ILWU Canada talks begin with focus on wages, automation: sources
It is unlikely an agreement between ILWU Canada and West Coast employers will be reached before the current contract expires on March 31, sources
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Visibility providers target challenges of container terminal milestone data
Shippers struggling to manage demurrage fees and container availability information have two new options to track the status of containers at ports.
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Zim pulls expedited China-US service as pandemic market unwinds
Zim is terminating a two-year-old trans-Pacific service, while beefing up a Southeast Asia–US East Coast route, as weakened Chinese imports and too much capacity
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CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd join MSC in hiking India-US rates
Later this month, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd will impose general rate increases of $600 per FEU and $500 per FEU, respectively, on all shipments
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More US shippers finding LTL savings, but no ‘price war’
Several US shippers tell the Journal of Commerce they are getting rate concessions from their less-than-truckload carriers, but the price cuts are far from
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CMA CGM rides strong first half to record profits in 2022
Even as demand headwinds buffet container lines, the CMA CGM Group posted record earnings in 2022 thanks to the lingering effects of the pandemic-fueled
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US DOT opens $12.4 million in funding for maritime transportation projects
The federal government says it’s looking to fund projects across the country that will help move goods, particularly in rural areas, and strengthen the
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HMM’s two largest shareholders launch $6 billion share sale
The share sale would give the new owners management control over HMM, which has led to speculation only South Korean firms would be allowed
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Nothing extreme about current unpredictability in container shipping: analyst
Demand has slumped, overcapacity is on its way, and a rate war is igniting in the trans-Pacific, but analyst Lars Jensen says those factors
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Journal of Commerce Rankings: Top 25 truckload carriers saw big revenue gains in 2022
The last two years were highly profitable for the largest US truckload carriers, but 2023 promises to be a tougher time as rates and
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