A mega-merger of railroads would have to reverse a slow years-long market for freight to produce growth touted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, an industry panel said.

The top law enforcement officers from three states urged federal regulators to approve the $85 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern railroad merger. 

Rail freight commodities and intermodal shipments were lower in the latest week’s data but remained ahead of 2024 for the year.

Maersk is moving its North American headquarters to North Carolina after many years operating out of northern New Jersey. 

Investigators said an improperly placed label on a wire caused a container ship to lose power and crash into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore in 2024.

Steady October volume has put the Port of Los Angeles within reach of 10 million TEUs for a record third consecutive year.

Republican legislators in a letter to federal regulators warn that the merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could create a rail colossus and with it raise prices and hinder U.S. competitiveness.

Now-paused port fees on Chinese ships were a misguided attempt to revitalize U.S. maritime fortunes at the expense of American exporters, a trade group leader says.

The Port of Oakland saw loaded containers improve 2.2% October from September as global shipping rebalanced.

The world’s third-largest container carrier said Q3 profits fall 72.6% on geopolitics and heightened trade tensions.

A Trailer Bridge barge that was looted after it grounded in the Bahamas is on the way back to Jacksonville. 

The top law enforcement officers for nine states say the merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern threatens national security – and President Trump’s plans for American prosperity. 

A rail mega-merger was an outlier as transport M&A volume fell in the third quarter while geopolitics hastened a downward trend.

Declining container volumes are aiding port and terminal operations, but trucking issues could impact the supply chain in 2026, a new report finds.

Hapag-Lloyd saw profits tumble as global trade uncertainty hurt container rates despite higher revenue.

Higher shipments of grain and nonmetallic minerals failed to offset intermodal’s decline, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Descartes: U.S. container imports in October posted only the second month-over-month decline in the past decade.

Yemen militia’s possible halt to Red Sea attacks may drastically cut shipping freight rates, but uncertainties persist.

Container lines are using rate hikes and blank sailings to manage capacity surplus and faltering demand.

Frontloading that fueled an early peak import shipping season helped keep Port of Long Beach container traffic ahead of 2024’s record pace despite a weaker October. 

Rail freight is mirroring the uneven U.S. economic outlook, according to the latest analysis from the Association of American Railroads.

The U.S. Trade Representative officially suspended fees on cargo ships built in China, which whipsawed global shipping struggling to cope with the effects of tariffs and a realigning of trade.

The Suez Canal Authority held discussions with major ocean shipping lines to discuss a return to the strife-torn Red Sea route.

Container ports will see a more pronounced import slowdown to start 2026, the National Retail Federation predicts.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is asking for public comment on the proposal to suspend port fees on Chinese ships.

A slate of China agreements clears some of the uncertainty around ocean shipping, but questions still surround demand in the U.S. and other markets.

Maersk adjusted a portion of its guidance upward for 2025 earnings after a quarter that saw higher volumes but lower profits.

A decline in intermodal shipments led U.S. railfreight volumes lower in the latest week data. 

DP World is putting its vast global network to work in the United States finding resilient solutions to today’s evolving supply chain.

Matson saw its shares gain as a positive outlook for China-related shipping outweighed weaker financial results in the third quarter.

Ocean Network Express said earnings fell in the recent quarter on weaker revenue per container, and revised its forecast lower for 2025.

TRAC Intermodal has reached an agreement with Florida East Coast Railway to stage domestic chassis directly on FEC terminals.

BNSF Railway revenue and profits saw sequential gains for the third quarter and nine months.

The United States and China have suspended their respective port fees on each other’s ships amid progress on a new trade agreement. 

The Port of Baltimore welcomed the Neoliner Origin, the world’s first wind-powered, industrial-scale cargo ship to arrive in the United States.

Trans-Pacific container rates improved 15% to 20% last week as U.S. negotiators made progress on Asia trade deals.

GE Appliances has signed on to the new Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern domestic intermodal route serving key markets via west and southwest ports.

Union Pacific has made a donation to help fund President Trump’s White House ballroom, ostensibly to help win regulatory approval of its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.

The Surface Transportation Board has added another executive to its industry advisory council.

U.S. container ports continue to author a strong comeback from the pandemic despite some current headwinds to trade conditions.   

The U.S. maritime industry faces challenges and opportunities in global trade and shipbuilding, the former chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission tells F3: The Future of Freight Festival.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said third quarter income fell on revenue that was slightly higher than the 2024 period. 

Union Pacific third quarter profit beat estimates despite costs related to its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.

Wabtec reported stronger third quarter earnings with revenue and profit growth across freight and transit segments. 

Asia-U.S. container rates rallied on carrier-imposed GRIs and tighter capacity, despite trade tensions.

MSC, the world’s largest ocean container line, may re-flag some vessels in India to align with new shipping rules.

Cleveland-Cliffs will close its idle Steelton, Pa., facility permanently, leaving just two U.S. producers of steel rail for track.

Decrease in Oakland port volume reflects tariff uncertainty and shifting global trade flows, over seasonal trends.

Despite progress, the port of Los Angeles-Long Beach said hurdles remain to achieving their goal of zero-emissions drayage by 2035. 

Dockworker unions in the U.S. and Europe are calling on labor to meet for a global anti-automation summit in November.

