US importers have finally cleared out most of the inventory overhang that kept their warehouses at capacity and created bottlenecks in their supply chains.

US warehouse fluidity returning to normal amid import drop, inventory discipline 

Associate Editor

While container volumes have largely returned to normal historical levels, ocean carriers still have not been able to restore performance to pre-pandemic levels. 

Global liner performance unchanged in October, but USWC ticked higher

Senior Technology Editor

Getting the most out of global logistics software sometimes involves using a forwarder as a co-pilot until a shipper is ready to run processes similarly to procurement and order management internally. 

Shippers eye varied ‘training wheel’ approach to origin management technology

Although the incoming capacity will outstrip demand on the major trades over the next two years, the capacity overhang that has been touted in many corners of the shipping sector is being overstated, says an industry analyst.

Order book more ‘manageable’ if measured in ship numbers, not TEUs: analyst 

Senior Editor

The expansion of the three companies, all representing different modes across the US-Canadian border, underscores the depth of the relationship between the two economies.

Roadrunner to enter Canada as K+N, Canada Cartage make cross-border acquisitions

The fresh funding is part of recent federal efforts to increase economic opportunities for farmers and reduce food costs for US residents.

USDA invests $200 million to boost agricultural sector’s export efforts

Europe’s CBER, which will be allowed to lapse next April, has not achieved increased competition or improved service levels provided by ocean carriers, writes industry veteran John McCauley.

Europe’s consortia block exemption failed to drive competition  

With regulators watching carefully, some railroads have modified their message -- that lower expenses will actually enable them to compete more effectively for truck freight by offering better service at a lower price.

North-American rail

Class I railroads navigate their own ‘barbarians at the gate’

With peak season at hand for ag exports, shippers say weak US import volumes have constrained the supply of repositioned containers they need to send goods overseas, risking disruption to their supply chains.

Soft US import volumes crimping container availability for agricultural exports 

Despite some pockets of progress, exactly how container shipping achieves decarbonization will likely remain an unanswered question until new zero-emission fuel standards are adopted, writes Peter Tirschwell.

UN climate conference comes amid shipping’s choppy path to decarbonization

Just a month after the European Commission announced that the block exemption regulation for carriers would not be renewed next April, the UK competition authority has also called for it to lapse upon expiry.

UK watchdog calls for end to ocean carrier antitrust immunity 

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The JOC Truckload Capacity Index (TCI) measures truck capacity at large, publicly traded trucking companies on a quarterly basis using end-of-quarter truck counts reported within their earnings statements. The index covers a group of full truckload carriers with combined annual revenue of more than $10 billion, using the group’s average truck count in the fourth quarter of 2006, prior to Great Recession of 2007–09, as its base (Q4 2006 = 100). Large truckload carriers represent a core sector of capacity for high-volume shippers.

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