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Rotterdam-Rhine-Alpine rail route shut down, barges delayed
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Diversion routes in Germany are also out of service because of engineering work, threatening further delays at Europe’s top container port.
International rail
Intermodal providers
Russia considers ending Belt and Road rail cooperation
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
The dispute focuses on efforts to modernize the Trans-Siberian Railway.
International rail
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Roadrunner to sell Unitrans as it reconfigures 'portfolio'
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The $95 million sale of cold-chain specialist Unitrans follows months of consolidation and rebranding at the multimodal transport operator.
LTL
JOC Top 50 LTL Carriers: Small carriers, fast growth
William B. Cassidy |
The fastest-growing LTL carriers in 2016 were far from the largest.
LTL
CP’s new Detroit-Vancouver service aimed at auto parts, grain
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The new seven-day-a-week service was announced on Aug. 14 after a trial period with Hapag-Lloyd.
North-American rail
MacroPoint deal accelerates drive for freight visibility
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Descartes' acquisition of MacroPoint will accelerate drive toward shipment, SKU-level tracking of freight across modal networks.
Logistics Technology News
Trucking News
Truck brokers
Analysis: Pricing, not weight, hurting trucking profits
Satish Jindel, president, SJ Consulting Group |
The US trucking industry still relies on a pre-regulatory-era pricing model after 30 years of freedom to change it.
Trucking News
2017 JOC Directory of Trucking Companies
JOC Staff |
The 2017 JOC Directory of Trucking is a one-stop source of information for North American shippers and third-party logistics providers.
Trucking News
LTL
Transload facility to boost Prince Rupert volume, carrier pull
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The new terminal, pulling in grain carloads from the western Canadian provinces and the US Midwest, will help alleviate equipment shortages for North American outbound moves.
North-American rail
Maritime
Container lines
TPG Capital to buy Transplace, extending supply-chain reach
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Private equity firm Transplace management to buy company as shippers increasingly demand not just technology, but also realizing the value of that technology.
Logistics Technology News
Trucking News
Truck brokers
Q&A: C.H. Robinson’s CEO expounds on global plans
JOC Staff Report |
The 112-year-old company is at the fulcrum of change rippling through the US trucking market and across trade lanes from Asia to Europe, much of it driven by e-commerce and technology.
Logistics Technology News
LTL
How US economic rebound will reshape truck pricing
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Evidence shows shippers have pretty much exhausted the breathing room won in 2015 and 2016 after steep rate truck hikes in 2014. Now is the time for fresh planning.
LTL
XPO transforms LTL acquisition
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The second-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the United States is not the company it used to be.
LTL
Troops in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil cargo thefts spike
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
The surge in cargo thefts is a side effect of the country’s worst recession in history.
Trucking News
LTL
ELDs can unlock more US truckload capacity
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
In technology speak, the collecting of data from ELDs is part of the so-called Internet or Network of Things.
Truckload
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Logistics Technology News
Rising Asian volumes choke Europe rail terminals
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
The growing popularity of shipping containers by rail from China to Europe is leading to delays as increasing cargo volume begins to overpower European terminals.
International rail
Rail push, economic growth lift Concor earnings
India Special Correspondent |
Concor’s net profit during jumped 36.4 percent year over year.
International rail
YRC shakes up network for faster service
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers want faster door-to-door service from less-than-truckload carriers.
LTL
Road-to-rail conversion at India's top port gains speed
India Special Correspondent |
By volume, JNPT handled 61,383 TEU during the month via rail.
International rail
Port Houston extends gate hours at Bayport terminal
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Change takes effect on Oct. 2. Longer hours at Barbours Cut to be phased in later.
North American ports
Trucking News
Drayage
Highway expansion heats up St. Petersburg port competition
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
Bronka’s proximity to the ring road means that shippers will not have to rely on rail as much to get shipments into St. Petersburg.
International ports
Trucking News
'Shipping community,' not just truckers, faces ELD challenge
William Cassidy |
Shippers need to plan for multiple challenges when the electronic logging mandate takes effect.
Truckload
FedEx aims peak surcharges at 'bad shipping habits'
William Cassidy |
Want to avoid FedEx holiday season surcharges? Cut back on packaging and use last-mile services for heavier freight, a transportation consultant advises
Trucking News
Air Cargo
Fed up with CSX service, intermodal shippers eye exit
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
More than 80 percent of CSX shippers surveyed have experienced problems with the railroad’s service.
North-American rail
Higher demand, tax reform lift profits at India trucking giant
India Special Correspondent |
First-quarter revenue increased 15.8 percent.
Trucking News
US-Canada border delays blamed on computer problems
JOC Staff |
"National system issues" at US Customs and Border Protection alleged to cause truck backups at Canadian-US border crossings.
Trucking News
XPO poised for acquisitions as revenue, profits rise
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The $14.6 billion logistics and transportation provider accelerated growth at asset and non-asset operations alike in the second quarter, including its LTL division.
LTL
Truck brokers
New river terminals aim to ease Chittagong port congestion
Syful Islam, Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
The Bangladesh government is welcoming private sector investments in inland container terminals.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Intermodal providers
Rising US freight volumes propel LTL building boom
William Cassidy |
A steady increase in freight volumes and e-commerce demand is fueling an expansion of LTL networks, with YRC Freight planning eight distribution centers.
LTL
Tax reform lifts Indian truck productivity
India Special Correspondent |
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has combined with other ease-of-doing-business measures to speed the movement of truckers.
Trucking News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Mundra intermodal rail service restored
India Special Correspondent |
“The restriction on loading of trains to Mundra Port has been lifted.”
International rail
BCOs face surcharges even as CN says Chicago terminal ‘near-normal’
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Chicago-area draymen are charging shippers surcharges of $75 and even double that.
North-American rail
American Airlines boosts Europe truck footprint
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The carrier said its multiple nightly truck operations boost capacity and route options for shippers.
Air Cargo Carriers News
Trucking News
New Orleans port moves closer to wharves-for-railroad swap
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Port CEO Brandy Christian called the agreement a “win-win”.
North-American rail
Breakbulk News
North American ports
Chicago drayage drivers’ unpaid tolls cost shippers
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Shippers are shouldering the cost of a sudden and often unexplained increase in unpaid tolls racked up by independent drayage drivers.
Truckload
Rail News
Drayage
Mexican truckers plead for crackdown on cargo theft surge
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Mexican trucking companies are urging lawmakers to stiffen penalties against cargo robberies.
Truckload
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Storms disrupt Mundra intermodal rail services
India Special Correspondent |
The disruption at Mundra is the latest weather-related complication for Indian shippers.
International rail
JB Hunt’s acquisition bulks up e-commerce ‘middle mile’ reach
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
J.B. Hunt’s first acquisition in recent memory is neither in the first nor final-mile logistics space.
Intermodal providers
Werner expects higher truckload contract rates
Dustin Braden, Shipper Relationship Manager |
“We expect contractual rates to begin to improve over the next few quarters.”
Truckload
Mundra, Pipavav ports gain new rail services
India Special Correspondent |
Starting Aug. 1, three time-definite train runs a week will be introduced linking inland locations to Mundra and Pipavav.
International rail
Intermodal providers
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