<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>There has been progress in finding a solution to the chassis woes plaguing the containerized shipping industry, but those advancements have been very slow coming. Larger solutions will take years and face many hurdles along the way.</p></div>

There has been progress in finding a solution to the chassis woes plaguing the containerized shipping industry, but those advancements have been very slow coming. Larger solutions will take years and face many hurdles along the way.

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<div><p>In the last three months, a new type of chassis pool to serve fast-growing volume through the US Southeast was put on hold and a single gray pool to provide relief to consistent shortage in Memphis stalled. The message to...

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

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

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<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.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The RXO Curve index shows renewed pressure on spot and contract truckload rates as shippers take more business to bid in late 2026 and fuel costs remain volatile. </p></div>

The RXO Curve index shows renewed pressure on spot and contract truckload rates as shippers take more business to bid in late 2026 and fuel costs remain volatile.

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<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.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>It is the carrier’s second massive terminal investment in the Middle East in the past few months and highlights the important role Jeddah plays as an alternative gateway to the war-torn Persian Gulf.</p></div>

It is the carrier’s second massive terminal investment in the Middle East in the past few months and highlights the important role Jeddah plays as an alternative gateway to the war-torn Persian Gulf.

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