FourKites takes aim at automating ocean bookings for shippers
The software vendor said shippers can move away from having intermediaries manage bookings by automating the process and tying it to performance data that
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VPA veteran McCoy tapped as CEO of Port of Virginia
Sarah McCoy, who recently led the renegotiation of the lease for the Virginia International Gateway terminal, will lead the sixth-largest port in the US
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Tacoma ILWU local attempting to block Husky technology effort
Local 23 says marine clerk jobs will be eliminated if Husky Terminal uses container-tracking technology within the terminal yard, despite the fact that its
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Shippers banked record discounts via intermodal in Q1: ISI
But the window to lock in those savings over long-haul trucking will shrink because railroads eventually will increase their spot and contract pricing, too.
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Autos, data centers boosting US Midwest freight: U.S. Bank
The Midwest outperformed other US regions in the latest U.S. Bank Freight Index, with freight volumes up 9.5% year over year and shipper spending
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Member States move ahead with Commission proposal to reinforce data sharing in fight against cross-border tax fraud
The Council of the EU has agreed a position on a proposed amendment strengthening cooperation and VAT data sharing between national tax authorities, the
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Rising fuel costs forcing US truck shippers to shift freight
The long-term prospect for diesel costs and fuel surcharges is pushing US truck shippers to rethink how they move freight, and even to redesign
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Hapag-Lloyd, MSC to use feeders to restore upper Persian Gulf cargo links
The services, which include land bridge options to circumvent the still-effectively closed Strait of Hormuz, appear to be an acknowledgement by the liners that
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MSC, Tradepoint begin work on first private US terminal in decades
Baltimore’s Sparrows Point Container Terminal is scheduled to debut its first berth in 2028, some 14 years after the site began its transformation from
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Demise of ‘Pool of Pools’ marks new chassis era in Southern California
TRAC Intermodal’s exit from the massive chassis cooperative on June 1, just one year after Flexi-Van’s departure, reflects the shift from a primarily pool-owned and operated chassis market to one that is trucker-owned or leased.
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