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Port of LA reaches 10 million-container milestone
“With our sustained focus on supply chain digitization, infrastructure investments and strong business relationships, we…
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Container News
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American Shipper
Best of times sure beats worst of times
From A.P. Møller – Maersk to ZIM, the world’s shipping lines reported huge profit jumps.
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Most Popular American Shipper Articles
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Air Cargo
FAA creates database for sharing of pilot records
Bad apples can jump from one company to another because their full employment history doesn’t always follow them. It happens…
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Air Cargo
Cargo handlers move to airport suburbs to escape O’Hare congestion
Cargo handling companies at Chicago O’Hare International Airport are crying, “No mas.” They’re investing in warehouses outside the airport because…
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American Shipper
FreightWaves Flashback: Ford reduces in-transit damage by 70%
1991: In-transit damage used to be a major problem for Ford, but the automobile manufacturer has amped up its hauling…
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American Shipper
Viewpoint: Containers don’t lie — Yantian port crisis getting worse
No matter the rhetoric, the unvarnished truth is it takes people to move trade.
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Trade Compliance
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FreightWaves LIVE
Small Fleet Summit: What happens when your truck is carrying drugs at border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes drugs from trucks on a regular basis. Lawyer Su Ross of MSK talks to…
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Infrastructure
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Interstates that have not been built (Part 1)
What about the interstate numbers that aren't used? Learn a bit about some interstates that may or may not be…
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Shipping + Maritime
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Regulatory Agencies
Biden to investigate transportation supply/demand ‘mismatches’
A new supply chain task force emerges from the Biden administration’s 100-day review.
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Shipper's Perspective
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Inside SONAR
FreightWaves launches SONAR SCI Lane Acuity
Lane Acuity Plus is a new addition to SONAR SCI, making it even more useful to shippers.
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Air Cargo
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News
UPS sets sights on 30% sustainable aviation fuel by 2035
UPS announces emission-reduction strategies for facilities, small package operations and the global air fleet.
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Fuel
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Drilling Deep Podcast
Drilling Deep: A hurricane’s impact on trucking and how long it lasts
Also on the podcast, host John Kingston talks about one of the final “return to normal” numbers being achieved in…
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Rail
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Rail
Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern announce retirements, appointments
Chief Innovation Officer Brain Hancock is retiring from Kansas City Southern, while Jason Morris will succeed Scott Weaver as vice…
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Online Haul of Fame
FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Stevens Transport has done well for 40 years
Stevens Transport began operations just after deregulation in 1980 and has been doing well ever since. Learn why in this…
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News
Freight boom barrels through May, Cass reports
The Cass Freight Index surged again in May with continued strength recorded in freight shipments and spend. While the year-over-year…
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Rail
Union Pacific plans to add sidings in strategic areas
Adding or extending sidings, particularly on three key routes, will reduce delays and improve network fluidity, UP said.
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Rail
Former rail regulator recommends approval of CN-KCS voting trust
Former Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman William Clyburn Jr. recommends that STB approve the voting trust proposed by CN and…
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Rail
Chemicals shippers relay rail service woes to regulators
The American Chemistry Council wants the Surface Transportation Board to look into whether operational changes and cost cutting exacerbated the…
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Rail
Stakeholders gear up for next round in CN-KCS merger process
A trio of shippers groups, CN, Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific offer their takes on whether the voting trust…
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Rail
CSX moves leadership to new roles
CSX has appointed Kevin Boone as executive vice president of sales and marketing and has named Sean Pelkey as interim…
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Rail
Q&A: New Conrail president sees ample intermodal opportunities in Northeast
FreightWaves recently chatted with Brian E. Gorton, Conrail’s new president and chief operating officer, to discuss his vision for Conrail…
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Driver issues
Truck jobs down seasonally in May but up on nonseasonal basis
A tale of 2 job reports: Seasonal numbers are closely watched by economists, but the other measurement suggests some success…
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WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Judging a product by its packaging — WTT
In the quest for sustainability, is one of the most obvious areas of improvement being…
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