<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Each gigawatt of US data center expansion requires 100,000 truckloads, and experts question whether existing truck capacity is sufficient to meet the construction demand.</p></div>

Each gigawatt of US data center expansion requires 100,000 truckloads, and experts question whether existing truck capacity is sufficient to meet the construction demand.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>A string of major port investments this summer highlights how ocean carriers are increasingly locking in marine terminal capacity.</p></div>

A string of major port investments this summer highlights how ocean carriers are increasingly locking in marine terminal capacity.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>July’s imports will come in far lower than originally expected, while the end-of-year outlook appears more bullish, according to the latest Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation.</p></div>

July’s imports will come in far lower than originally expected, while the end-of-year outlook appears more bullish, according to the latest Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Should the supply chain constraints lead to cuts in production at factories upriver, it could have significant economic implications for Germany, an analyst warns.</p></div>

Should the supply chain constraints lead to cuts in production at factories upriver, it could have significant economic implications for Germany, an analyst warns.

Low water on Rhine limits cargo access to German industrial heartland

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The shift from a global to regional approach for heavy transport providers has changed the risk profile for project engineering.</p></div>

The shift from a global to regional approach for heavy transport providers has changed the risk profile for project engineering.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Late-summer draft limits on the Panama Canal will mean the largest vessels calling the East and Gulf coasts won’t be able to fully load for peak shipping season.</p></div>

Late-summer draft limits on the Panama Canal will mean the largest vessels calling the East and Gulf coasts won’t be able to fully load for peak shipping season.

Panama Canal draft limits could cut into US East, Gulf coast capacity

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>In recent years, ocean carriers have maintained they have a natural hedge by passing on the movement in fuel prices to customers via the bunker adjustment factor, which explains why many consider actual hedging to be “gambling,” writes John McCauley. </p></div>

In recent years, ocean carriers have maintained they have a natural hedge by passing on the movement in fuel prices to customers via the bunker adjustment factor, which explains why many consider actual hedging to be “gambling,” writes John McCauley.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>If California truly wants to clean the air along its freight corridors, CARB must walk back a “shortsighted” restriction that makes the move to zero emissions uneconomical for midsize truck fleet owners.</p></div>

If California truly wants to clean the air along its freight corridors, CARB must walk back a “shortsighted” restriction that makes the move to zero emissions uneconomical for midsize truck fleet owners.

CARB’s 11th-hour rug-pull stymies momentum in zero-emission transition

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The voluntary liquidation by the Singapore-registered liner means its main container line services between Asia and the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Baltic have ceased.</p></div>

The voluntary liquidation by the Singapore-registered liner means its main container line services between Asia and the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Baltic have ceased.

Carrier SeaLead ends operations weeks after US sanctions hit

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>While the AI equipment boom competes with e-commerce for air freight capacity out of Asia, the fast-growing tech shipments offer better yields and more opportunities for logistics providers. </p></div>

While the AI equipment boom competes with e-commerce for air freight capacity out of Asia, the fast-growing tech shipments offer better yields and more opportunities for logistics providers.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Industry groups expressed concern as reports emerge that Iran and Oman are in talks on future shipping arrangements for the strait that would include tolls on vessel. </p></div>

Industry groups expressed concern as reports emerge that Iran and Oman are in talks on future shipping arrangements for the strait that would include tolls on vessel.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The terminal’s president said while the logjam — the result of “technical” glitches with LBCT’s ship-to-shore cranes in June — is being reduced steadily, it could persist well into August. </p></div>

The terminal’s president said while the logjam — the result of “technical” glitches with LBCT’s ship-to-shore cranes in June — is being reduced steadily, it could persist well into August.

LBCT working around the clock to thin backlog of intermodal containers

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Industrial demand seems steadiest in sectors contributing to data center construction, although the buildup is still muted, trucking executives and analysts say.</p></div>

Industrial demand seems steadiest in sectors contributing to data center construction, although the buildup is still muted, trucking executives and analysts say.

Heavier manufacturing, data centers seen kicking freight shipping into higher gear

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent. </p></div>

But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent.

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