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Maritime
West Coast container ports hit as labor talks take ominous turn
The dockworkers’ union and terminal employers are still sparring over wages and benefits more than a year after contract talks began.
Mexico Borderlands
Borderlands: Texas seaport completes $146M container terminal expansion
Chart of the Week
Truckload market shrugs off Roadcheck and Memorial Day
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
June bugs and gold bugs
SONAR High-Frequency Supply Chain Data
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | 0.01 | $3441.34 | $3415.12 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Weekly NTI Update: September 26, 2022
Infographics
FBX Report: June 02, 2023
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.
Infographics
Weekly Fuel Report: May 30, 2023
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Memorial Day might instead signal mayday
Infographics
Weekly Fuel Report: May 23, 2023
SONAR Analyst Reports
Reality of ocean container volume far cry from China reopening hype
It is becoming increasingly clear that hopes of a container boost from the reopening of China are all but gone.
2nd-half freight rebound increasingly unlikely
Further downside risks to the U.S. economy make the odds of a rebound in containerized import volumes unlikely.
Trucking demand visibility is far more important than supply
Many people get hung up on trying to figure out how much capacity is readily available in trucking when they should be more focused on monitoring demand trends.
Editor's Picks
Company Earnings
Saia’s Q2 update suggests worst of downturn in rearview
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported second-quarter volume metrics on Friday that imply a high-single-digit sequential increase in tonnage from the first quarter.
Trucking Regulation
FMCSA wants more regulation of tests for new truck drivers
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
VC-backed CloudTrucks blames ‘tough freight market’ for layoffs
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Air Cargo
British Airways brings belly cargo to Cincinnati/N. Kentucky airport
Shippers will be able to place lots of freight on widebody jets British Airways will start flying to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport from London.
American Shipper
Tracking back-to-school orders: How do they stack up?
Modern Shipper
Drones
Ameriflight gets FAA OK for drone operation
Ameriflight says it is greenlighted to add the Matternet M2 to its fleet, allowing the first large-scale drone operation in the country.
Parcel Freight
UPS, Teamsters take break after SurePost agreement
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Texas-based trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Peace Equipment LLC, a company headquartered in Edcouch, Texas, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to rising operating costs and reduced income in the trucking industry.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
DHL Supply Chain, GXO Logistics lay off workers in Texas
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Coyote Logistics announces more layoffs
AskWaves
AskWaves
Cross-border LTL Q&A with FreightPlus SVP
AskWaves looks at how cross-border LTL demand may change as supply chain maps are redrawn.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Companies’ drive for expanding margins threatens future freight demand
Companies are still trying to get their margins back to pre-pandemic levels with price increases on finished goods. This will continue to put freight demand at risk in the second half of the year.
Startups
Autonomous Vehicles
Embark Technology goes private in $71M deal
Embark Technology, an early leader in autonomous trucking software development, becomes part of Applied Intuition in a $71 million deal.
Technology
Logistics
How can companies weather the truck parking crisis?
Freight Ninja is positioning itself as an industry leader in combating the truck parking shortage across the United States.
Autonomous Vehicles
Embark Technology goes private in $71M deal
Net-Zero Carbon
Railroad
California passes rule to drastically cut locomotives’ emissions
The California Air Resources Board has passed a regulation that compels freight and locomotive operators in California to adopt technologies to reduce locomotive emissions and phase out diesel locomotives.
