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Report: Shipping energy mix needs 70% green hydrogen-based fuels by 2050
The transportation industry needs to transition to cleaner fuels to keep global temperature rise below…
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Container News
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Company earnings
Container shipping’s ‘hockey stick’: Liner profits just keep on climbing
As America struggles with a growing supply chain crisis, ocean carriers rake in even more…
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Infographics
FBX Report: September 16, 2021
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40' containers.
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Air Cargo
Superhot airfreight market leaves shippers in the cold
The traditional peak shipping season for air cargo is turning into super peak and a microcosm of the ocean shipping…
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Air Cargo
Airline group launches certification program for lithium battery transport
All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a…
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News
Inbound containers staying elevated into 2022, congestion limiting ‘larger gains’
New forecasts from the National Retail Federation call for retail imports to stay high through at least February.
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Supply Chains
Biden administration pushing shippers, carriers to expand operating hours
Biden’s port czar outlines a 90-day plan to expand operating hours along the U.S. supply chain.
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Trade Compliance
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Port of South Louisiana is #1 grain exporting port
The Port of South Louisiana is one of the major ports in the U.S. FreightWaves Classics profiles the port and…
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Infrastructure
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Building the Ledo Road kept China in World War II
The Ledo Road helped the Allies fight the Japanese in China, and also kept many Chinese from starving.
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Shipping + Maritime
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News
Untapped potential: Far too little freight on US waterways, experts say
‘We have one of the world’s greatest waterway networks, but we are barely using it.”
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Shipper's Perspective
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News
2021 Shipper of Choice profile: The Home Depot
As it navigates COVID-era supply chain challenges, The Home Depot focuses on treating carriers with the same respect as its…
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Air Cargo
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News
UPS pushes back residential delivery commitment time for Next-Day Air Service
The company moves its commitment times to noon from 10:30 a.m., effective Oct. 18.
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Fuel
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Drilling Deep Podcast
Drilling Deep: The impact of insurance company actions on driver availability
This episode also dives into the tight inventories facing the diesel market.
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Rail
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Rail
The perils of precision scheduled railroading
Union members say precision scheduled railroading affects the ability to conduct thorough safety inspections.
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Rail
FRA, states develop 40-year plan to bolster Midwest passenger rail
The plan, which goes to 2055, seeks to restore and develop intercity passenger rail along four “cornerstone corridors.”
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Rail
Freight railroads support bottleneck relief at port terminals
The Association of American Railroads applauds the 24/7 approach to container operations, which the association says is similar to the…
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Rail
Rail Roundup: Tiger Cool Express’ cold storage, Greenbrier’s leasing success
Tiger Cool Express is acquiring a cold storage warehouse in the Pacific Northwest, while Greenbrier’s leasing subsidiary is exceeding the…
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Rail
Kansas City Southern to utilize Commtrex’s transloading platform
The platform will help improve supply chain visibility for shippers, KCS said.
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: The Nickel Plate Line was a major player in the Midwest (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this FreightWaves Classics article, learn more about the Nickel Plate Line.
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Rail
US intermodal rail traffic softens in September on supply chain woes
Intermodal rail volumes were lower again year-over-year in September as the ability to process containers and imports is stymied by…
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: The Nickel Plate Line was a major player in the Midwest (Part 1)
The Nickel Plate Line was a major American railroad. Read an overview of its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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Container
Southern Illinois inland port project seeks to become logistics hub player
Officials say a proposed inland port near where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet will have ample capacity to serve…
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Rail
Norfolk Southern reopens Kentucky intermodal terminal
The NS terminal will serve “strong growth in the Louisville intermodal market.”
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News
E-commerce, elevated inventories to keep warehouse demand hot, Prologis head says
Online growth, higher inventory levels are trends that will likely last, Moghadam says.
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