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In preparation for produce season and retail sales, for-hire trucking companies are adding to their payrolls for the first time since October, although warehousing employment is still declining.

US trucking firms adding jobs ahead of expected freight demand

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The National Retail Federation’s April forecast for US import volumes shows little change from March, with the only shipper risk on the horizon the status of West Coast longshore talks. 

Retailers expect slow import growth, warn of USWC labor risks 

The process of moving the T-5 matter through the courts could easily take a year or two, raising questions about how that will affect labor talks between the ILWU and PMA.

NLRB rules against ILWU in Seattle T-5 jurisdictional dispute 

The closure of the international terminals at Los Angeles and Long Beach is sure to further raise the ire and frustration of US cargo interests who worry about disruption linked to the ongoing coastwide negotiations and resultant loss of discretionary cargo.

LA-LB international terminals closed amid latest job action by ILWU

The two states have assured the police force in charge of labor oversight at the Port of New York and New Jersey that their ongoing work will continue regardless of the outcome of a Supreme Court decision in June over its status. 

 

NY, NJ governors prepping for possible dissolution of port watchdog 

The move comes less than two months after GPA said it would stop offering evening truck hours at Savannah as volumes moving through the port have slowed significantly in recent months.

Savannah to open Gate 4 at Garden City Terminal on Sundays: GPA 

A forwarder's ability to adapt and offer valuable expertise in this uncertain environment will be a crucial factor in ensuring the success of shippers and the shipping industry as a whole, writes the CEO of Freight Right.

‘Modern’ forwarders must navigate uncertainty of ocean container rates

Any effort to dictate chassis pool models would reduce competition, innovation, and capital investment, making intermodal networks less resilient for the shippers and consumers who rely on them, writes the CEO of chassis provider DCLI.

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Avoid ‘one-size-fits-all’ business model for chassis use in US: DCLI CEO 

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The fast-moving developments around changes to detention and demurrage billing are happening amid an ongoing rulemaking process by the FMC around the assessment of such charges to consignees and their drayage representatives.

MSC joins carriers ending demurrage billing when US terminals are closed

For ocean carriers, the decision to cancel sailings suggests they expect no rebound in trans-Pacific freight rates that are now at two-year lows. 

 

April blanks from China grow as US import decline continues

Ongoing uncertainty over longshore labor on the West Coast is disrupting the long-term relationships US agricultural exporters have worked to establish with their overseas buyers.

US ag exporters feel pinch of work shift cuts at West Coast terminals  

The testimony comes as two House members prepare legislation designed to update OSRA-22 and another congressman restarts an effort to remove the antitrust immunity of ocean carriers.

Ocean carriers, marine terminals warn Congress on regulatory overreach

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