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The year-on-year gap in monthly import volumes will only narrow as shippers start to ramp up back-to-school and seasonal product ordering, says the National Retail Federation.

Rate of US import declines to slow into third quarter: retailers

The carrier was found to have willfully engaged in retaliation against a Florida-based retailer who had sought relief for $40,000 in detention fees.

 Hamburg Sud hit with $10 million FMC judgment in shipper retaliation case

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The latest labor-related port disruptions along the West Coast came as coastwide contract negotiations between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association were scheduled to resume Wednesday. 

Seattle effectively shut, vessel backup builds in LA-LB amid ILWU job actions 

Trucking analysts believe the downward pressure on rates has ended — or is close to ending, but an upward surge isn’t necessarily on the horizon, either.

US truckload spot rates likely nearing bottom: analysts

Shippers diverting goods away from the West Coast typically like what they see: Ports up and down the East and Gulf coasts that have invested significantly to handle growth, are customer-focused, take fluidity seriously and have experienced virtually no labor disruption since the late 1970s.

 Latest ILWU job action further energizes West Coast cargo diversions 

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The International Maritime Organization has an opportunity next month to set more aggressive goals to slash carbon emissions, which could send a powerful signal to stakeholders needing direction, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi. 

Stage set for IMO to provide strong direction on decarbonization path

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 

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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