Ningbo explosion closes port, adds to worsening Asian bottlenecks
The closure of one of China’s busiest container ports will add to the lengthening vessel delays being seen on the main Asian export trade
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Logtech investment slump signals pivot from disruption to enablement
Despite the nearly $140 billion invested in logistics startups globally from 2012 through 2023, most of the industry’s major inefficiencies remain and the underlying
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Ocean carriers need skillful capacity control to navigate coming rate decline
When the tide turns, liners will need to show agility to avoid going from mega-profits to red ink, writes Jeremy Masters.
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‘Near-record surge’ possible for US imports in August: retail group
With the potential for labor disruption looming at the end of September, the Global Port Tracker has again upgraded its short-term forecast for imports,
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US intermodal savings rose in Q2 for spot loads, unchanged on contract business
The average contract cost savings for a shipper choosing intermodal rail over truckload in the US was just over 25% in the second quarter,
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Analysing taxation trends across the EU
Through the Annual Report on Taxation, the Commission presents current trends on tax policies in EU Member States and at EU-level. But how is
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US shippers resisting truckload rate hikes amid ongoing market softness
Economic indicators and mid-year reports show contract truckload rates still trending downward, with a truckload recovery proving to be slow going.
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Short-term US industrial real estate market clouded by uncertainty: JLL
In a new report, industrial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle said fundamentals such as absorption of warehouse and distribution space, vacancy rates, deliveries
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Port of Virginia launches expanded rail yard at Norfolk International Terminals
The $83 million project, which took two years to complete, adds another 455,000 TEUs of annual on-dock rail capacity at NIT.
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STG shifting from drayage carrier to broker after New Jersey legal challenge
The intermodal logistics provider said it will change its business model as state and federal laws make it more difficult to classify drivers as
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