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But forwarders and analysts doubt whether the rate hikes due to take effect in the next few weeks will stick given rates are sliding from a two-year peak hit at the beginning of September.

As the US looks to ramp up expansion of its reactor fleet, new nuclear cargoes could offer freight diversification for the multipurpose vessel sector.

Union Pacific is banking on creating new truckload conversion opportunities through a transcontinental network, while J.B. Hunt and Swift see the deepest pool of convertible freight in shorter hauls.

Executives at three major container lines say Asia port congestion removed significant functional capacity from the trans-Pacific trade in September, raising expectations that the earlier-than-anticipated peak season now has a longer tail.

The broader question confronting shippers after a prolonged freight downturn in which contract rates fell even as carrier operating costs increased is what those relationships are worth when the market turns.

While New Jersey state officials say the worker classification law is not a major change, the port drayage industry is concerned about higher costs and the potential exit of drivers.

Volume on the Asia-North America trade lane has recovered rapidly from the summer slowdown, with demand growth shrugging off soaring fuel prices and elevated rates.

The deal nearly triples CEVA’s North American contract logistics capacity and strengthens its integrated logistics services in the US and Canada.

The expansion of the US manufacturing sector could drive up demand for project cargo logistics, including heavy-haul trucking and inland waterway transport.

The pool of drivers available to haul 53-foot domestic containers has shrunk since the freight recession began in 2022, making it harder for intermodal providers to respond quickly to the current surge in volumes.

Dry weather has steadily reduced navigable water levels on Europe’s most important container and chemical transport artery to the point where barge transport has become largely unviable.

Transportation executives and analysts told Inland26 the market is moving away from the abrupt rate increases and capacity disruption that characterized the initial phase of the upcycle, shifting toward a more orderly repricing of truckload freight.

The carrier will establish a new Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore, with Africa to be managed from Dubai.

Securing approval for the $4.2 billion deal has proven to be a difficult task, given Tel Aviv’s framing of the Zim acquisition as a national security issue.

The carrier has taken a more cautious approach to the Red Sea than some of its industry peers, with CEO Rolf Habben Jansen repeatedly stressing that a broader return to the shorter, and riskier, route would depend on sustained security improvements in the region.

The carrier boosted its earnings guidance for the year by approximately $1 billion, citing continued strength in spot freight rates.

The refrigerated ocean carrier next month will start two ocean services connecting South America to the US and Europe, and an intermodal rail link from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast designed for exports to Central America.

A $1.6 billion renovation project that will boost the terminal’s annual capacity to 1.75 million TEUs is more than halfway complete, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

Liners are trying to halt a three-month rate slide on the trade lane but will have their hands full amid China’s holiday export slowdown and significant capacity being injected as an increasing number of services revert to Suez transits.

European and Chinese roll-on/roll-off cargo carriers have placed orders for new ships in a bid to relieve tight capacity in the market.

With inventories worldwide being depleted, there is little room to absorb additional supply shocks, Amy Groeschel of S&P Global Energy told attendees at the Journal of Commerce Inland26 Conference.

The terminal operator’s plans for further automation overseas prompted US, Canadian and other longshore unions to issue a statement about port technology.

Stress on the global shipping systems has been building since the summer, thanks to earlier peak seasons on Asia trades to North America, Latin America and Europe.

With prices continuing to rise, calls are growing from industry groups for the government to double the current 5-pence-per-liter cut in the fuel duty that in June was extended to the end of the year.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Shippers facing similar charges on the Rhine, St. Lawrence and Panama Canal may find a Brazilian regulatory crackdown worth watching, writes Valter Branco.

The carrier was forced to make changes to the $4.2 billion deal to address Israeli government concerns that the transaction in its original form would undermine Israel's national security.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Those proposed moves and others were outlined by Hong Kong government leader John Lee Ka-chiu as part of a five-year plan to stem the port's declining container volumes.

The intra-Asia specialist carrier said Wan Chee Foong will become chief executive in April after holding prior leadership roles with terminal operator PSA International.

The rapid increase in diesel does not necessarily mean established carriers will immediately park trucks, because trucking companies with contractual fuel surcharge mechanisms can pass much of the higher expense to customers.

Introduction of a bill being called “Build Canada Strong” comes ahead of the March expiration of the contract between Western Canadian maritime employers and longshore unions.