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Maersk joins CMA CGM and MSC as an investor in the manufacturer of “smart container” technology.

The TIA says that a Roush’s negative description of the role freight brokers play in freight transportation, his broad-brush statements about safety, and small carriers are ludicrous.

French carrier raises cost-saving targets and reports a smaller net loss in the first quarter of 2019.

Legal opinion aims to clear the air surrounding movement of products allowed under federal law across the United States.

‘Qualitative’ retaliation could take the form of increased inspections, difficulty in getting licenses, and delays and investigations for environmental compliance.

DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace connecting intermodal freight with carriers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation […]

Oversize helps brokers and fleets save time that is needlessly spent navigating the complex regulatory landscape of carrying overdimensional cargo.

Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of severe weather on supply chains, and tools to help companies and organizations modify those supply chains when disaster strikes.

Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.

How you pay your carriers is critical to maintaining a loyal carrier base.

Analyst at Drewry believes the decision by CMA CGM and MSC to join the IBM-Maersk digital shipping platform is a significant event.

Daimler Trucks is betting big on autonomous trucks, as the German-based company announced Wednesday, May 29, that it is establishing a global group that seeks to put highly automated commercial trucks on U.S. highways within the next 10 years.

Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Kingston The highway and viaduct that now shoots truckers and others straight through the heart of Syracuse on interstate 81 might be no more under […]

On your first WTT?!? of the week, Chad and Dooner welcome everyone back from Memorial Day and hit the ground running with all the latest breaking news and deadlines. Emily celebrates her 30th birthday by hosting Big Deal/Little Deal. We also launch our new game show Market Expert Trivia with Reid and Kyle, plus Moody is on the Move, and another rousing round of Comment Section Rodeo, and the guys spend a little time discussing Sly Stallone’s filmography.

With COAC’s help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks to devise an online strategy to better target illicit exports before they can leave the country.

If a trade war pares GDP growth, OPEC cuts may be extended, weighing tanker rates.

Mexico is benefiting from the CPTPP accord and booming beverage business, but its auto industry is slowing down and it’s dealing with trucking delays at the U.S. border.

Beijing’s new dry bulk shipping regulations give the Chinese authorities powers to issue stop/suspend work, to redirect vessels and to prevent entry or exit from ports. There are a variety of monetary penalties for non-compliance.

A second seafarer was yesterday found dead following the collision of two cargo ships in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A crackdown on plastic waste illegally ocean-shipped to Malaysia took a dramatic turn last night. The country’s environment ministry announced that it would be sending 450 metric tons of contaminated plastic waste in 10 maritime shipping containers back to their countries of origin.

Union president calls the move “a reckless, irresponsible and needless decision that will undermine the economy.”

The share repurchase in its entirety represents a little more than 7.5 percent of the company’s outstanding common shares.

Government agency Transport Canada has released a proposed regulation requiring the use of video and voice recorders in locomotive cabs of freight trains operating in Canada.

he United States District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendants on the grounds that the California requirements were preempted by federal law. This is a significant ruling for the trucking industry in California

Hackers also recently attempted to disrupt vessel computer systems.

Total number of trains carrying loads, total number of trains held both increasing as Great Plains flooding washes out tracks.

Eastern U.S. railroad CSX intends to increase the speed of its trains along a route in Alabama to Georgia as part of broader efforts to increase train velocity and improve network fluidity.

The dealbook for Volkswagen’s proposed IPO of its heavy-truck unit appears to be lower than anticipated according to sources.

Air Transport Services Group deepens its credit line as it prepares for increased demand for its aircraft and services

Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM.

Israeli startup TriEye, whose Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology is able to see in adverse weather and night-time conditions, announced a $17M Series A funding round on May 28, led by […]

An investment in a 50-foot berth enabled the 14,424-TEU Evergreen Triton to pay a visit to Maryland.

Case involving 8,800 pounds of undeclared products highlights the long-standing practice of sneaking lower-priced U.S. dairy products across the border.

DHL, FedEx and UPS have dominated the global express market for years but recently, China’s express providers (including YTO Express, STO Express and SF Express) have been nipping at the […]

Market expert Jim Blaze dissects the recent Surface Transportation Board hearings on demurrage and accessorial charges. Read his observations on the relationships between the railroads and their shipper customers…

Private equity-backed ship owners continue to sell fleets to already listed companies in return for shares.

Two more carriers join the “blockchain-enabled” shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.

Investigators found calcium hypochlorite in 13 containers and chlorinated paraffin wax in an additional five.

The vessel will provide a ship-to-ship distribution service in the Baltic region.

Two containerships are launched for weekly service calling New York, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The first of 14 ordered fuel-efficient planes took off from Cincinnati bound for Bahrain on Saturday.

Five hundred of the 3,000 units will be MCI Star Cool containers, which have the refrigeration integrated directly into the boxes.

The AB has four vacancies, with two current members on the seven-position panel expected to depart in December, which would render it inoperative.

John Stubbings and Rachel Morley are elected, Larry Klimczyk is hired and Carsten Mortensen is appointed nonexecutive chairman.

New BIS licensing designation puts Maduro regime among those countries of U.S. national security concern, such as China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.

Famed artist Syd Mead worked for Volvo Trucks at one point in his career, leaving behind a series of conceptual drawings.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES The employee, on behalf of a class of drivers, sued a motor carrier/delivery services provider and its carrier subsidiary (“Defendants”) for failure […]

Mothership uses historical driver data and machine learning to “intelligently dispatch” trucks working the last mile freight market.

A deadly maritime accident has killed several people during a ship repair job in China. Accounts differ but it is clear that either eight or ten people are dead. A further 19 were hospitalized and are believed to be in a serious condition, but stable.

