As eastbound import traffic continues to grow, Union Pacific announced surcharges for its premium EMP and UMAX services out of the Southern California gateway.
CN and CPKC early Thursday locked out 9,300 union employees, bringing trains to a halt in a move that could disrupt supply chains throughout North America.
CN said it received no response from Teamsters after making a final contract offer in a bid to avoid service disruption.
While contract talks between Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and union employees continue, a rail shutdown would reverberate through the supply chain connecting Canada and the U.S.
Amid lockout and strike notices, contract bargaining continues as Ottawa makes a push for both sides to come together on a new rail labor contract.
Canada’s busiest import gateway is managing port fluidity as railroads issue lockout notices, and Teamsters are warning of a planned strike as the latest contract talks fail.
A feasibility study of nuclear-powered container ships to lower emissions teams Maersk, the world’s second-largest container line, with vessel classification society Lloyd’s Register and nuclear power specialist Core Power.
The outlook for supply chain congestion this fall led importers to move holiday goods earlier than usual through Long Beach, the second-busiest U.S. port.
Construction continues on a Chicago bridge project designed to reduce delays and improve flow by untangling freight and passenger rail lines.
An 1851 law invoked by the makers of the Titanic is allowing the ship that brought down Baltimore’s Key Bridge to avoid liability costs, a lawmaker contends.
Vessel delays and labor concerns had importers rushing to get holiday merchandise into the Port of Los Angeles before the traditional peak season in the fall.
Eastern Class 1 railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX will help reach Midwest cities with double-stack trains from the newly expanded Port of Virginia central rail yard.
Importers are advised to seek alternative routes and plan for extended delays as the peak shipping season gets underway, following an explosion involving hazardous materials at China’s Port of Ningbo.
The Blue Ridge Connector will improve intermodal services to the northeast Georgia logistics center.
Importers are moving goods ahead of a possible longshore strike, fueling an August surge.
Shipping spot rates tracked June’s record volumes from the Far East to the U.S. West and East coasts, soaring by 144% and 139%, respectively, between April 30 and July 1, according to Xeneta.
Digital freight forwarder Flexport has appointed Trine Nielsen as global head of ocean freight.
Expeditors International saw an increase in its airfreight business in the second quarter and a downturn on the ocean.
This week in Borderlands: Surging cross-border flows a boon for operators like DHL; Cargo rail theft up 99% across Mexico in May; Australian clothing retailer selects Cart.com as US fulfillment partner; and Venture Solutions opens logistics warehouse in Laredo, Texas.
The Zim Kingston ship fire in 2021 shows Canada isn’t adequately prepared for marine emergencies, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
U.S. officials announced a delay on the start of new tariff increases on Chinese imports, including a 25% tariff on China-made ship-to-shore cranes.
A key port in New Jersey is adopting propane as a preferred fuel for the vehicles that move around its property.
Port Houston saw a surge in container exports in June, while crude oil exports rose at the Port of Corpus Christi.
The U.S.-flag subsidiary of shipping leviathan Maersk has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government over the termination of a seaman who alerted authorities to potential unsafe conditions on a cargo vessel.without first notifying the company.
Federal regulators have finalized a rule making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse to provide vessel space for customers.
A massive technology outage Friday morning caused widespread disruptions across industries around the globe, but it’s mostly business as usual at America’s ports.
NullShip Shipping Solutions claims to sell U.S. Postal Service and UPS labels at a steep discount but sold clients counterfeit postal labels, costing one person thousands of dollars in lost goods.
This week in Borderlands: Ambitious billion-dollar Tehuantepec rail corridor aims to grab more international trade; GrubMarket acquires Houston-based foodservice distributor; Production of Mexican-built cargo trucks rise in June; and Metrobi launches delivery service in Dallas.
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will run July 16 through July 17, with discounts on millions of items across 35 categories for Amazon Prime subscribers.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced $8.75 million in grant awards to 15 shipyards across 12 states in an effort to increase productivity and expand local job opportunities.
