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Cargo flow remained constant at ports in Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, but slowed slightly in New Orleans.

Los Angeles continues to face a double whammy of sinking demand and fears over the port labor contract that expired in July.

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

Ocean carrier revenues fell sharply in the fourth quarter versus the third and continued sinking in January.

After a bounce in January, containerized imports could drop this month to the lowest level since May 2020.

Ocean carrier Maersk sees a rough second half of the year, when remaining support from contract rates “will disappear.”

The reversion in spot rates is pulling down contract rates, with a significantly delayed effect on ocean carrier earnings.

The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40′ containers.

The 2M partnership between MSC and Maersk — which is breaking up — is the smallest of the three alliances. The Ocean Alliance is much larger.

Container shipping rates from Europe to the U.S. are finally falling, but they’re still exceptionally high.

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Speculation is swirling on how the end of a global container shipping alliance will affect ocean carriers and cargo shippers.

Shipping services around the globe will be reconfigured after the top two carriers end their vessel-sharing agreement.

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“We are proud to be part of this first-in-history interoperability launch between eBOL platforms,” said CargoX founder and CEO Stefan Kukman.

Steel, crude oil and refrigerated shipments rose as ports in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama recorded increased freight volumes in 2022.

Are falling commodity shipping spot rates the result of normal seasonality or a symptom of global economic malaise?

American imports remain a tale of two coasts, with continued strength in container volumes headed to Atlantic ports.

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RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has acquired The Transporter Inc., an intermodal service provider with facilities in Houston, Dallas and Laredo, Texas.