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Cross-border trade with Mexico is one of the few hot spots in trucking, but fuel prices and other costs are putting more pressure on rates.

Inland23: US-Mexico trucking costs rising with cross-border demand

North American Class I railroads understand why shippers and logistics providers are skeptical about intermodal service, but they believe disruptions experienced in recent years won’t happen again.

Inland23: Railroads vow service will remain strong when volume rebounds

Drayage companies in the state say existing incentive programs will not be enough to enable them to meet regulations that mandate a zero-emission drayage fleet by 2035.

California drayage operators seek help meeting zero-emission regulations 

CPKC and CSX hope the new joint service will boost volumes along the route, which is not a popular one for intermodal business.

Inland23: Mexico-to-Southeast intermodal service due to launch in late ‘24

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While the South Carolina Ports Authority cited the “urgency and importance” of the Leatherman terminal issue to the state and regional economies, getting on the Court’s docket is a daunting task.

SC Ports turns to US Supreme Court in bid for relief over Leatherman dispute

If history is any indication, it is unlikely intermodal providers will be able to implement a rate increase in 2024 contracts until the trucking market rebounds.

Inland23: Intermodal providers expect unchanged rates in early 2024 bids 

These are issues with a myriad of complexity, but they are not beyond the ability of the talented individuals at the FMC and in our industry, who know intuitively and through their experience what is reasonable and just, writes an executive for BassTech International.

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The decision to suspend a service outright may represent a new leg down in terms of ship capacity, which is expected to grow sharply this year and next.

More trans-Pac service cuts on tap for October as carriers seek to buoy rates 

Shippers more than tripled their formal complaints in fiscal year 2022, emboldened by the maritime regulator’s sharpened focus on how ocean carriers interact with their customers.

Pandemic, shipping reform boost caseload for harried FMC

Ocean carriers on the busy trade lane plan to slash deployed capacity to match falling demand levels that typically follow China’s Golden Week holiday at the start of October.

Asia-North Europe blank sailings to soar in October amid capacity overhang 

The phased implementation of Europe’s emissions trading system on the shipping industry beginning next year will generate significant costs for carriers that will be passed on to customers in the form of new charges.

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd put shippers on notice ahead of European ETS surcharges 

A US bankruptcy court approved a $1.525 billion bid by Estes Express Lines to be the “stalking horse” that sets the floor price for Yellow’s terminals at auction, controlling their sale in November.

Estes wins battle to control sale of Yellow terminals amid tightening LTL capacity 

Carriers appear reluctant to make the drastic capacity reductions required to match supply with demand on the westbound trade lane, leaving rates far below pre-pandemic levels.

Trans-Atlantic blank sailings to ease despite loss-making rate levels 

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The BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index measures expected industry expansion or contraction based on revenue forecasts, inventory levels, and order volumes ahead of each quarter. Informed by shippers across various industries and reflects all modes of transport, the LCI comprises data related to customers’ expectations and confidence in their organization’s financial growth or stagnation, level of inventory and warehouse capacity. [BlueGrace Logistics](https://mybluegrace.com/report/bluegrace-logistics-confidence-index/)

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Inland23: US-Mexico trucking costs rising with cross-border demand

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