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Data

SCFI: Spot rates drop across the board despite GRI effort
U.S. containerized paper exports, first half 2014 vs. first half 2013
US paper exports slid in first half of 2014
Drewry’s benchmark rate for container traffic heading from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose 20.8 percent this week.
Trans-Pacific benchmark rate hits 13-month high
The fastest-growing U.S. port in terms of containerized imports in the first half of 2014 was the Port of Savannah.
US East Coast-West Coast import market share shifts
U.S. industrial real estate rents rose as vacancies fell in the first half of 2014.
US industrial real estate market continues growth

Press Releases

Passenger & Freight Railroads Unite 2019
Rail & Intermodal
Guangzhou Port (Nansha) acquires 52.51% shares of Zhongshan Port & Shipping Group
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
Advent Intermodal Names Dennis Monts Executive Vice President - Commercial Operations
Rail & Intermodal
Massport Set to Procure Three New Cranes For Conley Terminal
US Ports
Eagle Transport Corporation Receives US EPA 2018 SmartWay Excellence Award
Trucking Logistics
Worldwide Terminals Fernandina - Port of Fernandina, Florida closes on $2 million bridge financing
US Ports
W.W. Rowland Trucking Company, Inc. names Jim Kramer as president
Alliance Shippers Inc. Award Gold In National Survey
Landstar Announces exclusive mobile app for finding multi-leg runs
Technology
Contract Logix appoints Jim Averill as vice president of customer success
Logistics Technology
ZIM's M/V Arsos arrives in Miami, part of ZIM's Canada Florida Express Service
Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Carrier rate push continues to pound India-US cargo amid sustained demand

27 Jan 2022
Container lines have begun to lay out a new wave of hefty peak season surcharges on India-US trades as export demand remains elevated.
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Global vessel arrival times slump to record low: Sea-Intelligence
26 Jan 2022
Port congestion across the world’s key trade lanes is tying up capacity and destroying the schedule reliability of vessels, with global on-time performance hitting a record low last month.
Mobile readies to add inland rail reach with land deal
26 Jan 2022
The Alabama Port Authority is looking to add an inland rail terminal with the purchase of land near the state capitol of Montgomery.
Vaccine mandates not slowing US-Canada freight
26 Jan 2022
Proactive steps taken by US and Canadian motor carriers and shippers ahead of vaccine mandates for truck drivers are keeping cross-border freight flowing despite earlier fears of disruption and delays.
LA-LB ports look to extend incentives for nighttime truck trips
26 Jan 2022
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach want to give the temporary extension of a fee on daytime container moves more time to determine if truck moves during the off hours increase substantially.
Truck capacity to stay tight, pushing up LTL rates: SMC3
25 Jan 2022
High freight demand, driven by US imports and e-commerce, will keep pressure on less-than-truckload capacity and pricing in 2022, speakers said at the annual SMC3 JumpStart conference.
GPA extends pop-up yard leases to aid Savannah
25 Jan 2022
The Georgia Ports Authority will extend the use of pop-up storage sites another three months through April, citing the success of the off-site locations in whittling down the vessel backlog in Savannah.
LA-LB considering new plan to reduce empty containers
25 Jan 2022
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are considering an innovative but complex plan to reduce the number of empty containers that are contributing to terminal congestion by incentivizing shipping lines to increase the volume of containers they pick up during each call.
Container lines on course for $163 billion profit in 2022: HSBC
25 Jan 2022
Carriers have yet to report their full-year 2021 financial results, but congested supply chains and highly elevated rate levels will keep the profitability spigot wide open through 2022.
Charleston port congestion could take six weeks to clear
21 Jan 2022
Port officials are warning that the queue of 15 container ships waiting to berth at Charleston likely will not be cleared for up to six weeks due to a backlog of more than 25,000 containers at the terminal.
Federal funds kickstart Virginia’s inner harbor dredging project
21 Jan 2022
A $69 million infusion of federal funds will allow the Port of Virginia to begin work on the next phase of its dredging project, which along with other enhancements will allow the port to handle up to six post-Panamax vessels simultaneously in the coming years.