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ILA Port Labor Dispute
Port strike still on schedule, union says
Barring last-minute developments, the International Longshoremen’s Association said it plans to follow through on plans to strike at ports throughout the East and Gulf Coasts and bring container and ro-ro handling to a standstill.
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Crime, labor top concerns about nearshoring in Mexico
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Analysis: Port poker and the East Coast dock strike
Weather and Critical Events
Florida ports appear to escape major damage from Hurricane Helene
Autonomous Freight
What does proposed China component ban mean for autonomous trucks?
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Digital freight broker furloughs workers after losing key customers
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Port employers seek NLRB injunction against longshore union
Port Labor Dispute
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Longshoremen port strike unlikely to hinder holiday retail season, expert says
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Less than Truckload (LTL)
Yellow targets January sale for 112 remaining terminals
A Wednesday court filing showed bankrupt Yellow Corp. will begin accepting indications of interest for its remaining terminals next week with the hope of closing the property sales in January.
Weather and Critical Events
Florida ports shutter as Hurricane Helene inches closer
Weather and Critical Events
What a fleet or driver should expect running FEMA loads
Weather and Critical Events
Ports preparing for Hurricane Helene as storm bears down on Florida
American Shipper
American Shipper
Lithium-ion battery fire disrupts terminal operations at Port of Los Angeles
A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned and caught fire Thursday near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Fear rises at FMC about possible East, Gulf Coast port strike
Modern Shipper
Trade and Compliance
Tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce could dampen demand
A new White House effort to reduce the amount of online orders from China that enter the country duty free isn’t likely to interrupt the Shein and Temu business, but could have ramifications for U.S. consumers and retailers.
Net-Zero Carbon Summit
Fireside Chat: Leveraging tech to improve perishable food inventory management
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Shuttered California trucking company files for bankruptcy liquidation
A shuttered California-based trucking company that once pulled intermodal containers out of the Port of Oakland has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Former employee sues Midwest Transport Inc. over mass layoff
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Illinois trucking company with 480 drivers abruptly ceases operations
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.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Freight market green shoots fade heading into October
Many of the signs of the end to the freight recession have faded, at least in the short run. A strike and the aftermath of a major hurricane are looming disruptors but probably not enough to sustainably shift the market. But the data still points to the end of this historically loose environment.
Technology
Net-Zero Carbon
Air Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo introduces environmental surcharge to meet SAF quotas
Lufthansa Cargo is the first airline to apply a surcharge on shippers to help cover the cost of blending expensive alternative fuel with fossil fuel-based jet fuel.
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