As we descend on Long Beach, California, for the 16th Annual TPM Conference, a slew of issues threatens to disrupt shipper supply chains. Long-awaited consolidation among container carriers is under way, with dramatic changes to alliances likely. But the biggest concern for shippers is the looming container weight policy mandated by the International Maritime Organization, an issue that will resonate through TPM and beyond.


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SOLAS mandate, labor, consolidations loom large for shippers

US LTL carriers look past downturn by expanding for next rebound

Investors fuel drayage software provider PortPro with $12 million in funding

NY-NJ marine terminals offering up more data to improve truck flow 

ILWU 'sending message’ to West Coast terminals as contract talks drag on

Sealand, Hamburg Sud names to disappear in broad Maersk rebranding

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The promise of economic improvement in the second half of this year and 2024 has LTL trucking companies adding terminals, doors, and services despite the current slowdown.

Investors see drayage as an area rife for technological improvement, with software provider PortPro the latest startup to secure funding to empower port truckers.

Last year’s container surge prompted a harder look at information sharing for container availability and port operations, which New York-New Jersey marine terminals are responding to with new data.  



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