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The largest US logistics provider claims “compelling results” from cross-selling surface transportation and air and ocean services, despite weak market conditions.

C.H. Robinson reaffirms commitment to global forwarding business

Senior Technology Editor

US importers that renegotiated contract rates or shifted to the spot market in the second half of 2022 have also had to adjust to different accessorial charges and transmission formats. 

Rapid container rate decline complicates payment picture for shippers

The expansion of origin-to-destination ocean connectivity with predictable transit time improvements is a boon for Indian exporters trying to find untapped markets for their products amid slowing demand.

MSC opens more direct port connections for Indian exporters as volumes taper

Denmark’s DSV collected record profits for 2022, but the forwarder says a return to a more “normal” market has begun. 

DSV books record result for 2022, but warns that bull run for profits is over 

The breakup of the 2M Alliance opens the door to a few possibilities, including the industry reverting to a competitive scramble for market share, driving down profits and forcing yet another round of M&A activity, writes Peter Tirschwell.

2M breakup throws carriers’ operating playbook out the window

Technology provider Freightify is aiming to empower forwarders to build an online quoting presence that would lessen their reliance on rate marketplaces. 

Freightify lands funding to target digital rate management in North America

A classification system that considers the full requirements and costs of service providers, and is constantly being adapted to new realities, is the best system available, writes the vice president of classification for the National Motor Freight Traffic Association.

Why the NMFC system has stood the test of time

While a few carriers such as ABF Freight and FedEx Freight have rolled out dimensional pricing, and others have expressed the desire to do so, they have largely overlooked the reasons for shippers’ reluctance to switch to dimensional rates.

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Time to wean the LTL industry off the NMFC model 

The premium rate that importers had been paying to ship Asian imports through the US East Coast has dropped considerably over the past few months, allowing the spread between East and West coast spot rates to narrow to pre-pandemic levels.

Spread between East, West coast ocean spot rates returns to pre-pandemic levels  

Associate Editor

A Federal Maritime Commission member’s attempt to force marine terminals and ocean carriers to share more data under OSRA-22 has ended with the normalization of the ocean freight market.

FMC drops bid to use OSRA-22 for emergency data sharing 

Last year’s container surge prompted a harder look at information sharing for container availability and port operations, which New York-New Jersey marine terminals are responding to with new data.  



NY-NJ marine terminals offering up more data to improve truck flow 

The promise of economic improvement in the second half of this year and 2024 has LTL trucking companies adding terminals, doors, and services despite the current slowdown.

US LTL carriers look past downturn by expanding for next rebound

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