Cosco Shipping told shareholders to expect a major increase in third-quarter and nine-month profitability thanks to the surge in freight rates and high demand.

Brick-and-mortar and online retailers are growing their warehousing footprint near ports as a method to more quickly receive and handle ocean freight, and further their e-commerce goals.

Truckers were blocked from returning empty containers to NY-NJ marine terminals more than usual in September due to ongoing congestion.

The Port of Virginia has seen increasing delays for rail-bound ocean containers due to Norfolk Southern’s metering of traffic.

Container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will start charging truckers who miss appointments, citing the need to recoup the costs of staging containers for pickup.

Norfolk Southern will reopen a closed intermodal terminal in Kentucky in order to handle high volumes of ocean containers coming into the Port of Virginia.

The National Industrial Transportation League said that it will get a new executive director as it ends a management services agreement with an outside organization.

Canada’s largest pension fund is taking full ownership of Ports America as the fund seeks to increase its exposure to US markets and trade.

The Jacksonville Port Authority has awarded a $48.8 million construction contract that represents the beginning of a larger expansion at the Blount Island Terminal as it readies to handle larger ships.

The Port of New York and New Jersey on Monday reported the highest number of container ships at anchor all year as land-side congestion and the inability to quickly fetch containers off terminals add to delays.

The Port of New Orleans and other Louisiana ports make an appeal for federal aid to restore operations that were damaged by Hurricane Ida.

A Brazilian wood importer is the latest shipper to strike back with a Federal Maritime Commission complaint that alleges unfair treatment from CMA CGM and Fenix Marine.

Maersk issued its third upgrade of full-year 2021 results thanks to the continued strength of its ocean business and high freight rates.

The Federal Maritime Commission said it is taking steps toward addressing detention and demurrage bills that US shippers and truckers are facing.

Maersk is acquiring a Portuguese company that specializes in outsourced e-commerce fulfillment services to the fashion industry as the ocean carrier moves deeper into integrated logistics services.

A Drewry analyst sees global port congestion lasting beyond the Lunar New Year of 2022 as retailers decide they do not want to run the risk of stockouts and empty shelves next summer.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is repositioning vessels from the trans-Atlantic to the trans-Pacific in a bid to meet the market’s high demand for Asia services.

A US Congressman said other legislative priorities will delay any regulatory relief for US importers and exporters until well after peak season, despite growing calls for more immediate ocean carrier oversight.

The Federal Maritime Commission is meeting with global regulators as part of its regularly scheduled conferences regarding issues facing the container shipping industry.

The Port of Philadelphia’s main container terminal will stop unloading and loading operations through the rest of the week in a bid to clear out a container backlog.

The International Longshoremen’s Association said its membership will not work robotic ships as a solidarity gesture with other maritime employees at risk from automation technology.

The Port of New Orleans is scheduled to reopen Monday after being closed for more than a week due to power loss caused by Hurricane Ida.

A trade group representing the chemical distribution industry is the latest to accuse ocean carriers of discriminatory business practices in their decisions about which bookings to take.

The Port of Long Beach has put 2032 as an initial timeline for the completion of its ambitious Pier B On-Dock rail project, contingent upon final permitting and negotiations with other parties.

Georgia’s governor frees up truckers to work longer hours and carry oversized loads as the state wants to ensure its supply chains are working during a COVID-19 outbreak.

The Port of New Orleans was still closed Tuesday as Hurricane Ida caused widespread power outages in the neighborhoods around the port.

The Port of New Orleans was closed Monday after Hurricane Ida swept through the region, while other landside transportation was also largely at a standstill due to widespread flooding.

The head of the busiest US East Coast port said vessels are having to wait longer at anchorage and container dwell has risen as shippers bring in their holiday wares.

The White House named a former deputy secretary for the Department of Transportation to work with ports and related businesses to find ways to relieve the port congestion seen across the US.

One of Port of Miami’s largest marine terminals is facing an informal boycott by drayage carriers who say they are tired of the interminable waits for picking up containers.

Orders for liquefied natural gas-fueled container ships have matched a two-year high as owners and operators stake out the best path to reduce shipping’s carbon footprint.

Motor carriers say that chassis providers need to step up efforts to replace older, bias ply tires with radial tires as blowouts and repairs increase in the summer months, further crimping tight equipment supply.

The US Department of Transportation outlines projects along the US West and East coasts, Midwest, and Pacific Islands that aim to promote coastal transportation of freight.

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic last year forced container throughput at the world’s largest ports down for the first time in four years due to lockdowns and factory closures around the world.

BNSF and Norfolk Southern look to spare yard capacity to deal with rising intermodal volumes across their networks.

Class I railroads with operations at the largest US inland rail hub, Chicago, are seeing volumes of stored containers swell 200 percent or more, creating congestion across their network.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will extend for another 30 days a waiver that allows truckers to exceed federally regulated service hours as the Port of Houston deals with heavy cargo volumes.

The National Retail Federation said August container volumes will hit a new record as shippers pivot to holiday shopping needs at a time when the supply chain is being strained like never before.

OOCL has launched a first-of-its-kind, multi-modal service that will use the Asian land bridge and rail to transship to US East Coast ports.

Port of Long Beach chief Mario Cordero said total volumes into the Southern California gateway should see almost 10 percent growth this year as import demand continues to overwhelm the region.