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American Shipper
China ports bracing for Super Typhoon Chanthu
Two of China’s main ports are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu, which could slam Taiwan first.
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Maritime
Shipping chaos gives top importers ‘massive competitive edge’
As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Truck Talk: Throwing shade edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter providing perspective on advancements in the trucking industry from electrification to autonomy.
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Air Cargo
Shanghai airport facility in COVID lockdown, cargo backlog expected
COVID closes a big cargo facility at Shanghai airport, creating another bottleneck for shippers ahead of the holiday inventory buildup.
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Maritime
China bulker pileup dwarfs California container-ship gridlock
Extreme measures to contain delta variant create unprecedented backlog of dry bulk ships off China.
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Air Cargo
Cargo airlines cancel hundreds of China flights amid COVID outbreak
Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and…
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: The world’s 10 longest railway networks
The world's 10 longest railway networks
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News
Borderlands: Canada again beats Mexico, remains top US trade partner
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Canada again beats Mexico to remain…
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Maritime
COVID threatens Chinese exports as US struggles to restock inventories
U.S. inventory-to-sales ratio still historically low as key import source — China — faces growing delta variant risk.
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Company earnings
Containers are being built at a record pace. It’s still not enough
Despite all-time-high container production, demand continues to outpace supply and new box prices keep rising.
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