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The American Trucking Associations’ February truck tonnage report showed a 2.6% month-over-month increase, making it the largest sequential gain in three years. + Read More

Container shipping faces ‘shallow’ downcycle amid strong carrier finances

2026-03-25

Ocean carriers have a stronger financial backstop than past downcycles after having retired significant debt and increased their profitability in the last five years + Read More

War hands railroads the ‘gift’ of higher diesel prices

2026-03-24

The Iran-driven fuel spike has created the widest intermodal cost advantage in years, but capturing it — and keeping it — requires something railroads + Read More

FMC rejects requests by carriers to waive waiting period for Middle East surcharges

2026-03-23

The decision means CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and Zim will be forced to wait until early April before implementing surcharges designed to recoup higher + Read More

Houston cuts free time on reefer importers amid ongoing high dwells

2026-03-23

 Reefer shipments into the port, while still small, have been growing faster than overall cargo, forcing port officials to deal with more long-dwelling containers. + Read More

US resin shippers look to tap new customers amid Iran war

2026-03-20

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off a major source of global resin supply, teeing up US production to fill in + Read More

FedEx Freight battles weak US industrial sector ahead of spinoff

2026-03-20

The latest quarterly results show that FedEx’s less-than-truckload division is struggling with lackluster industrial demand, but a change in strategy after a planned June + Read More

APMT takes 49% stake in Haiphong’s HHIT terminal in northern Vietnam

2026-03-20

The move comes just days after a joint venture between the two companies was selected as the preferred bidder to develop a $1.8 billion + Read More

Hurdles in Persian Gulf test carriers moving stranded Asian cargo from India

2026-03-20