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Attendees at the JOC's 17th Annual TPM Conference were anxious about what to expect in 2017.

FMC Commissioner Daniel Maffei said he was “disappointed” to learn this week that the 2M and Ocean alliances had decided to forgo emergency funds to protect cargo.

The strikes would have involved dockworkers stopping work every other hour.

"After five years we will probably see new alliances, and smaller capacity carriers may lose out.”

The company told JOC.com that its terminals would be charging for only one “shift move” instead of two moves previously.

India wants to switch from a point-to-point transportation system to a hub-and-spoke model.

Lufthansa Cargo sank into the red in 2016.

The new alliances start operating in two weeks, and the additional capacity they will inject into Asia-Europe could see the return of rate volatility.

It’s unclear whether the private sector has what it takes to make sensitive matchback solutions sustainable.

The gains came despite draft restrictions and strikes by customs officers and stevedores.

Shippers are likely to see LTL rates and fuel surcharges rise in 2017.

Venture capital money is available to fund freight technology startups, if the fit is right.

The largest US truckload carriers made the best of a bad year in 2016.

Although ports may reopen Wednesday, in parts of the US Northeast, over-the-road freight transport remains frozen.

JOC’s 17th Annual TPM Conference was bursting with sharp insights on where the industry is headed and on ways to break the cycle of overcapacity, less-than-spectacular service, and unsustainable rates.

Miyamoto said she expects the recent improvement in rate sentiment will transfer to some extent to long-term shipping contracts.

The European Union’s competition authority is due to decide by March 27 whether to clear the acquisition.

Fierce competition and overcapacity in 2016 led to Cathay Pacific recording its worst annual result in eight years.

Forwarders are not happy with a recovery surcharge being levied by some carriers on Europe-Asia shipments as they battle to find space on the backhaul trade.

“Maersk Line has no plans to implement a trust fund to further safeguard cargo.”

The Port of NY-NJ is opening first thing Wednesday after it took a smaller than expected storm pummeling

The EC2 service will be the port’s sixth direct service and second trans-Pacific service via the Panama Canal.

The additional ship is the Clipper Marlene.

The faster transits that the 2M, Ocean, and THE alliances are promising BCOs open a new front in an already intensely competitive landscape.

The evolution of the Port of Vancouver's truck appointment system highlights the delicate walk ahead for US ports.

The fines could total $850 million.

More industry consolidation can be expected before the market finds a healthy balance in supply and demand.

Wan Hai Lines is focusing on new growth areas in India.

Industry acceptance of the KPMG report is yet to be determined because key stakeholders have not had time to thoroughly analyze the report's conclusions.

Air cargo needs to modernize and improve its service levels to meet customer expectations, according to IATA's chief executive.

The tight space on ships out of North Europe ports is not because of supply and demand, according to a container shipping analyst.

The storm is expected to dump between one and two feet of snow on the Middle Atlantic and Northeast United States.

“In the Ocean Alliance, customers look at the four players and are generally aware of their financial sustainability. We don’t have an emergency fund, largely because we don’t think we need to have one.”

Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.

The world’s largest shipbroker said it’s well positioned to cash in on improving shipping markets.

Ikonship’s six ships will join Ocean7’s fleet in a combined operation.

The ships have been dubbed as the R-Class.

The port of Antwerp has gained a new rail service to Germany.

The local branch of the German bank said it would support an “orderly winding-up” of the trust.

The joint customs consultative committee think tank includes industry representatives most impacted by Brexit.