Port of Long Beach
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Isuzu introduces craft beer truck complete with taps
Isuzu with partners Supreme and Delivery Concepts have introduced a truck body designed for craft brewers, complete with taps. Plus,…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Outlook for trans-Pacific shipping rates is meh as imports expected to slow
As the 2018 import overhang lingers for a while, box ship rates may also suffer.
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: 2M ship largest to call on U.S. as lots of empty containers wait to be reshored
Big ships come to U.S. even as backhaul cargoes still lacking, and truckers deal with terminal shut-outs and chassis imbalances.
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Equipment
Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
Lawmakers heard how costly fees and equipment shortages along the supply chain are hurting exports.
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Container
Today’s Pickup: New electric option for Ford chassis; Colorado lowers driving age; cargo volumes thrive in Long Beach
The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also,…
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Container
Port Report: Pre-Lunar New Year freight push keeps Los Angeles and Long Beach busy
Never-ending peak season may finally be peaking as shippers rush in goods; shipowners tallying up the cost of scrubbers.
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Driver issues
Federal agency bolsters argument against organizing contract drivers
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the…
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Container
Congestion at Los Angeles and New York marine terminals push drayage costs higher
Freight volumes coming into U.S. remain high in January, but delays and congestions turn trips to major marine terminals into…
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Container
Port of Long Beach gets funding for on-dock rail to lighten load from drayage fleet
Funding aims to keep Port’s market share as more freight moves to intermodal and off the roads.
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Container
Today’s Pickup: Trump and Xi to tango over trade; Long Beach asks: ‘What congestion?’
Trucking executive points to final mile delivery as draining driver pool, so think about that on Cyber Monday.
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