Union Pacific is seeking to beef up its intermodal offerings via a terminal in Phoenix and the addition of destinations for its on-dock rail service at Port Houston.
Union Pacific’s expanded service allows ocean carriers and BCOs to utilize on-dock rail at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal at Port Houston.
BNSF will expand intermodal service offerings between Alliance, Texas, and its facility at the Port of Houston, which could benefit the markets of Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver.
America’s imports are not signaling a recession, at least not yet. Inbound volumes are rising from the bottom.
At the turn of the 20th century, Galveston, Texas, was a powerhouse in the maritime shipping industry and one of the wealthiest cities in the country.
Declining imports have led to fewer container ships waiting off ports, injecting more capacity into the market, a negative for spot rates.
East and Gulf coast ports handled more volume than ever before in August, pulling far ahead of West Coast rivals.
Spot container rates for U.S.-bound cargoes are falling fast, yet import numbers at U.S. ports remain near their peak.
California’s container-ship traffic jam is almost gone, replaced by stubbornly high backlogs off the East and Gulf coasts.
Spot rates on most global shipping routes continue to fall. The trans-Atlantic market is the exception: It’s holding firm near its high.
U.S. imports accelerated in July, with inbound cargo from China reaching a year-to-date high, according to Descartes.
A traditionally strong backhaul market, San Antonio experiences headhaul market activity for the first time, and the amount of imports diverted to Gulf ports is being felt in the truckload market.
America’s goods imports hit a capacity ceiling during the COVID-era boom. Volumes are still bouncing around near the top.
There were 125 container ships waiting offshore on Friday, including 36 off Savannah, 24 off Southern California and 20 each off Houston and New York.
Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.
Popular interest in the supply chain may have faded, but the pileup of ships waiting offshore keeps growing.
Carriers and shippers are turning to East Coast ports as Los Angeles/Long Beach remains mired in congestion.
Cybercriminals have attempted to sell network access for multiple shipping and logistics firms, opening the door for devastating ransomware attacks in the global supply chain, a new report warns.
Upward of 2,000 empty containers are being sent to LA, potentially creating more burden on the congested port.
Almost no container ships were stuck at anchor when 2020 peak season began. This peak season, terminals are pre-clogged.
CenterPoint acquires Houston-area distribution facility while Genesee & Wyoming reports industrial development results for 2020.
Port Houston will be the first U.S. port of call in THE Alliance’s new direct Asia service. The trans-Pacific EC6 service will begin in Kaohsiung, China, and reach the U.S. Gulf Coast through the Panama Canal. “We are very excited about the start of this new service by THE Alliance. It offers our regional exporters […]
A Water Resources Development Act bill passed by Congress allows millions to be spent on harbor maintenance.
Container flows into U.S. ports have grown faster over the past three months than they have at any other time in the past decade.
Direct ChassisLink has added 1,000 new chassis to the Gulf Coast region since its departure from the OCEMA Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool earlier this year.
Logistics aid network seeking assistance from transportation sector.
First Atlantic hurricane of the 2020 season could cause substantial flooding to south Texas and northeastern Mexico this weekend, delaying freight traffic at ports and land border crossings.
Analysis concludes West Coast ports have lost 19.4% of market share since 2006.
AAL Shipping, an operator of “mega-size” project cargo ships, expects rebound for smaller U.S. import and export project cargoes in 2021, if COVID-19 pandemic subsides later this year.
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Ports of Seattle and Tacoma still operating normally but handling less cargo.
Fifteen projects net funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
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$360 million allotted to deepen the Port of Mobile and the Lower Mississippi River.
Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.
More and bigger ships are calling on the East and Gulf Coast, setting the stage for regional logistics development.
Texas continues to be a leader in international trade, ranking No. 1 in exports of manufactured and non-manufactured commodities for the third quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Year-to-date, Texas has exported an estimated $155.8 billion in manufactured goods and $68.7 billion in non-manufactured commodities, ranking it No. 1 in both categories among U.S. […]
American Cross-Dock & Storage recently announced it was doubling its warehouse space near the Port of Houston, one of the fastest growing U.S. container ports. The company has entered into a deal to lease 102,863 square feet of warehouse space at the Bayport North Logistics Center I, as well as a sublease for another 44,000 […]
Seventh busiest North American container port looks to add more infrastructure to handle larger ships.
Fast growing port is one of the rare balanced markets for ocean carrier services.
A Chicago startup has proposed using crane rails to move containers in and out of terminals to ease congestion in the era of mega-ships.
Port Corpus Christi could emerge as the United States’ top crude oil export hub over the next decade, thanks to more than $380 million in new shipping facilities and three oil pipeline projects worth $5.2 billion, according to a new study. Wood Mackenzie’s North America Crude Markets Service reported that the startup of three new […]
Collision causing delays at major U.S. export shipping route
Port of Houston faces choice as to which ships to prioritize; U.K. Parliament turmoil leaves Brexit deal in doubt.
The Port of Houston is expected to open today after shutting down operations last Friday ahead of Hurricane Harvey.
