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Southern California ports saw broadly steady container dwell in April across truck and rail.

As the peak season nears, freight rates are expected to shift from their currently high fuel-cost baselines due to seasonal demand and fleet capacity management.

Maersk led a growing stream of brand-name vessels transiting the Suez Canal-Red Sea route, says consultant Drewry.  

Target has recruited ex-Walmart exec Jeff England away from QXO to be its next chief supply chain officer.

An investor’s surprise bid for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services would sweeten the buy price and keep the liner under Israeli control.

The biggest port in northern China is using an autonomous vacuum berthing system that secures a container ship in 30 seconds.

The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan includes orders for 15 nuclear-powered battleships, dozens of autonomous vessels.

The United States and South Korea agreed to formally cooperate on  shipbuilding investment and development.

Evergreen Marine Corp. saw first-quarter profit tumble 70% as higher container volumes were dragged by weaker shipping rates.

Flexport leaders said import demand remains uneven across North America, with Houston and East Coast ports gaining share.

Dollar Tree’s massive new distribution center in Arizona is ready to go live.

Ocean freight rates on the trans-Pacific remain above pre-war levels as retailers warn of tepid peak season gains. 

Hapag-Lloyd posted a loss in the first quarter as lower volume and weaker rates hit earnings.

The Justice Department is bringing criminal charges against the operators of a container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge in 2024, killing six people.  

Chassis provider CCM has expanded its management team with a new senior vice president/general counsel coming over from a major Japanese auto maker.

One of the world’s biggest ocean shipping forwarders officially opened its new U.S. headquarters in New Jersey.

The Port of Los Angeles posted its second-best April ever as consumer-fueled volumes surged above year-ago levels.

Six months after the crash of a UPS plane and the FAA ordered the grounding of all MD-11 aircraft, FedEx has been authorized to fly the freighter jets again.

The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.

A bulk carrier managed by a U.S. company was one of several vessels hit by suspected hostile fire in the Persian Gulf.