<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Supply chain disruption is slowing economic growth, but “postponed” demand is expected to reemerge in 2022, keeping US freight capacity tight and transportation pricing high.</p></div>

Supply chain disruption is slowing economic growth, but “postponed” demand is expected to reemerge in 2022, keeping US freight capacity tight and transportation pricing high.

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<div><p>With “persistent irregularities in demand patterns” roiling supply chains, the peak season will extend longer this year than ever before, driving inventory replenishment higher in the first half of 2022, J.B. Hunt Transport Services executives told Wall Street analysts. </p><p>That...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The shipping association said overcapacity looms large for next year as new ships are delivered and a resumption of regular Suez transits weigh on supply, but a possible normalized Mideast market could spark renewed demand. </p></div>

The shipping association said overcapacity looms large for next year as new ships are delivered and a resumption of regular Suez transits weigh on supply, but a possible normalized Mideast market could spark renewed demand.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>New legislation in Parliament designed to change the country’s Labor Code comes ahead of the expiration of two major labor contracts involving British Columbia ports and Canadian National Railway.</p></div>

New legislation in Parliament designed to change the country’s Labor Code comes ahead of the expiration of two major labor contracts involving British Columbia ports and Canadian National Railway.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The carrier has in recent years signaled it wants to be a bigger player on the trade lane and reclaim market share lost to other liners over the past decade.</p></div>

The carrier has in recent years signaled it wants to be a bigger player on the trade lane and reclaim market share lost to other liners over the past decade.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The delay in adopting the policy framework is a key contributor to the mixed progress made toward the maritime industry's 2030 emissions-cutting goals, the report from two climate groups found. </p></div>

The delay in adopting the policy framework is a key contributor to the mixed progress made toward the maritime industry's 2030 emissions-cutting goals, the report from two climate groups found.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>In-house truck fleets operated by shippers are increasingly integrated into supply chain planning, and the current truck capacity shortage is expected to accelerate the trend. </p></div>

In-house truck fleets operated by shippers are increasingly integrated into supply chain planning, and the current truck capacity shortage is expected to accelerate the trend.

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