TCA has partnered again this year with the Alliance for Toll Free Interstates. ATFI is a national coalition comprised of individuals, businesses and organizations working to maintain the longstanding policy of protecting existing interstates from new tolls.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union begins “limited job action” and says it will not disrupt trade at Canada’s busiest port as contract talks continue with a federal mediator.

A no deal Brexit or remain are still on the cards in Britain as European elections polarise the electorate further.

The highly anticipated truckload capacity crisis and the ensuing truckload rate party lasted from late 2017 through late 2018. Beginning in early 2019 – surprise – the rate party was over. It feels like carriers have quickly gone from the best party since deregulation in 1980 to potentially the biggest hangover ever!

Fiat Chrysler submitted a proposal for a merger with French automaker Renault to create a preeminent global automotive group.

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The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has partnered again this year with the Alliance for Toll Free Interstates (ATFI). ATFI is a national coalition comprised of individuals, businesses, and organizations working […]

The number of connected vehicles has soared and will continue to grow in the years to come. Learn how cars and light trucks will be the next digital tool.

A report indicates that the EU is slow to adopt alternate truck fuels. Indian logistics startups are flourishing. Chinese logistics firms that help Chinese businesses relocate are winners in the US-China trade war.

An explosion and fire that tore through a berthed container ship at the weekend caused 133 people to be hospitalized.

Magnitude-8 temblor felt across the region. Authorities report one death, in addition to injuries and collapsed roads in remote Amazon region.

Trucker Jobandeep Sandhu is fighting his deportation from Canada after he exceeded the limit on his student visa.

Air cargo market expert explores the fascinating process of moving livestock – particularly horses – by air.

Capacity normally tightens into the holiday weekend, but this Memorial Day is nothing like the previous years.

Prologis and Blackstone Group are both trying to acquire the U.S. warehousing portfolio of GLP.

Australia’s a big trucking nation, but you wouldn’t know it from the way some road users drive. Also in this week’s Down Under Trucking: carelessness not terrorism; fugitive truck driver; police and regulatory enforcement.

According to this analysis, the breakeven price to produce oil in the shale is published five times a week.

Port authority’s long-term goal is to become the East Coast port leader for railed containers to the Midwest.

Transport ministers from 60 countries met at Leipzig to discuss strategies and the implication of global carbon emissions.

The Federal Railroad Administration is withdrawing its notice of proposed rulemaking for train crew staffing. Regulating train crew staffing is not necessary or appropriate for rail operations to be conducted safely, the agency said.

Democrats boost maritime programs over Trump’s budget

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) announced this week it would lay off almost 200 employees in eastern Oregon as part of a series of cuts the railroad is making in order […]

Aurora Innovation plans to buy Montana-based Blackmore, a company that develops light detection and ranging radar (lidar) technology for self-driving vehicles. The acquisition comes several months after Aurora’s $530 million […]

Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.

In an industry where new technology solutions seem to be emerging on a near daily basis, the way brokers evaluate products and choose partners is changing.

Manufacturers’ new orders for durable goods declined in April, and details suggest more trouble ahead for freight demand in the economy

“The board has the authority to define reasonable practices. If you were in our shoes, what would you do?” said Surface Transportation Board vice chairman Patrick Fuchs to a panel representing BNSF, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific.

Planned walkout by 2,000 ILWU members at Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport and Vanterm facilities would seriously disrupt operations at Canada’s largest port.

Truck drivers in Maverick Transportation’s refrigerated division said they received messages late Thursday, May 23, stating the company is selling its temperature-controlled business to KLLM Transport Services.

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative aims to create seamless freight movement between Europe and Asia, but the sustainability aspect of the project is still unclear.

More than 3,200 containers will have to be discharged at the Port of Halifax, where the ship arrived Monday, ONE said.

Last week the widely reported headline was “Housing Starts Climb Almost 6 Percent in April” yet many in the transportation marketplace openly questioned how that was possible. Whether it is […]

The first three are set to be delivered in mid-June with subsequent deliveries in August and October.

The most recent and announced potential future duties will reduce global GDP, the intergovernmental group stated in a report released Thursday.

CEO Skou reports “good progress” on business transformation, but says new tariffs could potentially reduce expected growth in global container volumes by 1%.

Good day, U.S. Xpress has announced a partnership with Operation Freedom Dogs, a nonprofit that provides combat veterans with service dogs to help them reconnect to society. Through the partnership, […]

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The race to become the new Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has begun with Theresa May’s announcement that she will stand down on the 7 June.

The 23 crew members temporarily left the ship but returned about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a ballast transfer, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Improved vessel utilisation is the key to maintaining profitability in what is expected to be a challenging market according to Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer of Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER). […]

Three giants dominate the race to reach your doorstep. UPS, Fedex, and DHL.

China’s ports have handled just under 4.3 billion tons of cargo between January to April. The country’s main seaports have also handled 82.3 million TEU.

The highway and viaduct that now shoots truckers and others straight through the heart of Syracuse on interstate 81 might be no more under a plan making its way through […]

Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Kingston The introduction of the drug and alcohol clearinghouse in January 2020 is going to have a bigger impact on truck capacity than the recent […]

The congressional watchdog agency said the trade financing bank should use GSA’s system as a tool to identify applicants with delinquent federal debt indicators.

The five technologies identified by the Wassenaar Arrangement members were added to Commerce’s export control list based on their threat to national security.

Measure also seeks to keep 30-minute rest break, ag hauler ELD exemption.

The Justice Department said Edison, N.J. resident Gene Shilman now faces up to five years in jail for violating the Arms Export Control Act.

A looming workforce supply gap in the freight forwarding sector has caused the industry to reach out to over one million high school students.

Shareholders voted against climate change proposals backed by the e-retailer’s own employees.

Hundreds of miles of rails still out of service, other assets at risk from flooding by severe storms.