The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline headed up for the second straight week, according to data issued today by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The national average, for the week of March 31, rose 2.5 cents, coming in at $3.592 per gallon, following a 1.8-cent increase, for the week … Read more

A report recently issued by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust Prologis lays out the ongoing, and still growing, impact of e-commerce on not only logistics real estate, but also logistics and supply chain strategies as well. The report, entitled “The E-Commerce Boom Isn’t Over: Implications for Logistics Real Estate,” examines how more than five … Read more

Amid the many stops and starts related to the current state of United States trade policy, specifically as it relates to tariffs, it stands to reason that this topic is top of mind for shippers across all verticals. And with the White House expected to announce new tariff levies and actions on April 2, there … Read more

Progress is being made, albeit slowly, regarding the state of the nation’s infrastructure. This was made clear in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) “2025 Report Card for the Country’s Infrastructure,” which was issued earlier today. This report, which ASCE releases every four years and was first published in 1998, has consistently assessed the … Read more

Comments sent to the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in advance of a public hearing taking place this week on Monday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 26, regarding the USTR’s Section 301 China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding sectors for Dominance, appeared to collectively pushback on the USTR’s proposals.  As previously reported, … Read more

After making three rate cuts in 2024, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said earlier today it has decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25%-to-4.5%. “Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low … Read more

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline fell for the third consecutive week, according to data issued yesterday by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). With a 3.3-cent decline, the national average, for the week of March 17, came in at $3.549, following a 5.3-cent decline, to $3.582, for the week … Read more

United States-bound imports saw annual growth in February, according to data recently issued by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The firm reported that February imports, at 2.56 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), posted a 4.3% annual gain. And on a year-to-date basis, it reported that total U.S.-bound imports, at 5.38 million TEU, are up 6.3% compared … Read more

United States February railroad and intermodal volumes were mixed, according to the new edition of the “Rail Industry Overview (RIO),” which was recently published by the Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Railroads (AAR). This free publication is issued monthly by the AAR and provides insights from AAR’s economists, regarding what rail traffic is saying about … Read more

Labor peace for the 36 United States-based East and Gulf Coast ports, stretching from Maine to Texas, has been reached, with a new six-year contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the largest union of maritime workers in North America, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and … Read more