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.
A panel of public and private decision-makers highlighted steps taken to fortify the global supply chain against disruptive events, but said more needs to be done.
CMA CGM has announced several surcharges affecting US container services but delayed one after reports that union dockworkers and port employers would resume contract negotiations.
Maersk this week called on shippers to clear out laden containers ahead of a possible strike by union longshore workers at East and Gulf Coast ports.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and port employers represented by the United States Maritime Alliance are set to resume bargaining on a new contract Jan. 7.
Shippers continue to navigate the known and the unknown as trans-Pacific container rates moved higher as 2024 comes to an end.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected President-elect Trump’s claims of Chinese interference and high fees to use the Panama Canal.
The Port of Oakland saw loaded imports post year-over-year gains in November, the 13th straight monthly increase for the Northern California hub.
Liner operator Hapag-Lloyd announced new surcharges ahead of a possible
January strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association at East and Gulf Coast ports.
Frontloading by importers ahead of 2025 helped Asia-U.S. ocean freight rates stay elevated into mid-December.
Liner operator Yang Ming of Taiwan announced plans to modernize its fleet with orders for as many as 13 newbuildings.
Gatego was founded by CEO Adrian Garcia, whose firsthand experience in his family’s trailer yards highlighted the inefficiencies of traditional systems.
