Tight supply to keep warehousing costs rising despite slower freight growth
The rapid expansion of US industrial real estate is expected to slow in 2023 as warehouses are completed, capital costs rise, and the US
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FMC nixes claim that proposed per diem rule adds to port congestion, pollution
The Federal Maritime Commission turned away a petition from ocean carriers and marine terminals claiming that limiting liability on per diem billing would translate
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Demand for last-mile services fuels US transportation hiring
Firms engaged in last-mile delivery hired fewer workers than expected in December, but still made big employment gains, while real trucking jobs in the
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US Gulf ports aim to sustain volume gains after banner 2022
Houston and Mobile are both in the middle of major expansion projects, including dredging to allow bigger ships to call, but those projects will
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Shrinking US manufacturing cuts into truck demand
The contraction in US manufacturing that began in late 2022 will help pull down truck tonnage — and perhaps pricing — in the first
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Slowing US growth expected to increase trans-Atlantic blanks
As port congestion eases on the US East Coast and in North Europe, capacity freed from the bottlenecks will add to the fast-growing vessel
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India-US string the latest to add Jeddah call as carriers scramble for cargo
The Indamex 2 string, touted as the fastest connection between West India and the US East Coast, has become the latest routing to bet
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C.H. Robinson searching for new CEO — and new course for growth
The change in leadership is likely to accelerate strategic changes in planning and capital spending at C.H. Robinson that have been under way since
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Plenty of work in the pipeline for breakbulk carriers, but rates uncertain
Project and breakbulk carriers and logistics service providers have a healthy to-do list of energy-related cargo projects ahead of them; now the question is
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FMC upholds ruling against Evergreen in May 2020 detention case
The FMC’s ruling seemingly strikes a blow to the “once in demurrage, always in demurrage” concept that had given ocean carriers a blank check
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