Washington added China’s Cosco shipping line and two of its largest shipbuilders to a blacklist of companies it said were directly tied to the People’s Republic of China military apparatus.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, raising questions as to when major container lines will return to the Red Sea.
“In mature markets like the U.S., data accuracy and completeness are critical to building trust and delivering value,” said Shippeo co-founder Lucien Besse.
Container rates from Asia to the United States are in a holding pattern after an East Coast longshore strike was averted.
The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Jeffrey Strafford as chief financial officer at the busiest U.S. container port.
CMA CGM is adding a call in Salerno, Italy, on its service linking the Mediterranean and North America.
China’s largest ocean carrier forecast record profits as Red Sea disruptions helped keep freight rates high.
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the public-private Louisiana International Terminal project $1 million toward its Sustainability Management Plan.
Container volumes through U.S. gateway are forecast to stay ahead of year-ago levels, according to the National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker.
French carrier CMA CGM rolled out three peak season surcharges for U.S.-bound containers.
Sixteen Republicans have signed on to a bill that would pave the way for soon-to-be President Donald Trump to put the Panama Canal back under U.S. control.
Trans-Pacific container rates increased sharply to start 2025, according to analyst Freightos, as importers brought shipments forward ahead of Lunar New Year.
The head of the United States Maritime Alliance cited President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership for helping reach agreement on a new longshore contract.
At the Transportation Research Board annual meeting, intermodalists advise and dissent over developments in the freight sector.
A compromise by the ILA and USMX on automation has settled global concerns over a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.
Weekly U.S. rail traffic showed a slight uptick over 2024 in the first report from the Association of American Railroads for 2025. Overall volume for the week ending Jan. 4 was 421,410 carloads and intermodal units, a 1% increase over the first week a year ago. That included 198,500 carloads, down 4.6%, and 222,910 containers […]
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract. The agreement will replace the expiring contract which had been extended after a short strike in October 2024. The two groups issued a joint statement late Wednesday evening, saying “the two sides […]
Stakeholders at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting gathered to evaluate port performance, a complicated conversation within the supply chain.
Officials with the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met privately to discuss port automation technology.
After a year marked by port congestion, vessel diversions and longshore labor issues, maritime shipping is bracing for the unknown in 2025.
