<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Maersk will penalize shippers that make manual booking and documentation amendments starting Sept. 1; fees can be avoided if the changes are made on its website or through electronic platforms.</p></div>

Maersk will penalize shippers that make manual booking and documentation amendments starting Sept. 1; fees can be avoided if the changes are made on its website or through electronic platforms.

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<div><p>Maersk on Tuesday said it will begin hitting customers in the US and Canada with fees for changing bookings or documentation by phone or e-mail in a move designed to push users toward digitization.</p><p>The fees — $50 for a booking...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The apparent two-month reprieve provides some relief to the 238 trade group signatories of a letter sent this week to the USTR urging the Trump administration to extend its suspension of the port fees, warning that renewed charges would increase shipping costs across the economy. </p></div>

The apparent two-month reprieve provides some relief to the 238 trade group signatories of a letter sent this week to the USTR urging the Trump administration to extend its suspension of the port fees, warning that renewed charges would increase shipping costs across the economy.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Port stakeholders, particularly truckers, fear the Nov. 1 closure of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for a major redecking project could exacerbate dwell times that are already hovering near 18-month highs. </p></div>

Port stakeholders, particularly truckers, fear the Nov. 1 closure of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for a major redecking project could exacerbate dwell times that are already hovering near 18-month highs.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>With the Trump administration continuing to push back against wind development, project sponsors north of the border see an opportunity that would provide a new heavy cargo trade for shippers and carriers.</p></div>

With the Trump administration continuing to push back against wind development, project sponsors north of the border see an opportunity that would provide a new heavy cargo trade for shippers and carriers.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The period after Golden Week could be "highly volatile," the analyst says, as carriers work through schedule instability, rolled cargo and delays. </p></div>

The period after Golden Week could be "highly volatile," the analyst says, as carriers work through schedule instability, rolled cargo and delays.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The terminal operator is looking for shippers that want to use Gulf Coast routes to avoid the rail delays hitting larger ports on the West and East coasts.</p></div>

The terminal operator is looking for shippers that want to use Gulf Coast routes to avoid the rail delays hitting larger ports on the West and East coasts.

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