Shippers, forwarders face a new, harsher world in ocean shipping Container shipping has become a market where prior patterns of cyclicality must now coexist with non-cyclical forces of external shocks that long-beleaguered carriers have learned to use to their advantage, writes Peter Tirschwell. Source link
The vessels will vary in size between 8,000 TEUs and 15,000 TEUs and are likely meant for deployment on the carrier’s longer-haul intra-Asia and mainline east-west services. Source link
Bills introduced in the House and Senate seek to expand the US-flag international fleet from the current level of about 80 ships to 250 in 10 years and would require all government cargoes to be carried on US-flag vessels. Source link
Disentangling FedEx’s LTL and parcel units will take time, but it will rearrange the less-than-truckload market — and most likely raise LTL shipping costs. Source link
Imports are likely to remain robust into January as shippers attempt to beat new tariffs expected to be imposed by the incoming Trump administration while also navigating an early Lunar New Year that begins Jan. 29. Source link
Continuing the steady slide from a late-July peak, average spot rates from West India to the US East Coast have dropped about 20% from the end of November. Source link
As the supply-demand imbalance drives air freight rates to levels not seen in two years, forwarders are trying to balance the contractual requirements of airlines while securing capacity at reasonable rates for customers. Source link
The largest US less-than-truckload provider is set to become a separate, independent company as FedEx pivots to focus on its parcel delivery business. Source link
IMCs dealing with rail service disruptions amid unusually high volumes With a prolonged peak season, some non-asset-based intermodal marketing companies are reporting difficulties securing rail-owned containers and slots on trains in Chicago, Portland and Oakland over the past month. Source link
The end of a regulation that limited import house locations will allow more flexibility for warehousing options, making the cold chain network more efficient for food importers. Source link
