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Low water restrictions and “exorbitant” costs for rare transit slots through the drought-hit waterway mean tramp breakbulk and heavy-lift carriers must use longer ocean + Read More

US warehouse fluidity returning to normal amid import drop, inventory discipline

2023-11-30

US importers have finally cleared out most of the inventory overhang that kept their warehouses at capacity and created bottlenecks in their supply chains. + Read More

Global liner performance unchanged in October, but USWC ticked higher

2023-11-30

While container volumes have largely returned to normal historical levels, ocean carriers still have not been able to restore performance to pre-pandemic levels. + Read More

Roadrunner to enter Canada as K+N, Canada Cartage make cross-border acquisitions

2023-11-29

The expansion of the three companies, all representing different modes across the US-Canadian border, underscores the depth of the relationship between the two economies. + Read More

USDA invests $200 million to boost agricultural sector’s export efforts

2023-11-29

The fresh funding is part of recent federal efforts to increase economic opportunities for farmers and reduce food costs for US residents. + Read More

UCC Work Programme 2023 revision

2023-11-29

UCC Work Programme 2023 revision + Read More

FMC judge rules in favor of HMM in rolled cargo complaint

2023-11-28

Despite initially failing to meet capacity commitments, the carrier extended the contract for three months at the original rate, saving the shipper $180,000. + Read More

End of EU block exemption a ‘missed opportunity’ for regulators: ITF’s Merk

2023-11-28

European regulators have never had enough information to effectively monitor the container shipping industry since the consortia block exemption rule was introduced in 2009, + Read More

86 million fake items with a value of more than EUR 2 billion detained in the EU in 2022

2023-11-28