Weak economic trends have kept the pressure on industrial end-markets serviced by Linde and Air Liquide, which provide key cargo for the breakbulk and project cargo segments. Source link
A series of factors are bending the capacity curve back in favor of carriers and could lead to an improved supply-demand balance next year despite a large capacity overhang, believes the Maersk CEO. Source link
Shippers once saw small variances on freight bills as a nuisance too insignificant to dispute, but technology is enabling more efficient scrutiny across transportation modes. Source link
Vancouver, Canada’s busiest container port, faces the possibility of a shutdown unless maritime employers and longshore foremen reach a new contract before a Monday deadline. Source link
Asian exports and growth in construction and mining demand are expected to prop up ro/ro volumes, two major vessel operators say. Source link
If the question is solely on the risk related to being delayed in each port, the Gemini network ought to, statistically, have a slightly higher core reliability than Mediterranean Shipping Co. when the need for shuttles is taken into account, writes analyst Lars Jensen. Source link
Those companies are combining to get the terminals, talent and technology they need to compete as larger carriers increasingly seek business in their markets. Source link
The new network will have a grace period for about three months as the first full port rotations are completed but must then quickly prove it can raise on-time performance to the promised levels, says Maersk’s CEO. Source link
The gains suggest Hub benefited from an aggressive pricing posture in bids that went live earlier this year, reversing some of its market share loss in 2023 by offering attractive rates to shippers. Source link
The Viau and Maisonneuve marine terminals closed to ship, rail and truck traffic Thursday morning as members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 375, which represents 1,200 dockworkers at Montreal, walked off the job. Source link
