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Volumes under contract when the Middle East war began were locked into quarterly bunker fuel adjustments, and those costs are set to be passed on to shippers at the start of the third quarter.

A lead time of five to seven years to build up domestic crane manufacturing capacity could cripple the US heavy-lift industry if tariffs on imported products are not reduced, industry stakeholders say.

Tirschwell, who most recently served as vice president of the Journal of Commerce, announced his plans to leave the business and continue work as an independent shipping journalist.

James McNamara, who joined the union as it faced tumult from containerization, persisted at his job over four decades to help shape the modern International Longshoremen’s Association.

The speech by Bobby Olvera sends a warning shot to employers and cargo owners ahead of the expiration of its longshore contract in 2028.

The alignment between demand and the supply of capacity has individual dynamics across each trade lane and different consequences for the newbuild, second-hand and charter markets, writes Jeremy Masters.

Project shippers in the US are being encouraged to test the robustness of bridge strength and state permitting feasibility up to a year in advance of major cargo moves.

The Shanghai-based carrier has launched two new services connecting Asia to the Middle East as the Persian Gulf trade corridor presents strong green shoots of capacity demand amid ongoing mainline service disruptions.

Justice Department indictments against four of the world’s biggest box manufacturers follow reciprocal port fees and tariffs on China-made port equipment.

CEO Eli Glickman did not offer earnings guidance due to the pending merger with Hapag-Lloyd, but said the war-driven surge in oil prices will likely drag Zim’s results down further in the second quarter.

The decision comes as wholesale diesel prices in Britain have increased 40% in the last month and logistics businesses are finding it difficult to manage ever-increasing cost pressures.

The underlying strength of that peak is unclear, however, with blank sailings, fuel-linked surcharges and a changeover in annual service contracts all putting upward pressure on spot and FAK rates.

Collaboration with global forwarders is allowing the carrier and its customers to significantly reduce carbon footprints in the difficult-to-monitor area of Scope 3 emissions.

Port and terminal operators are looking to spend $6.7 billion over the next five years to install cranes and other equipment, an industry survey shows, as Washington is asked to help reshore manufacturing.

But court filings show that even after restructuring, the company is likely to operate with thin margins and a relatively modest cash cushion.

The largest forwarding software provider globally adds heft to DCSA’s push to drive electronic standards in the ocean freight industry.

Richard Kloster joins the STB at an important time for the agency as it reviews the proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, which would be the largest US rail transaction in nearly three decades.

Yet liner executives insist that much of the surplus tonnage can be absorbed by a combination of vessel management, trade imbalances, increased scrapping and the ongoing effects of geopolitical disruptions.

The BCO technology provider, in a bid to avoid costly dispute resolution, has identified 20 use cases under which shippers, consignees and carriers can agree to be held responsible for container storage.

Main construction started Friday and includes the development of four berths capable of handling ships of more than 21,000 TEUs, plus 15 berths for regional feeder vessels.

The Abu Dhabi group is following its larger Dubai-based neighbor DP World in growing its end-to-end reach across the container shipping sector.

Trucking industry attorneys say last week’s decision by the Supreme Court is likely to intensify scrutiny of carrier selection practices and insurance coverage.

Paul Bird will be the next chief executive of the Montreal Port Authority as the gateway looks to his infrastructure expertise amid a major expansion project.

Vancouver and Prince Rupert recorded solid year-over-year gains in the eastbound trans-Pacific as they focused on improving their intermodal efficiency to the interior of Canada and the US.

New legislation passed by the US House will help fight cargo crime, but theft prevention starts with identity verification, experts told a Journal of Commerce webcast.

SC Ports’ board of directors voted Friday to approve a design project to determine how to convert part of a 210-acre parcel next to the North Charleston Terminal into a car carrier operation.

The answer to emissions-cutting challenges facing the shipping industry cannot be overlapping regional measures or conflicting systems, Soren Toft told supply chain executives gathered at the IMO.

The National Shipper Advisory Committee, which guides the maritime regulator on ocean freight issues, meets once a year to drive policy decisions.

The producer price indexes for truckload and LTL transportation in the US both leapt about 20% year over year in April, revealing growing pressure on supply chains.

The unanimous ruling in a case involving C.H. Robinson adds a new layer of responsibility for brokers to consider the safety history of the motor carriers they hire to haul loads.

Terminal operators and port authorities must transition from their historic, passive roles as infrastructure caretakers into active orchestrators of integrated logistics ecosystems, writes Robbert van Trooijen.

Carrier sources have reported an average berthing delay of two days for regular services and up to five days for ad-hoc vessel calls at both ports, with the problems driven by inadequate drayage capacity.

Highlighting the impact of lower freight rates in its first-quarter financials, Taiwan’s largest ocean carrier recorded a 22% year-over-year drop in average revenue per TEU, to $968/TEU.

Capacity that has been exiting the truckload market since the start of the year isn’t likely to return, logistics experts say, making trucking more expensive for US shippers in the long term.

The Bank of Canada says the country’s maritime trade connectivity has dropped severely in the last decade just as the country looks to shift its international trade away from the US.

Taiwan’s number two carrier has been involved in three service launches this year, with plans to add 22 container ships to its fleet between now and early 2030.

Weather-related port congestion in January and February caused higher terminal storage costs while the war in the Middle East raised operating expenses late in the quarter.

If current market conditions continue, analyst Larry Gross believes there will be fresh gains in domestic intermodal share.

The carrier is increasing capacity in response to growth in Indian imports from China and other Asian production markets in recent years, propelled by input sourcing to support rapid industrial development.

Without the funding element, shipping groups and environmental campaigners argue that the so-called net-zero framework will be unable to provide crucial funding for shipping’s decarbonization journey.