The e-commerce landscape in the United States is continuously evolving, requiring retailers remain flexible and adaptable to maintain a competitive edge. Recent data from Statista projects that e-commerce revenue will […]
Extremely rough seas have made it impossible for commercial shipping to operate around the lower end of South Africa, adding to supply chain disruptions.
Port congestion in Southeast Asia is creating an imbalance of equipment, raising both local and global spot market pricing, according to a report by AlixPartners.
Ports in Houston and Galveston remain closed Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Ports along the Texas Gulf Coast remained closed as Hurricane Beryl moved through the area Monday.
Ports prepare for Hurricane Beryl’s impact as the storm moves through Mexico and toward South Texas.
Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain.
Container carriers’ request to extend the compliance deadline for new federal billing requirements is being vigorously opposed by their customers.
Nearly $2 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go toward transportation and supply chain projects nationwide.
The U.S. transportation secretary took on drugs and port labor at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
As the bar code turns 50, many large companies are working with GS1 US to create a more effective product code process, which may result in switching from bar codes to QR codes.
A federal lawsuit filed in 2022 over the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship, which sank off the coast of Georgia with nearly 4,200 vehicles on board, has been settled.
Container volumes rose 21% at Port Houston in May, while the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, recorded a 9% increase in crude oil shipments.
Oleanvine Pickering-Mayard, director at the British Virgin Islands Port Authority, was sentenced to more than nine years in prison on Thursday for her participation in a scheme to deliver cocaine from the British Virgin Islands to the U.S.
While logistics problems from the Red Sea have become white noise, it is important not to forget that lives have been lost.
The first tropical storm warning of the 2024 hurricane season was issued Tuesday, as South Texas prepared for a storm that could cause flooding along the Gulf Coast.
Carver Maritime, a shipping company in Charleston, South Carolina, filed a federal lawsuit against the owners and managers of MSC Michigan VII, which lost control on June 5 on the Cooper River.
The International Longshoremen’s Association is in a contract dispute with ocean carriers over wage increases and use of automation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 450 pounds of cocaine hidden in a container chassis aboard the Blue Wave merchant vessel arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.
The Port of New Orleans has received $230 million to complete infrastructure projects aimed at boosting international trade.
The shipping channel for the Port of Baltimore has fully reopened to commercial traffic more than two months after a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Barbara Spector Yeninas died on Friday at the age of 84. She was an industry trailblazer for women, founding BSY Associates, a maritime, supply chain and logistics marketing communications company.
SITA moves into maritime with its new brand, SmartSea. CEO Julian Panter gives an inside look at why he believes SmartSea’s model should be an industry standard.
While the FMC’s revision to the detention and demurrage rule went into effect last week, the industry is left with a lot of questions. The commission provided us answers in this exclusive Q&A.
Flexport is expanding the Convoy Platform to brokers, aiming to drive growth and efficiency for brokers and carriers.
A strike looms for more than 9,000 border agents in Canada, potentially disrupting trade flows across North America.
MythosAI is a startup that is looking to fix one “Stone Age” aspect of shipping, according to the company’s founder.
The Red Sea conflict continues to endanger shippers that do not divert around the Cape of Good Hope. But with the changing seasons, sea conditions also threaten cargo and safety. Allianz Commercial says risks are coming faster than ever in maritime.
Container shipments rose at Port Houston in April, while New Orleans and Corpus Christi recorded slight drops in movement of some goods.
Mexico’s major seaports handled a record 2.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units during the first four months of the year.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were awarded a total of $112 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund maintenance and repair projects.
DP World is launching an intermodal service to transport finished vehicles by rail from Mexico to the U.S.
Almost two months after colliding with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the MV Dali was hauled away from the site Monday.
Well-known transportation equity research analyst Amit Mehrotra is leaving Deutsche Bank, which for now at least is ending equity coverage of transportation companies.
