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ITVI.USA

15,837.560

74.480

0.5%
OTRI.USA

26.850

0.230

0.9%
OTVI.USA

15,817.120

71.160

0.5%
TLT.USA

2.540

0.010

0.4%
TSTOPVRPM.ATLPHL

2.850

0.220

8.4%
TSTOPVRPM.CHIATL

3.310

0.440

15.3%
TSTOPVRPM.DALLAX

1.400

0.050

3.7%
TSTOPVRPM.LAXDAL

2.670

0.660

32.8%
TSTOPVRPM.PHLCHI

2.120

0.240

12.8%
TSTOPVRPM.LAXSEA

3.070

0.300

10.8%
WAIT.USA

125.000

-2.000

-1.6%

ITVI.USA

15,837.560

74.480

0.5%
OTRI.USA

26.850

0.230

0.9%
OTVI.USA

15,817.120

71.160

0.5%
TLT.USA

2.540

0.010

0.4%
TSTOPVRPM.ATLPHL

2.850

0.220

8.4%
TSTOPVRPM.CHIATL

3.310

0.440

15.3%
TSTOPVRPM.DALLAX

1.400

0.050

3.7%
TSTOPVRPM.LAXDAL

2.670

0.660

32.8%
TSTOPVRPM.PHLCHI

2.120

0.240

12.8%
TSTOPVRPM.LAXSEA

3.070

0.300

10.8%
WAIT.USA

125.000

-2.000

-1.6%

Friday, February 26, 2021

United Airlines settles fraud case over Postal Service contract for $49M

United Airlines on Friday became the second airline to pay millions of dollars in penalties for a scheme to defraud…

Friday, February 26, 2021

Rickenbacker Airport’s cargo roller coaster heads up in 2021

Rickenbacker Airport near Columbus, Ohio, is named after World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker. The airport is a regional hero,…

Friday, February 26, 2021

United Cargo’s March schedule dented by removal of Boeing 777s

United Airlines took down its Boeing 777-200s with the type of engine that disintegrated on takeoff from Denver last weekend.…

Friday, February 26, 2021

Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security

The dog days of summer may have a different meaning this year. Large numbers of explosives-sniffing dogs will be crawling…

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Ocean carriers hold all the cards in contract talks with shippers

It’s not just small and midsized importers that face massive contract rate hikes. Even the biggest shippers will feel the…

Container News

Container

FreightWaves StaffWednesday, February 24, 2021
0 480

GSCW chat recap: AgTC on challenges faced by food exporters

AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers…
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

JAXPORT positioned ‘for great things to come’
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Shipping line CMA CGM’s first air cargo destination: Chicago
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Jon Gold on overcoming LA/Long Beach port congestion
Monday, February 22, 2021

Maersk Eindhoven expected in Yokohama Thursday following container loss

American Shipper Infographics

Infographics

Emily RicksWednesday, February 17, 2021
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Daily Infographic: The Global Shipbuilding Industry

Japan is the top nation in fleet value despite China taking the lead in shipbuilding.
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Most Popular American Shipper Articles

Container

Greg Miller, Senior EditorThursday, February 11, 2021
22 102,701

New video shows massive scope of California box-ship traffic jam

Here’s a helicopter view courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard of container-ship armada off Los Angeles and Long Beach (WITH VIDEO).
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News

Greg Miller, Senior EditorWednesday, January 13, 2021
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Inside California’s colossal container-ship traffic jam

There are more container ships stuck off California than at any time since 2004. What’s behind the pileup? When can…
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American Shipper

Kim Link-Wills, Senior EditorWednesday, December 2, 2020
33,804

ONE Apus lost or damaged containers ‘could exceed 1,900’

Surviving cargo that was bound for the U.S. now is headed back to Asia.
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News

Lori Ann LaRoccoWednesday, February 10, 2021
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Viewpoint: Container congestion may now impact Easter

Due to shipping snarl and container congestions, delays in retail inventories will be felt from Christmas through Easter.
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Supply Chains

