<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The railroads say the answers they were required to file to questions posed by the Surface Transportation Board include customer protections that go beyond those contained in the original merger application.</p></div>

The railroads say the answers they were required to file to questions posed by the Surface Transportation Board include customer protections that go beyond those contained in the original merger application.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis said the typical delay for a late-arriving container ship ticked up in the second quarter due to service changes brought on by the closure of the strait.</p></div>

Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis said the typical delay for a late-arriving container ship ticked up in the second quarter due to service changes brought on by the closure of the strait.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The nearly $20 billion plan represents a pivot by the carrier away from ordering ultra-large container ships.</p></div>

The nearly $20 billion plan represents a pivot by the carrier away from ordering ultra-large container ships.

HMM to focus on building feeder, medium-sized fleet in new five-year plan

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>LTL rates are rising in a mid-single-digit range as shipments got heavier and more frequent throughout the second quarter, carrier executives say. </p></div>

LTL rates are rising in a mid-single-digit range as shipments got heavier and more frequent throughout the second quarter, carrier executives say.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The funding will spur local infrastructure development at three of the 36 logistics hubs that the TradePort Corridor System aims to connect.  </p></div>

The funding will spur local infrastructure development at three of the 36 logistics hubs that the TradePort Corridor System aims to connect.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Spot truck rates from US ports are running slightly higher than national average prices, but the gap could grow in August as more imports flow inland. </p></div>

Spot truck rates from US ports are running slightly higher than national average prices, but the gap could grow in August as more imports flow inland.

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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.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.</p></div>

With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging. </p></div>

The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging.

Chicago chassis fleet faces first post-COVID-19 test as West Coast imports rise

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.</p></div>

Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.</p></div>

The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Asia-East Coast spot rates remain elevated with capacity limitations on the trade lane and a second round of restrictions on Panama Canal transits. </p></div>

Asia-East Coast spot rates remain elevated with capacity limitations on the trade lane and a second round of restrictions on Panama Canal transits.

US importers feel peak season capacity pinch to East Coast

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The new surcharge arrives as the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will limit neo-Panamax vessels to a 49-foot depth starting this Friday.</p></div>

The new surcharge arrives as the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will limit neo-Panamax vessels to a 49-foot depth starting this Friday.

Ocean carriers levy fees tied to Panama Canal draft limits

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The service had switched over to the Suez route in January before halting in early March when the Middle East war broke out.</p></div>

The service had switched over to the Suez route in January before halting in early March when the Middle East war broke out.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The prices of bunker fuel in Singapore have shot up in the two weeks since the US air strikes on Iran intensified, and ocean carriers aim to pass on the costs. </p></div>

The prices of bunker fuel in Singapore have shot up in the two weeks since the US air strikes on Iran intensified, and ocean carriers aim to pass on the costs.

Shippers face new emergency fuel surcharges as bunker prices spike

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Union Pacific could provide faster transits through Chicago in addition to Canadian National dropping its opposition to the merger with Norfolk Southern.</p></div>

Union Pacific could provide faster transits through Chicago in addition to Canadian National dropping its opposition to the merger with Norfolk Southern.

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