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The carriers, because they offer services tailored to their customers’ needs, say they are “sheltered” somewhat from declining spot rates given they are able to charge a premium for those services.

The four-year pacts with Hutchison Ports Australia and Victoria International Container Terminal were confirmed by the Maritime Union of Australia on Thursday.

Revamped energy priorities in the US and data-related industrial projects are driving out-of-gauge cargo demand.

The days where container ships could be seen as fungible assets used in flexible ways might be coming to an end, leading to inefficiencies — and higher costs — in global liner networks, writes Lars Jensen.

Robert Primus has been vocal in his opposition to consolidation in the rail industry, voting against the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger in 2023 and Canadian National Railway’s acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway earlier this year.

The Chinese state-controlled carrier said in an interim earnings statement the industry experienced a volatile first half of 2025 due to “tariff swings and lingering geopolitical tensions.”

The opening of the first phase of the port’s new on-dock rail yard will be delayed until next year, while the project faces a 42% increase in budgeted costs.

The union claims the Virginia Port Authority is tacitly violating the new master contract’s technology clauses through its influence over the port’s main terminal employer.

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Global Port Congestion Analysis shows that half of Northern Europe’s ports reported year-over-year declines in port moves per hour in the second quarter, while Asian ports faced higher arrival process times and mixed efficiency results.

With no clear definition of what duty and data processes are required by CBP after the Aug. 29 end to all de minimis exemptions, most import shipments via post to the US have been suspended until further notice.

Tech services company WNS is being added as the Digital Container Shipping Association’s “execution arm” to embed standards into systems commonly used by carriers, forwarders and shippers.

Local freight forwarders who spoke with the Journal of Commerce have reported three upcoming blank calls out of West India through the first half of September in anticipation of lower cargo lifts.

Sentiment heard with greater frequency from within the industry and from financial analysts holds that overcapacity will overwhelm constraints on capacity in a possible multi-year swoon.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave California, New Mexico and Washington 30 days to adopt and enforce ELP regulations or lose access to federal safety funding.

The Israeli carrier said it’s taking steps to comply with a purported ban on its ships at Turkish ports as relations between the two countries sour over the war in Gaza.

CPKC’s opposition comes just two years after its acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway was approved by US regulators.

The scale and scope of the number of products now subject to US steel and aluminum tariffs is likely to affect providers across multiple modes, writes Jason Miller.

The unit cost of moving a container has been pushed higher compared with the prevailing pre-pandemic price structure, according to carrier executives, prompting cost-control measures.

Drayage operators say they want EV trucks because they’re cheaper to operate than conventional trucks but driving ranges limit usage.

The Premier Alliance is revamping a trans-Pacific service that would otherwise incur hundreds of millions of dollars in US port fees on Chinese-built vessels.

The race among providers to provide the dominant and trusted US load board is ramping up and is further fueled by growing concerns about freight theft.

Automobile carriers have benefited from falling charter rates to meet growing outbound vehicle moves from Asia.

The joint BNSF/CSX services come as rivals Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to an $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad, if approved by federal regulators.

Tariff-related surges in US-bound freight from Mexico have abated, but truck volumes in July partially recovered from a second-quarter decline, according to new data.

Truck Parking Club commissioned a report to quantify the truck parking problem facing drivers and what costs trickle down to the rest of the industry.

Fiori joined NYK Line (North America) in 1990 as executive vice president with a mandate to grow the newly formed liner agency and position it closer to US-based BCOs.

With uncertainty surrounding tariffs and renewable energy policy, wind turbine orders in the US fell 50% in the first half of 2025 year over year, the lowest since the early COVID-19 days in 2020.

Barbara Melvin was on the job for three years, with the Leatherman terminal dispute and capacity expansions taking up much of her tenure.

The announcement of Leatherman’s expansion comes as MSC looks to bring in more trans-Atlantic services to call the terminal.

US agriculture exporters say the ongoing trade standoff between Washington and Beijing has effectively shut them out of the key Chinese market, causing them to fear for their long-term survival.

The carrier said trans-Pacific services have been especially susceptible to the erosion of business and consumer confidence and the disruption to long-term planning caused by frequent shifts in US tariff policy.

Just over 7,000 TEUs of capacity is scheduled to be withdrawn through blank sailings in September even as carriers increase their deployed capacity by 2%.

With a global capacity surplus in the offing, or already biting, now is a great time to invest and move capacity off surplus trades, writes Jeremy Masters.

The difficulties have led to transshipment delays and rolled cargo, which have caused increased yard density at some ports that has exacerbated delays, shipping sources say.

The incident has sparked a wave of claim filings from individual shippers and state authorities against the world’s largest container carrier, resulting in arrest orders for as many as five sister ships thus far.

Domestic intermodal volumes have been stagnant on partner BNSF Railway out of Los Angeles, likely dulling the justification for the original $1,500 fee.

With 70% of its volume moving under spot rates, there was no escape from the volatile US-China tariff battle.

US ports want the federal government to increase the amount set aside for infrastructure grants in the DOT’s next budget, saying ports are an integral part of the nation’s road and rail network.

New carrier services improved connections between Hamburg and the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia and India, while hinterland traffic has continued to develop.

The focus on incorporating returns technology for retailers is driven by data showing that the cost for them to acquire new customers far exceeds the cost of retaining existing customers.