A proposal to tax ship emissions has been postponed after President Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t abide by any international agreement.

Strong Q1 for South Carolina inland, ro/ro as trade issues damped volumes at the Port of Charleston.

CSX reported third quarter adjusted net earnings of $818 million, or $0.44 per share, beating forecasts of $0.42 for the eastern railroad operator.

Container rates on key trans-Pacific routes accelerated their decline as China and the U.S. escalated their trade war.

The Port of Los Angeles, despite lower September imports, posted an all-time record quarter for container volume.

Rail freight trended lower in the latest weekly data from the Association of American Railroads.

Labor criticizes California Governor Gavin Newsom after he vetoed a bill to limit public funding for port automation.

China won’t collect port fees on Chinese-built U.S. cargo vessels.

China announced sanctions on the U.S. units of a South Korean company aiding U.S. shipbuilding.

Global container traffic posted strong results in August, with North America a notable exception, according to newly-released data. 

While lower imports ease traffic at intermodal terminals, the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index cautions the silver linings hide gathering clouds.

The United States is threatening penalties ranging from port fees to barring ships from entry on nations that back a controversial carbon tax on ships’ emissions.

The United States Trade Representative has added new tariffs of 100% on Chinese-made ship-to-shore container cranes and 150% on cranes used to move containers around terminals. 

China will levy port fees on U.S.-flagged and -owned ships, the latest escalation in the trade war with the United States.

A Danish diplomat said shipping giant Maersk is closely following events in the Middle East as it eyes a return to the Suez Canal.

September import data shows resilient demand despite tariff effects that caused steep declines in a number of key goods categories. 

Containerized imports are likely to take a hit from earlier-than-normal stocking up by retailers and expanding tariffs through the remainder of 2025, a trade group predicts.

Container rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific fall by double-digits as ocean shipping braces for new U.S. port fees. 

The latest AAR analysis offers a cautious outlook after September rail volumes reflect the uneven pace of the U.S. economy.

Plans to end the war in Gaza should help global shipping return to the Suez Canal in 2025, the waterway’s chief said.

While Israel and Hamas meet to discuss a U.S. proposal for ending the war in Gaza, it’s uncertain whether a peace deal will return major shipping lines to the Red Sea and Suez Canal. 

The Port of Los Angeles wants to build an all-new container terminal to accommodate the biggest container ships on the planet.

August container traffic was 9% higher year-on-year in August at Georgia’s Port of Savannah.

Container rates on the trans-Pacific reached two-year lows as weak demand is expected to continue through the end of the year.

China sets new port fees, could bar U.S. ships in retaliation for charges on Chinese shipping set to take effect in October.

Customs and Border Protection will continue to fund cargo inspections and other essential services during a government shutdown.

CSX named Steve Angel as CEO, succeeding former Ford executive Joe Hinrichs as leader of the eastern railroad. 

With a new CEO, Ancora Holdings says CSX is now positioned to seek out a merger of its own. 

San Diego’s finance chief is moving to the port as Chief Administrative Officer.

Shifting political winds and a trade reset will limit global growth in containerized shipments to about 2% annually, according to a new United Nations forecast.

History suggests a trade of job guarantees for union support of a UP-NS merger might not be all it seems.

Containerized imports are set to dive in 2025, an analyst predicts, as President Trump’s tariffs take a toll on China-U.S. trade. 

Maersk won’t levy a surcharge when U.S. fees on China-linked ships take effect in October. 

The biggest rail union backs a transcontinental merger proposal after winning job protections from UP, NS.

No injuries were reported after a natural gas pipeline exploded in southeast Wyoming, temporarily blocking one of Union Pacific’s busiest rail routes.

Hawaii and other American territories called for changes to the Jones Act, citing unfair economic burdens outside the continental United States.

President Donald Trump said that the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern forming the first U.S. transcontinental railroad “sounds good to me.” 

Utah’s first new short line railroad in more than a century opened Wednesday west of Salt Lake City.

Chemical and automotive shipments led gainers as U.S. rail freight remained ahead of 2024 traffic.

Short line railroad operator Watco will deploy the battery-electric railcars manufactured by technology startup Intramotev.

August was a strong month for the Port of Los Angeles, but that could be the end of the good news in 2025 for the busiest U.S import gateway. 

The Ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach managed near-record cargo volumes while maintaining fluidity across marine terminals, as dwell times for truck and rail-bound containers fell in August.

Ocean rates climb as a deal for social media’s TikTok heralded an upbeat outlook for China-U.S. trade relations.

A coalition of rail shippers warns regulators that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will hurt service and raise costs.

Amid fears that tariffs and frontloading would slow the peak shipping season, new data from a bellwether U.S. import gateway shows otherwise. 

Following similar interline moves by competing railroads, merger partners Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have introduced an array of new domestic intermodal services.

South Korea objects to trade deal terms, citing potential foreign exchange market effects.

Forest products and automotive shipments led a narrow slate of winners amid overall lower U.S. rail freight in the latest week’s data.

Container spot rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific reverse course as liner operators redeploy Chinese-built ships away from U.S. services ahead of punitive port fees. 

Import cargo at U.S. container ports is expected to decline through the end of 2025 despite near-record summer volume.