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, November 2, 2020
2 21,204

Pfizer to bypass US government system for COVID vaccine distribution

Pfizer and Moderna have developed vaccines that need to be deep frozen. Most freight distribution companies and medical facilities don’t…
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Air Cargo

Darren ProkopWednesday, December 23, 2020
18,822

Commentary: Adding COVID-19 vaccines to the holiday rush

With vaccines in tow, the transportation industry will deliver a lot of much-needed holiday cheer over the next few weeks.
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American Shipper

Greg Miller, Senior EditorWednesday, May 6, 2020
2 18,055

Inside the ‘mind-blowing,’ ‘crazy,’ ‘insane,’ ‘ridiculous’ tanker sell-off

Are larger funds now heading for the exits and giving up on tanker stocks?
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Maritime

Greg Miller, Senior EditorTuesday, March 3, 2020
1 16,813

China cargo flows rapidly return to pre-coronavirus levels

CargoMetrics data reveals that Chinese port activity has recovered much faster than some had feared.
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Container

Greg Miller, Senior EditorWednesday, January 27, 2021
1 15,331

Trans-Pacific trade crashes into max-capacity ceiling

Asia-U.S. liner sailings are now being canceled because too many container ships are stuck at anchor off California.
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Maritime

Greg Miller, Senior EditorThursday, February 20, 2020
14,217

CargoMetrics data reveals depth of China cargo collapse

Big data confirms China trade volumes fell off a cliff in the wake of the coronavirus.
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Trade Compliance

Maritime

John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentTuesday, February 9, 2021
0 798

Maritime company employee sentenced after stealing $7 million

The embezzler will serve concurrent prison terms as well as pay restitution for unpaid taxes.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Raimondo vows to pursue pro-worker industrial, climate policies
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

TSA to reveal security plan for air cargo industry
Thursday, January 7, 2021

J. J. Keller acquires VideoProtects transport technology
Monday, December 21, 2020

Commentary: AgTC applauds FMC’s push of Shipping Act mandates

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Infrastructure

Driver issues

John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentWednesday, February 24, 2021
0 831

Houston ‘wins’ most truck-bottlenecked city on congestion list

George Washington Bridge approach in New Jersey tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s trucking bottleneck list for the third year…
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Origins of the Interstate Highway System
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: National Highway System helps commerce move from coast-to-coast
Monday, February 22, 2021

Power index: Top 10 Biden appointments affecting freight markets
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Transmission: Think Dogecoin is great? Check out Savannah’s port volumes

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Shipping + Maritime

Trucking

Brian StraightFriday, February 26, 2021
0 176

FreightWaves bringing F3: Future of Freight Festival to Chattanooga in November

FreightWaves is bringing back its in-person events this year with the F3: Future of Freight Festival in November, celebrating all…
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Reefer container market stays hot
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Container congestion ripples through retail
Monday, February 22, 2021

Another one bites the dust: LNG shipping’s GasLog to delist
Monday, February 22, 2021

Kuehne + Nagel buys Hong Kong forwarder Apex

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Shipper's Perspective

Supply Chains

Brian AoaehTuesday, May 12, 2020
1,763

Commentary: How are freight professionals adjusting to COVID-19?

The world of transportation has changed due to COVID-19. Read about how shipping professionals are adapting to those changes.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Download: Quarterly Shipper Rate Report
Sunday, January 5, 2020

Common reasons overseas shipping gets held up around the holidays
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Why leaving China for tariff-free shores is no easy task
Friday, December 20, 2019

Trade war truce no panacea for China manufacturer drift

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Air Cargo

Regulatory Agencies

John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentWednesday, February 24, 2021
1 1,347

In testimony before Congress, DeJoy rips into air carrier performance

Postal Service chief defends his strategy to shift mail from planes to trucks despite the resulting longer delivery times.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Analysis: Apex deal makes Kuehne + Nagel largest air forwarder
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

United Airlines sacrifices cargo capacity to replace grounded 777s
Monday, February 22, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Stan Wraight’s cargo advice for airlines
Monday, February 22, 2021

