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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Freightos sees trans-Pacific container rates ease

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Jaxport adding more global container services in 2025

Container News

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Brandon Cafferky Monday, October 28, 2024

Weekly NTI Update: October 28, 2024

The FreightWaves SONAR National Truckload Index (NTI) is a seven-day moving average of freight spot rates that measures the U.S. for-hire, over-the-road dry van trucking market. Historical and daily NTI data is available only through FreightWaves SONAR.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Maersk Air Cargo readjusts China-North America network

Maersk is moving a China air cargo service back to South Carolina after a six-month pause during which the freighter was used to start a new route to the Chicago area.

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Monday, December 9, 2024

Air Canada leases surplus Boeing 767 freighter aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines

Air Canada bought two medium 767 cargo jets from Boeing last year with the goal of growing the cargo business, but changing economic factors have led the company to lease the planes to Ethiopian Airlines.

Maritime

John Gallagher Thursday, December 5, 2024

FMC investigating Spain’s alleged blocking of US ships

Spain could be liable for millions of dollars in penalties if the Federal Maritime Commission finds it has been turning away U.S. container ships. Separately, news accounts say a Danish-flagged vessel was denied entry because it was carrying military weapons to Israel.

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Thursday, December 5, 2024

Analysts predict air cargo bull market will cool 50% in 2025

The air logistics sector has been riding high all year, but market watchers caution that growth in 2025 could slow sharply.

Top Stories

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Container rates buoyed by tariff, strike threats 

Ocean container rates to the U.S. remained steady as shippers maneuver to minimize the effects of higher tariffs and a potential port strike in 2025.

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Cargo airline Atlas Air names veteran passenger exec as COO

Atlas Air has selected an experienced passenger airline executive to help run its complex global cargo operations.

Trade Compliance

Trade and Compliance

Stuart Chirls Thursday, November 21, 2024

Trump tariffs to slow US trade, says analyst 

High tariffs on Chinese imports, promised by President-elect Trump, will likely slow U.S. trade in 2025 as uncertainty hinders investment in reshoring of manufacturing, a trade analyst predicts.

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Monday, September 23, 2024

Trade and Compliance

Tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce could dampen demand

Engraved name of U.S. Customs and Border Protection over entrance door of building.
Friday, August 16, 2024

Trade and Compliance

Wisconsin importers pay $10M to settle customs fraud case

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

American Shipper

US delays tariff hikes on Chinese imports by at least 2 weeks

Infrastructure

Layoffs and Bankruptcies

Alan Adler Friday, December 13, 2024

Proterra’s surviving businesses may shed bankruptcy stigma  

Bankruptcy filings carry a stigma but sometimes the outcomes promise new life. Proterra might be one such story.

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Truck Driver Issues

Connecticut investing $31M in truck parking

Friday, November 1, 2024

Electric Trucks

Behind Climate United’s historic $250M electric truck buy

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

American Shipper

Millions in funding for key Montreal port commodity

Friday, October 25, 2024

American Shipper

FEMA awards $2.6M security grant to Port of Long Beach

Shipping + Maritime

American Shipper

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Maersk seeks ‘flexibility’ with orders for 20 ships

A.P. Moller-Maersk has signed contracts for 20 new dual-fuel container ships set for delivery in 2028-2030.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Container Shipping

Houthis attack US cargo ships

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Maritime

October freight traffic mixed at Gulf Coast ports

Shipper's Perspective

Sponsored Insights

Britni Chisenall Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Delta Cargo’s DeliverDirect offers ‘e-commerce delivery at the speed of flight’

DeliverDirect serves various industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and related sectors.

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Shippers Perspective

Viewpoint: Why it pays to be a Shipper of Choice

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Technology

The future of procurement 

Rail

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Friday, December 13, 2024

Ottawa should stay out of rail bargaining, says Teamsters Canada

Teamsters Canada leaders want federal officials to stay out of contract negotiations and back rail workers’ right to strike.

Railroad

Stuart Chirls Thursday, December 12, 2024

CPKC, Americold plan to expand Mexico cold logistics

CPKC and cold chain logistics specialist Americold will expand their strategic collaboration to co-development projects in Mexico.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, December 12, 2024

US rail traffic shows weekly gain

U.S. rail traffic is back on track after November swings, with intermodal gains outpacing weaker carloads.

Truck Driver Issues

John Kingston Friday, December 6, 2024

November trucking jobs see healthy rise; a one-time move or start of a trend?

Bureau of Labor Statistics data on truck transportation jobs showed one of the bigger gains in a long time in November.

Legal issues

Caleb Revill Thursday, December 5, 2024

CSX asks Supreme Court to renew antitrust lawsuit against Norfolk Southern

Class I freight railroad CSX has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to continue its antitrust lawsuit against Norfolk Southern.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, December 5, 2024

Holiday leads to drop in weekly US rail traffic

The Thanksgiving holiday once again made for a big change in U.S. weekly rail traffic. This time, that change was negative.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, December 5, 2024

Supreme Court justice will not take part in Uinta Basin Railway case

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from the pending case involving the Uinta Basin Railway, which is set to be argued before the court next week.

Reindustrialization

Trains.com Staff Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Despite tariff talk, CPKC expects to tap cross-border traffic growth

Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel is confident that free trade will continue in North America despite President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada.

Intermodal

Todd Maiden Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Radiant Logistics acquires intermodal provider TCB Transportation

Radiant Logistics has acquired intermodal marketing company TCB Transportation.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Friday, November 29, 2024

Weekly US rail traffic shows major bump

Intermodal continued to outpace carloads, according to the latest data from the Association of American Railroads.

FreightWaves News

Trucking

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Friday, December 13, 2024

Carrier Revenge: The freight market’s impending power shift

In the ever-evolving landscape of the freight industry, a new phenomenon is emerging that threatens to upend the delicate balance between shippers and carriers. Known as “carrier revenge,” this impending shift in market dynamics promises to reshape how goods are transported across the nation.

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Running on Ice

Running on Ice: Getting into the AIM Act 

Friday, December 13, 2024

Layoffs and Bankruptcies

West Virginia trucking company files for bankruptcy

Friday, December 13, 2024

Reindustrialization

Trump’s tariffs: A boost for domestic trucking demand

Thursday, December 12, 2024

SONAR

Top 8 upgrades to SONAR in 2024

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Fraud

’Tis the season for porch pirates

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Sponsored Insights

Trucking outlook: ‘Sugar high’ or sustained upswing?

Trucks pulling ocean containers outside of a port
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Trucking

November Cass data shows improvement