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In container shipping, a 'black hole' exists in the supply chain, according to a logistics pro. However, a port information portal used in a pilot project by the Port of Los Angeles is providing more visibility.

The launch of the new route became possible only after the lifting of sanctions against Iran by the international community.

The rails' inability to increase their market share over road could threaten public funding of the sector.

The venture's partners hope to achieve a gray pool with “interoperability” that improves equipment utilization and allows a trucker to use any chassis between any start and stop location in the port area.

Despite the dip, the freight market is strong, as are the sectors that feed into freight — factory output, construction, and business investment.

Officials believe dedicated shuttle trains will drive significant freight traffic gains at JNPT, as well as cost benefits for northwest hinterland shippers.

With its heavy-duty Semi, Tesla is one of several companies hoping to electrify trucking, and it is attracting orders from shippers as well as carriers.

This is certain regarding the trucking industry in 2018: it will be the year of time management, as the electronic logging mandate makes supply chains less and less flexible while freight demand rises.

Shippers in the vicinity of the port could save hundreds of dollars to move goods through the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Acting CEO James Foote may have to reach out to disgruntled shippers in executing the late Hunter Harrison’s precision railroading strategy.

Brazilian fruit and coffee exporters seem to be among those worst hit by the strike.

Spot rates for truckload, intermodal services keep rising, putting pressure on contract rates that may last well into 2018.

CSX said Harrison is taking a leave due to unexpected complications from a recent illness.

James Welch, the executive credited with saving one of the largest less-than-truckload companies, will retire next July, as economic growth buoys the LTL business.

The Teamsters said it hopes the vote will lay the groundwork for other victories in the union’s uphill, decade-long effort to organize US port drayage.

The federal truck safety watchdog agency and its state partners have chosen to “phase in” enforcement of the mandate, with the FMCSA granting several, temporary delays or partial exemptions.

Rapidly evolving e-commerce supply networks and uncertainty over transportation capacity and pricing challenge shippers and their transportation partners.

Shippers allege that due to the new axle load policy they need to use two truck/prime movers to carry goods typically found in one TEU or FEU container, resulting in higher carrying costs.

HMM said in December that Samsung SDS, LG Electronics, Hyundai Glovis, and several other companies have expressed interest in Asia-Europe rail.

Even as demand for truck-transported cargo rises, truck companies are struggling to add drivers, due to competition from better-paying jobs in other sectors.

Russian officials expect internet-based cargo bookings to account for up to 10 percent of bookings, perhaps more, in three years.

The November improvement was largely driven by significant productivity gains at APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India.

The upcoming electronic logging device mandate could affect more than truck capacity available to shippers.

Officials say the improved infrastructure under Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1 will, among other benefits, help smooth trade with neighboring India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

The drop represents a step back in JNPT's effort to meet government goals regarding road-to-rail freight conversion, as part of a larger program to increase productivity.

Owner-operators and small carriers opposed to electronic logging are still hoping for a last-minute reprieve.

Transcontainer has dominated the Asia Pacific-to-Russia rail cargo route for the past several years, but a new logistics provider could inject competitive forces into this transport segment.

Higher construction spending and manufacturing output generate the type of heavy industrial freight handled by Daseke through its network of subsidiary trucking companies.

The freight boom that began absorbing truck capacity in September still has legs.

NACPC's cooperative chassis business model has been a catalyst for improving chassis quality — and at a modest cost to shippers.

The growth of rail volume on the China-Europe rail routes has been rapid in the past year, but limitations on the trade route are being exposed.

The arrival of Uber into the trucking market this year seems well-timed and possibly transformative.

Shippers must acquaint themselves with the requirements of the regulation and its likely impact on US trucking capacity and supply chains.

Shippers need to prepare for the impact.

Pressure on US truck, intermodal pricing stays steady.

The opening of the Turkmenbashi seaport in Turkmenistan gives shippers interested in using China-Europe rail one more routing option.

US truck orders soar, but truckload capacity stays tight.

European shippers can realize inventory cost and transit times savings via Mediterranean routings.

A time slot booking system has been launched at Hamburg as the port tries to smooth out the spikes caused by increasing mega-ship calls.

The rising number of false log violations should be a red flag to shippers as the ELD mandate approaches.