippers at North Europe ports.

Years of unprofitability lie ahead for carriers with excess capacity and low rates likely to drive further consolidation.

Ports, terminals, carriers, and shippers are preparing for significant challenges that will come from this spring’s shuffling of vessel-sharing agreements.

Schneider National and heavy-haul flatbed specialist Daseke Inc. plan to go public in 2017, seeking new routes to financing.

NFI's acquisition of Dominion Warehousing and Distribution is the latest of several cross-border deals between US and Canadian logistics and transport operators.

Expediting cargo flow to reduce terminal congestion is a top priority for the largest US port complex.

Roadrunner Freight expects business to bounce back in 2017, and is expanding on the West Coast while building up density in major less-than-truckload lanes to inland markets.

The "HMM + K2 consortium" will initially facilitate vessel- and slot-sharing.

Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Container Terminals handled over 2 million twenty-foot-equivalent units for the first time ever in 2016.

Southeast Asia’s port scene is incredibly dynamic, and 2017 will be a year of significant changes with big implications for shippers.

Reliance on growth from an ever-expanding pie of box volumes growing in the high single or double-digits is a thing of the past for Chinese ports.

Industry analyst doubts Hyundai Merchant Marine’s goal of a 5 percent share of the global container market by 2021.

DP World increased its shareholding in the largest Busan container terminal.

Plastic resin exports are poised in 2017 to begin a multi-year surge in volume.

The Port of Antwerp handled 10 million 20-foot-equivalent units for the first time in 2016, extending a growth trend that will further boost its market share in the highly competitive Le Havre-Hamburg port range.

Hapag-Lloyd says it is confident of closing on the merger with United Arab Shipping Company very soon following reports the deal faces delay over financing issues.

Container shipping is on the dawn of a “new golden age” of profitability driven by the mergers and acquisition “frenzy” of the past two years.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services on Monday announced a restructuring of services on its key liner routes that will take effect next April.

Independent truckers want the full appellate court to rehear its case against the government's electronic logging mandate, as the compliance clock ticks louder.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says language in a rule issued last year seen as "requiring" sleep apnea testing violates the law.

The fight between the three major shipping alliances on US trades officially starts in April.

HMM failed to gain membership of the 2M Alliance, but the slot-sharing deal it signed up to will see the Korean carrier paying a heavy price.

Hints that capacity might tighten at the top global operators, but not at those that want to be among them, come as other industry analysts warn that the gap between supply and demand will widen.

As the Obama administration winds down, federal regulators are rolling out some long-awaited trucking safety rules, while Congress legislates driver hours of service. Some groups would like president-elect Trump to block pending rules.

The Iranian container line is ramping up to meet growing international container trade.

As 2017 beckons, less-than-truckload trucking companies are traveling an unmapped route through some unfamiliar territory.

Hyundai to enter slot-sharing deal with Maersk and MSC, but it will be no 2M Alliance membership.

Truck driver pay is beginning to rise as truckload freight demand picks up.