A new report from CNBC shows consumer spending will not dramatically rise this peak season, but a modest uptick is likely. Companies with a clear view of their businesses have an idea what peak season will look like and are preparing.
In the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB Chief Jennifer Homendy wants states to start testing their bridges to prevent similar catastrophes.
Brandy D. Christian is stepping down as president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, a role she has held since 2017.
The port at Norfolk, Virginia, has benefited more than any other port from the closing of the Port of Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, according to visibility platform GoComet.
Blank sailings are a major factor in maritime shipping and are increasing after ocean carriers gorged on higher Red Sea rates while they could thanks to added capacity. With capacity now cut, rates are rising again.
Peloton filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission alleging that Flexport’s practices cost the fitness company millions of dollars in unreasonable detention and demurrage charges.
Recovery crews have found the body of the sixth and final person who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, as crews plan to remove a large section of the wreckage.
Global ocean carriers are targeting the growing trade from China to Mexico with new express services.
Despite the timing of the Lunar New Year, import volumes at three of the largest U.S. ports rose year over year.
The Federal Highway Administration announced $148 million in grants to combat pollution at the nation’s ports caused by idling trucks.
The transportation industry is a major contributor to climate change. Turmoil in maritime shipping is forcing route diversions that are spiking emissions, reflected in data from Xeneta.
Soft freight market conditions continue to create market headwinds as Hub Group’s first-quarter revenue declines 13% year over year.
Cargo flows expanded at ports in Houston, New Orleans and Mobile in March but fell slightly at the Port of Corpus Christi.
Shippers should lock in certainty with airtight ocean carrier contracts that ward off surcharges.
The World Shipping Council has named Joe Kramek its next president and CEO. He will replace John Butler, who plans to retire in July.
Crews recovered the body of a fourth victim this week who died after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed when it was struck by the Dali, a cargo ship just minutes into its voyage.
The Port of Los Angeles recently opened a promenade, giving nearby Wilmington residents unprecedented access to the waterfront.
The Federal Maritime Commission suggests that requiring better data could lead to less congestion and fewer container storage fees.
The end of Panama’s dry season is in sight, and the Panama Canal Authority plans to welcome more vessels in the coming weeks.
The East and Gulf Coast ports continue to take market share from the largest West Coast ports, which had a challenging March.
Xeneta data reveals that ocean spot rates have not reacted significantly to the Baltimore bridge collapse, despite the disruption to supply chains on the East Coast.
The first data paints a mixed picture of how trucks and ships are diverting away from Baltimore in the wake of the Key Bridge collapse.
Ship recycling has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years, per a recent report by the Baltic and International Maritime Council.
Federal regulators are bracing for a surge in container late fee complaints as ocean carriers and shippers process alternate routing options following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
A key ocean container spot rate benchmark dropped nearly 18% this week.
Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, the companies that own and manage the cargo ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, want a federal court to limit their liability in the deadly disaster.
New technology and processes in supply chains have helped make the industry more resilient — but not enough to withstand every possible disruption.
If China and Russia find the Houthi problem in the Red Sea as intractable as the U.S. and its allies have, it would all but halt what little maritime traffic remains in the region.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore wasn’t the first time a bridge crumbled after being struck by a ship or boat.
Ports in New Orleans and Corpus Christi, Texas, recorded year-over-year increases in cargo volumes in February.
An unusually warm and dry winter might herald drought conditions in key areas of the Mississippi River Basin over the coming months.
The MV Dali container ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was involved in a collision in 2016.
Divers recovered the bodies of two men who died when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship crashed into it.
The Port of Baltimore’s indefinite closure could cost the state of Maryland as much as $1 billion in total value of goods and services, analysts say.
“The whole bridge just fell down!” an officer said on an emergency call as authorities raced to close the Francis Scott Key Bridge just before it was struck by a container ship.
