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U.S. containerized paper exports, first half 2014 vs. first half 2013
US paper exports slid in first half of 2014
Drewry’s benchmark rate for container traffic heading from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose 20.8 percent this week.
Trans-Pacific benchmark rate hits 13-month high
The fastest-growing U.S. port in terms of containerized imports in the first half of 2014 was the Port of Savannah.
US East Coast-West Coast import market share shifts
U.S. industrial real estate rents rose as vacancies fell in the first half of 2014.
US industrial real estate market continues growth

Press Releases

Passenger & Freight Railroads Unite 2019
Rail & Intermodal
Guangzhou Port (Nansha) acquires 52.51% shares of Zhongshan Port & Shipping Group
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
Advent Intermodal Names Dennis Monts Executive Vice President - Commercial Operations
Rail & Intermodal
Massport Set to Procure Three New Cranes For Conley Terminal
US Ports
Eagle Transport Corporation Receives US EPA 2018 SmartWay Excellence Award
Trucking Logistics
Worldwide Terminals Fernandina - Port of Fernandina, Florida closes on $2 million bridge financing
US Ports
W.W. Rowland Trucking Company, Inc. names Jim Kramer as president
Alliance Shippers Inc. Award Gold In National Survey
Alliance Shippers
Landstar Announces exclusive mobile app for finding multi-leg runs
Technology
Contract Logix appoints Jim Averill as vice president of customer success
Logistics Technology
Tokema International launches a digital marketing agency for the logistics sector
International Logistics

COVID-19 further complicates truck driver classification debate

06 Apr 2020
California Trucking Association executive told JOC webcast last week that the issue of driver classification will continue to be the focus of legislation at the state level and is becoming even more complex even as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California is expected to rule on AB5 this summer.
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High debt levels leave container lines exposed
06 Apr 2020
The impact of the coronavirus on container shipping finances continues to grow, and with collapsing demand come questions on whether all the debt-strapped global carriers can survive losses of up to $23 billion.
Top 50 Trucking Companies 2019
JOC Rankings: US trucking revenue growth slams on the brakes
06 Apr 2020
The 50 largest US trucking operators in the United States saw revenue growth throttle back considerably in 2019, but 2020 is shaping up to be even worse.
COVID-19 clouds freight rate forecasting, stimulates demand
03 Apr 2020
The pandemic adds impetus to the rush to develop more sophisticated tools that can give shippers better insight into future truck rates, and eventually “forward-looking visibility.”
US truckload shippers must prioritize carrier ties during recession: analysts
03 Apr 2020
With freight volumes expected to plunge over the next six months as the US falls into recession, shippers should remember their strategic trucking carriers and work together to weather the storm.
US importers urged to ‘proactively’ challenge demurrage charges
03 Apr 2020
BCOs and drayage truckers need to document unreasonable detention and demurrage charges, but also not contribute to the problem, speakers toldl a JOC.com webcast.
Hapag-Lloyd to pass on NY-NJ container charge to customers
03 Apr 2020
Hapag-Lloyd says it will no longer absorb a contentious per-container charge levied on ocean carriers by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to raise tens of millions of dollars for road, rail, and other improvements.
ONE targets global electronic bill of lading capability by mid-year
ONE targets global electronic bill of lading capability by mid-year
02 Apr 2020
Singapore-based carrier ONE plans to roll out globally an electronic bill of lading through its customer portal starting in the second quarter of 2020.
2M latest shipping alliance slashing trans-Pacific capacity
02 Apr 2020
As consumer demand in the US plummets due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), trans-Pacific carriers are suspending entire strings in addition to blanking additional sailings from Asia in the second quarter.
Truckers tighten belts as shutdowns spread
02 Apr 2020
US trucking companies are preparing to brake hard once the current surge of essential freight fades. The loss of demand and capacity will complicate the eventual recovery.
Demurrage fears rise as China boxes arrive in locked-down regions
02 Apr 2020
A wave of containers is about to hit ports in the US and Europe while retail stores are closed and consumers are shut inside their homes to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus.