The Federal Maritime Commission has imposed new billing standards on ocean carriers and terminal operators in an effort to crack down on abusive container late fees. The new requirements focus on demurrage — fees charged…
There’s an increasing abundance of skittishness surrounding the future of East and Gulf Coast ports. The labor contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)…
WASHINGTON — FedEx Corp. predicts higher costs on its linehaul and delivery routes as well as those of rivals if the Biden administration approves waivers governing truck driver meal and rest breaks in California and…
Mass layoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies in California, Illinois and Michigan recently announcing job reductions and facility closures. DHL Supply Chain Third-party logistics…
Video from this afternoon, 11-2-21, of the SANTA LINEA (1104 ft. long X 149 ft. wide) as she enters the Cape Fear River and passes by Southport on her way to the Port of…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Thursday it has entered a long-term intermodal deal with Walmart that includes volume and capacity commitments. As part of the deal, J.B. Hunt will acquire Walmart’s intermodal…
US Ports.” Percent Change in Total Inbound Volume Year Over Year. For 15 tumultuous months, the top U.S. ports grappled with declines in y/y volume, a direct fallout from the COVID-19 U.S. import surge. The recent jump…
Almost four months after acquiring the technology and IP of shuttered digital truck brokerage Convoy, Flexport has launched The Convoy Platform. The slimmed down technology platform aims to offer small carriers access to…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Thursday it has entered a long-term intermodal deal with Walmart that includes volume and capacity commitments. As part of the deal, J.B. Hunt will acquire Walmart’s intermodal…
Video of the Maersk Gateshead as it is coming into the Cape Fear River this afternoon and passing Southport!
Trucking technology provider CloudTrucks recently acquired the brokerage arm of SaaS provider Shipwell to give its driver network more consistent loads and revenue streams. “We have been obsessing over what truck drivers…
Less than a month after taking a billion-dollar stake in railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and vowing to oust CEO Alan Shaw, activist group Ancora Holdings Group on Tuesday proposed a new slate of directors at…
of a pandemic when goods spending and shipment volumes were inflated to historic levels, transportation capacity was strained, and rates soared to the moon. The problem is that blaming COVID doesn’t tell the whole story…
The Georgia Ports Authority sets export record for the third year consecutive year; the Alabama Port Authority and CSX partner to launch a new intermodal facility; and the Port of Cleveland receives $32 million to…
Richard Hammond boards one of the worlds biggest container ships to explore how it stores so many containers, how it maintains its structural integrity and how the propellers that…
