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ILA East Coast Port Strike
Sources: ILA, USMX to restart contract talks ahead of deadline for possible port strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association and port employers represented by the United States Maritime Alliance are set to resume bargaining on a new contract Jan. 7.
Trucking Regulation
Broker financial rule deadlines delayed despite trucker opposition
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Tender rejection rates touch double digits briefly
SONAR High Frequency Data
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQFWSCTP.USASupply Chain Tech Index | 0 | $3994.45 | $4012.5 |
| Market | Percent Change | *Today’s Value | Last value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMOTRI.LAXIntermodal Outbound LA Tender Rejection Rate | -0.06 | 6.72% | 7.15% |
| IMOTRI.CHIIntermodal Outbound CHI Tender Rejection Rate | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Latest News
The Stockout
Mexican decree ends ‘border-skipping’ strategy
New policy could accelerate nearshoring trend.
State of Freight Webinar
State of Freight for December: Freight economy due for ‘directional’ change
During the State of Freight webinar for December, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland discuss how a market shift could impact carriers, brokers and shippers in 2025.
State of Freight live: A bullish post-election trucking market assessment
At an in-person State of Freight, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and SONAR Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talked about why they think the freight market has turned.
Election to strongly impact freight economy
Supply chains will see direct effects regardless of the outcome of the presidential race. But what specific impacts on the freight industry are likely under a Harris versus a Trump administration?
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Why are shippers increasing lead times?
Shippers are giving longer notice for contracted truckload carriers to pick up their freight. What does this mean?
Chart of the Week
Will the maritime momentum continue in 2025?
Chart of the Week
Rising rejection rates amid demand drop reveal truckload capacity exodus
Chart of the Week
Intermodal is containing the truckload market
ILA Port Strike
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Hapag-Lloyd US port strike surcharges to go into effect same day as Trump inauguration
Editor's Picks
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Mexican government aims to regulate Asian e-commerce imports
This week in Borderlands: Mexican government aims to regulate Asian e-commerce imports; Emerson Electric plans $22.5M factory in Chihuahua; Chinese firm plans $20M machinery factory in Mexico; and Investment firm constructing logistics center in Laredo, Texas.
American Shipper
Suez toll revenue drops 60%; canal tests two-way traffic
Global Supply Chain
Panama’s president rejects Trump’s claim of Chinese interference at canal
American Shipper
Port of Oakland expects return to pre-pandemic cargo volumes
American Shipper
American Shipper
Port of Long Beach nears record TEUs
The Port of Long Beach is on course to handle 9.6 million TEUs in 2024, which would top record volume set in 2021.
American Shipper
Yang Ming plans to order new container ships
American Shipper
O’Toole re-elected NY-NJ Port Authority chairman
Modern Shipper
Borderlands: Mexico
Mexico ends border-skipping loophole e-commerce companies frequently exploit
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has issued a decree that effectively ended the popular “border-skipping” strategy many U.S. e-commerce sellers used to avoid tariffs on Chinese goods.
E-commerce & Fulfillment
E-commerce logistics startup Cart.com acquires OceanX
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Federal court upholds ban on TikTok in the US
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Layoffs hit more than 900 workers tied to freight industry across US
Supply chain firms in the U.S. have laid off more than 5,235 workers since the beginning of October.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Missouri trucking company with 255 drivers files for bankruptcy
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
West Virginia trucking company files for bankruptcy
AskWaves
Maritime
How safe is Red Sea? Different shipping lines have different answers
Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.
Technology
Net-Zero Carbon
Viewpoint
How to cut transportation emissions, evaluate new zero-emission vehicles
Head of product at Walmart GoLocal, Vijay Cherukuru, gives a rundown of how to decarbonize fleets and choose next-generation zero-emission vehicles amid a continually changing EV landscape.