GSCW chat recap: GK9PG dogs check for cargo and COVID

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Fuel

News

John KingstonFriday, February 26, 2021
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GSCW chat recap: The fall and rise of US shale between 2020 and 2021

The oil and gas upstream industry went through a wild ride in 2020 that continues in 2021. A leading analyst…
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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Reflecting strong trucking market, TA sold huge amounts of diesel in Q4 2020
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Drilling Deep: Battery technology racing ahead; so is the price of diesel
Thursday, February 25, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Fuel efficiency and a changing automotive supply chain
Monday, February 22, 2021

That’s a record: Weekly DOE/EIA diesel price up 16 straight weeks

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Rail

Rail

Joanna MarshThursday, February 25, 2021
0 416

Winter weather wallops US rail traffic

The extreme cold and heavy snow dampened U.S. rail volumes last week.
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Rail

Joanna MarshWednesday, February 24, 2021
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Trinity Industries eyes better market conditions in second half of 2021

Although market conditions are improving for Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN), the railcar lessor and rail equipment manufacturer anticipates persistent headwinds…
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Rail

Joanna MarshWednesday, February 24, 2021
0 322

US Circuit Court rejects FRA’s actions on train crew size

A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday vacated the Federal Railroad Administration’s May 2019 order on train crew size,…
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Rail

Joanna MarshTuesday, February 23, 2021
0 393

Discussions among railroads to be allowed as evidence in price-fixing lawsuits

Communications between the railroads about fuel surcharges can be included in legal proceedings pertaining to alleged price fixing that occurred…
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Rail

Joanna MarshMonday, February 22, 2021
0 1,132

US Class I rail headcount sinks to near decade low

U.S. Class I rail headcount totaled 113,461 employees in January.
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Rail

Joanna MarshMonday, February 22, 2021
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Canadian government revises freight rail safety rules

The revised rules under the Railway Safety Act address winter operations of higher-risk key trains.
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Rail

Joanna MarshSaturday, February 20, 2021
1 619

OSHA cites TrinityRail for 2 August deaths at Oklahoma facility

Two workers died after entering a tank car that carried natural gasoline at a TrinityRail facility in Oklahoma, according to…
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Rail

Joanna MarshFriday, February 19, 2021
0 478

Norfolk Southern abandons plans for Atlanta site with ‘painful legacy’

The railroad says it will no longer build a rail transfer facility after the City of Atlanta raised objections to…
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Rail

Joanna MarshFriday, February 19, 2021
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Railroads grapple with delays as intermodal terminals open

U.S. Class I rail operations are seeking to return to normal, with intermodal terminals opening in the central and western…
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Rail

Joanna MarshThursday, February 18, 2021
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Wabtec sees a future producing battery electric locomotives

Prospective North American and international customers are inquiring about Wabtec’s battery electric, heavy-haul locomotive, which is undergoing advanced tests with…
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FreightWaves News

News

FreightWaves StaffSaturday, February 27, 2021
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The Daily Dash: TuSimple’s public plans; diesel’s hot

In today’s edition, we highlight the upcoming public listing for a self-driving truck startup; the…
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Saturday, February 27, 2021

Huge rebound in tender volumes as negative weather impact fades
Friday, February 26, 2021

Navistar recalls 32,603 heavy-duty trucks for engine shutdowns
Friday, February 26, 2021

FreightTech innovation showcased during GSCW
Friday, February 26, 2021

Transportation training company offers free course after deadly storms
Friday, February 26, 2021

Gig worker rights battle moves to Toronto
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW chat recap: How COVID-19 impacted downstream energy industry
Friday, February 26, 2021

Eurosender bridges European borders with straightforward shipping platform
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW: Is RNG the fuel of the future? — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW chat recap: The future of bulk commodities market post-COVID
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Circular economy for EV batteries
Friday, February 26, 2021

Storm’s whipsaw effect tilts power in carriers’ favor — how long can it last?
Friday, February 26, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Origins of the Interstate Highway System (Part 2)
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Operating an asset-light 4PL
Friday, February 26, 2021

GSCW chat recap: Using blockchain in the oil patch — and elsewhere

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