The disruptions happening now are a repeat of events in April when ILWU locals up and down the coast slowed cargo handling to gain leverage on local issues, which prevented coastwide negotiators from addressing broader issues such as wages and pension benefits.

USWC longshore contract talks resume while terminal disruptions continue 

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The ports of Boston and Halifax are getting additional trans-Atlantic coverage through a new rotation on Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s north-south service from Ecuador. 

MSC adds North American calls to Latin America-Europe service

The air and ocean shipping sectors have set out their decarbonization agendas, but policy help is urgently required to underpin investment in new fuel technology and production, a global trade group says.

Regulatory support critical for aviation’s green energy transition: IATA 

Perhaps Robin Silvester’s biggest accomplishment leading the port was shepherding the early stages of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, which cleared a major environmental hurdle last month and will double Vancouver’s annual throughput capacity. 

Vancouver port authority searching for new leader after CEO says will step down

About 65% of the current carrier orderbook is for ships over 15,000 TEUs in capacity, the majority of which will be deployed on the already oversupplied Asia-Europe trade.

Megaship deliveries add to growing capacity on Asia-Europe trade 

The appointment of a new CEO for the US’s largest logistics provider comes six months after the dismissal of ex-CEO Bob Biesterfeld, who was let go amid slowing freight demand, rate declines and investor unrest.

C.H. Robinson taps Ford executive Bozeman as new CEO

A proposed change to the billable party for detention fees would simply pass the burden from the trucker, which controls a container’s movements and is directly witness to the circumstances that can disqualify detention charges, to the cargo owner, who has no such control or visibility.

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Proposal prohibiting billing truckers at odds with detention rule’s intent

Shifting capacity landscapes have caused several changes in the US freight industry — owner-operators have become company drivers or shut down, while small carriers with 10 or fewer trucks have begun exiting the market, says the executive vice president of 3PL Redwood Logistics.

Small, mid-sized truck carriers can successfully navigate market downturn

An emerging trend of sending smaller shipments more frequently is leading to growing demand for LCL services across the major trade lanes.

Weaker ocean rates, China sourcing shift drive rise in LCL shipments 

Shippers and port executives say the post-COVID shift of cargo back to Hong Kong is being hampered by the global slump in demand as developed countries grapple with elevated inventories and inflationary pressures. 

Hong Kong struggles to recover volumes lost amid South China cargo shift

Air cargo carriers are set for a bleak few months, with high inventory levels and economic issues in destination markets further dampening the traditionally slow summer season.

Slow demand, rising capacity drags air cargo rates to three-year low 

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The railroad is reducing demurrage fees and restoring additional free time that was eliminated in the past two years as international intermodal volumes have fallen sharply from East Coast ports.

Norfolk Southern eases free time, demurrage restrictions on ocean boxes

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