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Halifax and Saint John are expanding their container terminals as Class I railroads see an opportunity to serve major inland destinations from the Eastern Canadian ports. 

Montreal’s uncertain mega-project opens window for Halifax, Saint John 

For importers and forwarders, the blank sailings mean the resulting schedule disruptions and “rolling” of cargo they are already experiencing at Asian load ports will force them to book more of their cargo with carriers they can count on to maintain schedule integrity.

Aggressive trans-Pac blank sailings likely through Lunar New Year amid freight downturn: sources 

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A muted peak and post-peak season for imports and intermodal activity has shippers and service providers eyeing a freight rebound no earlier than late 2024.

Inland23: Industry not holding its breath for immediate freight recovery

Solar panels and energy drinks are among the top targeted goods for truckload theft, with major markets such as Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago particularly ripe for those crimes.

Inland23: Pandemic yields rise in US truckload thefts

Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai will work with ocean carriers and an organization of cities committed to emissions reductions to develop the first-ever green shipping corridor along one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

First green shipping corridor will connect Shanghai with Southern California 

The BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index indicates retail shippers with “tremendous” inventories on hand are likely to move more small shipments as the holidays approach. 

Uncertain US shippers shifting freight, altering inventory strategies 

These are issues with a myriad of complexity, but they are not beyond the ability of the talented individuals at the FMC and in our industry, who know intuitively and through their experience what is reasonable and just, writes an executive for BassTech International.

Container shipping

Transport, trade and regulation

Identifying unreasonable detention charges still a work in progress

Not knowing how to navigate Incoterms rules can create true vulnerability for sellers and buyers of breakbulk and project cargo. 

Breakbulk shipping

Breakbulk carriers

Knowing Incoterms rules 

Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen refused to pin the blame for the company’s abrupt change in leadership on waning freight demand, saying the forwarder “has been through worse macro environments.” 

Flexport lost touch with customers under brief Clark reign: Petersen

The carrier has made a cash offer to acquire just under 50% of HHLA in a deal that will significantly expand its terminal and intermodal reach.

MSC makes bid for a half-stake in Hamburg’s main terminal operator 

The head of terminal operator SSA Marine says ports along the US Gulf and Southeast have a strong cost advantage over the West Coast that is fueling their growth, with that gap only expected to widen. 

SSA aims for US Gulf, Southeast port growth as Ceres deal closes: CEO

As many have observed in disparaging the notion of a “digital” forwarder, of which Flexport was the prototype, forwarding at its core is a business of people solving real-world problems for which there is not — and probably never will be — a technology solution, writes Peter Tirschwell. 

Flexport’s bumpy evolution shows, ultimately, people and relationships matter

The new allegation against Yang Ming comes less than a week after the carrier settled a dispute with another US importer, also over allegations it failed to honor vessel capacity commitments. 

Bed Bath & Beyond files FMC complaint against Yang Ming in capacity dispute 

Sanctions imposed on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine continue to limit the attractiveness of transport times as low as 12 days offered by forwarders on the China-North Europe rail network.

Rapid rail transit via sanctions-hit Russia has limited appeal for European shippers  

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The JOC Intermodal Savings Indices (ISI) measure the average differential between rates for US intermodal rail and truckload service — both spot and contract — across 117 lanes by sending estimates to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and shippers to review. The estimates include margins and fuel but exclude accessorial charges such as detention, demurrage (storage fees), excessive per diem, lumper fees and other fees. Partners in this index consist of DAT Freight & Analytics, IANA, InTek Freight and Logistics, Loadsmart, Sunset Transport

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