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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia’s bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.  </p></div>

The Canxport facility has opened three years after it broke ground, providing British Columbia’s bulk commodity exporters a new container gateway.

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Prince Rupert’s big bulk-to-container transload facility debuts

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>SC Ports wants to dredge the Cooper River from its current 48-foot depth to handle larger ships at its North Charleston Terminal.</p></div>

SC Ports wants to dredge the Cooper River from its current 48-foot depth to handle larger ships at its North Charleston Terminal.

Charleston looks to deepen remaining stretches of shipping channel

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will “boost [its] competitive advantage” on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe. </p></div>

The larger of the two orders is for a dozen 22,000-TEU ships that the carrier said will “boost [its] competitive advantage” on routes such as the Far East to Northwest Europe.

Cosco Shipping unveils nearly $3 billion in orders for 18 newbuilds

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Rates have been trending higher since the beginning of August due to the dislocation of carrier services linked to a string of storms that have disrupted operations at key ports in China. </p></div>

Rates have been trending higher since the beginning of August due to the dislocation of carrier services linked to a string of storms that have disrupted operations at key ports in China.

Intra-Asia rates continue upward climb on storm disruption, strong peak

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>An active participant in the port’s clean-air initiatives, Yusen has agreed to spend $200 million on zero-emission equipment at its terminal under terms of the lease extension. </p></div>

An active participant in the port’s clean-air initiatives, Yusen has agreed to spend $200 million on zero-emission equipment at its terminal under terms of the lease extension.

Yusen Terminals secures 30-year lease extension from Port of Los Angeles

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>A new report this week says planned gas-fired projects tied directly to US data centers reached 189 gigawatts in the first half of 2026, almost twice as much under development a year ago. </p></div>

A new report this week says planned gas-fired projects tied directly to US data centers reached 189 gigawatts in the first half of 2026, almost twice as much under development a year ago.

Project cargo bottlenecks intensify amid data center-linked US gas power boom

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The rigid annual RFP is a contract both sides abandon the moment the market moves; in a whipsaw freight market thinned by higher-for-longer interest rates, the flexible model is the disciplined one. </p></div>

The rigid annual RFP is a contract both sides abandon the moment the market moves; in a whipsaw freight market thinned by higher-for-longer interest rates, the flexible model is the disciplined one.

Stop signing one-year trucking RFPs; nobody honors them anyway

<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.

The murky world of bunker fuel cost management

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Gnosis Freight measures North American intermodal rail performance using container-level milestones received from Class I railroads. Gnosis Freight’s proprietary container tracking engine Marlo normalizes and validates rail departure, in-transit location, interchange, and arrival events alongside related ocean carrier, port, and terminal data. Gnosis then aggregates anonymized shipment events to measure service trends over time. [Gnosis](https://www.gnosisfreight.com/)

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Weekly avg rail dwell time Chicago BNSF, CN, CSX, NS, UP (Gnosis) Gateway

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>With demand softening on the westbound trade lane, carriers continue to withdraw capacity, resulting in slow but steady rate gains through August on routes out of North Europe and the Mediterranean. </p></div>

With demand softening on the westbound trade lane, carriers continue to withdraw capacity, resulting in slow but steady rate gains through August on routes out of North Europe and the Mediterranean.

Carriers attempt peak surcharges, rate increases on trans-Atlantic

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Vessels deployed on MSC’s India-Europe “Himalaya Express” service will return to the traditional, shorter route effective with a late-August voyage; the carrier’s five other Asia-Europe strings will follow.</p></div>

Vessels deployed on MSC’s India-Europe “Himalaya Express” service will return to the traditional, shorter route effective with a late-August voyage; the carrier’s five other Asia-Europe strings will follow.

MSC joins competitors in reinstating Suez passage for India westbound services

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The overheated market and its resilience through September would represent a sharp reversal of the general thinking among industry participants from just one month ago.</p></div>

The overheated market and its resilience through September would represent a sharp reversal of the general thinking among industry participants from just one month ago.

Robust trans-Pacific expected to maintain strength into Golden Week

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have seen no changes in demurrage billing practices since the Federal Maritime Commission’s demurrage rule was struck down by an appeals court. </p></div>

Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach have seen no changes in demurrage billing practices since the Federal Maritime Commission’s demurrage rule was struck down by an appeals court.

Drayage industry hopes for FMC relief on demurrage billing

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Almost a half-million TEUs of capacity at three of China’s main ports went by the boards in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin, with Asia-Latin America and Asia-Europe services the most heavily disrupted. </p></div>

Almost a half-million TEUs of capacity at three of China’s main ports went by the boards in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin, with Asia-Latin America and Asia-Europe services the most heavily disrupted.

Shippers suffer big capacity loss as carriers skip key Chinese ports post-storm

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The number of drivers placed out of service in the US and Canada rose almost 19% from the 2025 Roadcheck, with almost 10% of those drivers in the US sidelined for failing to meet English language requirements. </p></div>

The number of drivers placed out of service in the US and Canada rose almost 19% from the 2025 Roadcheck, with almost 10% of those drivers in the US sidelined for failing to meet English language requirements.

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