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Georgia’s Port of Brunswick saw vehicle volumes surge on expansion projects and diversions from the Port of Baltimore.
In North Carolina, old railcars are getting new life as temporary road bridges after damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.
Ann Marie Jonkman, VP of global industry strategy at Blue Yonder, sat down with Timothy Dooner to discuss the potential effects of tariff negotiations and price hikes on logistics service providers and how an effective strategy accounts for every aspect of the end-to-end supply chain.
The developing U.S.-China trade war will likely keep eastbound trans-Pacific container rates elevated as shippers pull imports forward.
Sacramento-based Sierra Northern Railway has acquired RailPower LLC in an effort to develop low- and zero-emission motive power.
“I have never seen a role like a cradle-to-grave broker in any other industry,” said FreightHero’s founder and CEO.
A suspect has been arrested after Los Angeles port and city police broke up a crime ring that had stolen $600,000 worth of container chassis.
Maersk, the world’s second-largest container line, reported solid gains in 2024 in its ocean, logistics and terminals businesses.
In this edition: Helping shippers prepare for impending tariffs and some restored service post-Hurricane Helene
Implementing a top-tier TMS can significantly enhance any forwarder’s logistics operations.
CSX has reopened part of its Clinchfield Railroad through western North Carolina that was damaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024.
Stock markets around the world saw sharp declines in response to President Trump’s imposition of tariffs and retaliatory actions by Canada and Mexico.
British infrastructure investor Ancala and Arkadia Rail Partners have teamed up to purchase Lehigh Valley Rail Management.
A new report from the Intermodal Association of North America found international volumes helped intermodal freight author a turnaround in 2024.
In this edition: Vertical Cold Storage grows at the Port of Savannah, Americold expands in Canada, and Ben & Jerry’s brings sundaes to the grocery store.
“We’re partnering with over three times the number of freight forwarders that we [anticipated] by this time,” said Bryan Lacaillade, co-founder and CEO of Freightmate Ai.
In this edition: Still waiting on possible tariff implications, and Lunar New Year creates delays.
The dollar value of cross-border freight moving between the United States, Canada and Mexico in November was unchanged from the previous year.
While the global supply chain seemed whipsawed on a daily basis in 2024, one thing remained constant: a veritable tsunami of ocean containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles. The busiest U.S. maritime trade hub moved 10.3 million container units in 2024, a record 1.7 million TEUs or nearly 20% higher than a year […]
