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The largest US LTL carrier said it will aggressively pursue business outside LTL’s traditional industrial base, leveraging its national network and service to grow.

The fee, which sources say is $300 per container, applies only after a shipper exceeds its contractual weekly allotment and is reset every week, so there are ways to avoid the charge with careful planning.

The UP routing was initially noticed by freight forwarders and drayage providers in the Chicago area who are increasingly going to UP’s Global IV terminal in Joliet instead of BNSF’s Logistics Park Chicago to retrieve Maersk containers.

The VSA shakeup follows the French carrier implementing Suez Canal transits for its Epic service sailings, a switchover Cosco continues to remain wary of, sources say, amid the persistent volatile operational environment.

Just three days after vessels began exiting the Strait of Hormuz, the International Maritime Organization has paused the initiative and is demanding further clarity from the US and Iran over safety guarantees.

SC Ports said an uncertain trade outlook in the back half of 2026 coupled with the need to lower costs drove the decision to shutter the terminal for a “short-term pause.”

But the terminal’s COO says that continued extreme temperatures forecast for the coming days would keep landside operations under pressure.

With Chinese manufacturers shifting production closer to consumers, particularly in Europe, car carrier operators are expecting vehicle volumes to continue to grow, but on shorter routes.

The US retail inventories-to-sales ratio in April fell to its lowest in more than three years as the market ponders just how much steam the current frontloading push has left.

Both traditional LTL carriers and non-traditional expedited LTL providers are seeking access to containerized freight as trans-Pacific imports increase.

With most upcoming vessels overbooked, major India-Europe services have closed spot window bookings until early-July sailings, according to forwarder sources.

This week’s takeover of DeSpir Logistics expands Robinson’s capabilities in healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and data center logistics, sectors that often require heightened security and monitoring.

Jonathan Daniels was on the job in Baltimore for a little more than two years, but he’s credited with helping coordinate state and federal recovery efforts to reopen the port following the collapse of the Key Bridge.

The North American terminal operator and stevedore is starting work on a long-delayed big-ship terminal along the Delaware River that would serve mid-Atlantic shippers.

Groupings of midsize ocean carriers linking strong regional networks with innovative services is one way those carriers can stay competitive in the deep-sea business, writes Jeremy Masters.

Capacity on the trade lane fell when US tariffs were imposed last year, and now Brazilian shippers are trying to beat the clock ahead of a new round of duties scheduled to be implemented next month.

The debate within the US International Trade Commission was whether economic conditions would have caused deteriorating sales in the US regardless of the presence of foreign companies.

Carriers, brokers and market analysts say flatbed equipment is becoming increasingly difficult to secure in several key freight markets, particularly across the South.

When tight capacity meets unexpected volumes, price elasticity goes wild as container lines have learned from the pandemic to go fast and hard on seeking rate increases.

The start-and-stop movement in the US offshore wind industry comes as energy projects have kicked into overdrive to keep pace with the booming buildout of data centers.

The UK could become a dumping ground for low-value imports come July, prompting industry leaders to urge the government to accelerate the removal of its de minimis tax reforms.

Sources believe a potential vessel-sharing deal between the two could pave the way for a more balanced and resilient supply-demand environment for all participating carriers in India-North America trades.

The chief executive of the Port of Virginia said the newly inaugurated deeper harbor allows big ships to be fully loaded, giving the port a chance to become a fulcrum for container services.

Industrial real estate vacancy rates are falling in Chicago, Indianapolis and other key hubs as the frontloading of imports and data center construction drive demand.

The Journal of Commerce Breakbulk Shipper Index tracked down again in May to 97, a drop of 26 points since March and two points lower than April.

The 4,500-acre inland site in Southern California will serve as a hub where ocean containers are transferred into 53-foot domestic boxes and as a staging point for some international freight.

While freight demand isn’t booming despite growth in imports and manufacturing activity, it’s enough to push transportation pricing higher.

With global trade flows shifting toward more volatile and irregular demand patterns, the focus is moving away from planning around fixed seasonal cycles, according to the forwarder.

A tangle of new rules and a lack of clear direction on which green fuel will power the MPV fleet of the future were cited as reasons for the current lack of new ship orders.

Ship operators told Breakbulk Europe they need certainty that the truce between the US and Iran will hold before committing crew and vessels to the region.

 The Dubai-based company said it wants to secure a long-term lease at the Gulf Coast port to build a new box terminal, thanks to the port’s newly deepened ship channel.

Technology developers are emphasizing the need for greater visibility into networks of loads and trucks and greater trust in shipper-carrier partnerships.

Space availability on the trade lane has tightened as a result of MSC withdrawing its Indus Express service, while other competing networks reported schedule disruptions in the form of six blank sailings.

After inking annual service contracts that were slightly lower than the prior year, importers are now facing the double-barrel reality of rising bunker fuel costs and soaring peak season surcharges.

While the war-driven boost in intermodal demand is not breaking the rail network, it is exposing a weak link at the end of the trip where drayage fleets cut during the freight downturn are now struggling to find enough drivers to handle the cargo.

Statements made by the combatants are unclear and did not offer enough information around key aspects of Hormuz transits, such as timings and safe routes, industry stakeholders say.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has recommended deepening the Mississippi port’s main channel to a depth that would allow it to accommodate post-Panamax vessels, up from the feeder container ships it now handles.

The Marseille-based carrier has ended a 14,000-TEU per week service that called Asia and both US Coasts, deploying bigger ships on an existing East Coast service and a new West Coast express service.

It’s been five years since Union Pacific instituted a surcharge this early in the year, a sign that the railroad expects shippers to continue to shift freight off the highway amid higher trucking and fuel costs.

Ocean carriers are warning shippers to expect additional costs and delays for shipments through India’s busiest container port amid an influx of transshipment cargo rerouted due to the Middle East war.