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Gemini suspends seasonal trans-Pacific service
The suspension of the TP9/WC6 service from Xiamen and Busan is the latest effort by carriers to stem declining container spot rates and adjusting capacity to softening demand.
CMA CGM reroutes China-built ships to avoid US port fees
The carrier said that network adjustments that began in April will allow it to eliminate the impact of new US port fees for ships built in China on its shipper customers while maintaining US port coverage.
DC court hears challenge to FMC rulemaking on refusal to deal
The World Shipping Council’s fight to have the FMC revise a key aspect of OSRA-22 hinges on how far the agency’s regulatory power extends into freight rates.
DC court hears challenges to FMC rulemaking on refusal to deal
The World Shipping Council’s fight to have the FMC revise a key aspect of OSRA-22 hinges on how far the agency’s regulatory power extends into freight rates.
CN-CSX joint service to connect west Canada and Nashville
The two Class I railroads will collaborate on a service to replace the trucking leg for goods moving from CN’s Memphis terminal to the Music City.
US retailers upgrade import forecast but still expect Q4 decline
US retailers increased September and October import volume expectations significantly, but it will not be enough to meet 2024 levels.
Strong secondhand container ship demand defies deteriorating market
Despite weakening supply-demand fundamentals, container vessel charter rates are rising and carriers are neither idling nor scrapping ships.
Early peak, new vessels could tip Asia-Europe into overcapacity
Despite freefalling spot rates and lackluster demand expectations for the fourth quarter, carriers have been far more conservative in blanking sailings this year.
DP World to build big-ship container terminal in Montreal
The Montreal Port Authority said permits are in the works for Contrecoeur’s underwater work, while DP World has signed on to design and operate the terminal
US port fees could exceed $2B for Cosco, OOCL: HSBC
The investment bank said non-Chinese carriers will largely avoid looming and escalating port fees, but Cosco and OOCL will be on the hook unless they adjust networks.
Fresh Del Monte Produce switching from breakbulk to box transport
The fruit shipper cites the downsides of moving perishables by breakbulk methods, criticizing the “hours of exposure to extreme heat or cold and frequent handling.”
Trans-Atlantic pricing weakens without year-end volume bump
Full ships, a low number of blank sailings and improving schedule reliability have stabilised the westbound trade lane but will do little to raise rate levels, say executives and analysts.
Premier Alliance service halt latest sign of trans-Pacific demand downturn
Suspension of the Pacific South 5 service comes as container lines are announcing more blanked sailings from Asia to the US in an attempt to boost spot rates ahead of China’s Golden Week.
Startups land collective $129 million in latest AI push into logistics
Augment and Happy Robot are the most recent examples of investors betting that artificial intelligence agents will transform the operations of logistics providers.
Disruptive force of AI will help usher in new era of container shipping
Artificial intelligence will accelerate the new reality that ocean carriers make no secret of the fact that they are profit-making entities, writes Peter Tirschwell.
US steps up attempts to derail IMO’s ‘net-zero’ ambitions
Consequences for nations supporting the emissions-cutting measures were spelled out by the US State Department this week, which threatened to impose tariffs, port duties and even visa refusals.
India-Europe liners lower rates as capacity normalizes amid little peak demand signs
New data obtained by the Journal of Commerce from local freight forwarders indicates a downward shift of between $400 and $600 per standard dry container in FAK rate levels over the last two weeks.
Trump taps two Floridians to serve on the FMC
The two nominees, Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey, would replace former commission members Louis Sola and Carl Bentzel.
US ports look to Congress for tax breaks on replacing Chinese cranes
A proposed amendment that could be included in the 2026 defense spending bill would allow terminal operators to receive the same tax breaks now available to the US shipbuilding industry.
BNSF, UP kept rail terminals fluid in August amid IPI surge
That’s an improvement from the near gridlock of four years ago during the COVID-linked volume surge and the elevated dwell times during last year’s peak season, progress trucking companies say they have noticed.