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The UP ends Controversial No Cherry-Picking Rule

· The Union Pacific (UP) railroad has held a long-standing rule to prevent trucking companies from coming in with private chassis...

West Coast Labor talks resume after 9-month Stalemate

· After a stalemate over the T-5 jurisdictional dispute to determine if the ILWU (the International Longshore and Warehouse Union)...

Union Pacific halts Rail Traffic due to Bridge Outage

· A bridge outage has been reported by the Union Pacific Railroad at the New Mexico Santa Rosa bridge. This bridge is used in Los...

Looking ahead to 2023

· As we wrap up a tumultuous year in the logistics industry many are looking for indicators of what may be ahead in 2023. As demand...

Profits Plunge for carriers in Quarter 4

· Multiple carriers have indicated the upcoming fourth quarter or Q4 profits have dropped significantly in part due to rising costs...

Hamburg Sud accused of retaliation with FMC filing

· A recent filing with the FMC by OJ Commerce (OJC) provides email proof that a former executive with Hamburg Sud stated, “we should...

Logistics Complications Ahead

· As carriers cut capacity to meet the lower consumer demand and update schedules for the next two quarters it may become harder to...

September Import Rates Show Steep Decline

· Asian imports dropped from August by 10.4 percent with a total of 1.51 million TEU arriving into the US. This is the lowest...

Suez Canal Rate Increases Ahead

· The Suez Canal has become a key part of the trade route as an artificial waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red...

Rail Service Cuts to Start this Week

· As 10 of 12 rail unions struck a contract deal with the help of the Presidential Emergency Board all eyes have been on the 2...

Chassis Shortages likely to continue through 2024

· Chassis shortages have been an ongoing issue impacting the US supply chain. Record imports have far exceeded the supply of chassis...

West Coast port shutdowns due to legal ruling on AB5

· California passed a law known as AB5 back in 2018 to make it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent...

US Rail facing ongoing complications

· As the US still struggles to regain stability with the supply chain, problems are compounding on a sector of the transportation...

Congestion ahead for the Fourth of July Weekend

· Congestion has been an ongoing battle seen all over the United Sates (US) import market especially since the beginning of the...

Flip Fees increasing as Chassis Shortages Continue

· Chassis shortages have been a major issue for many years in the US import process however as record volume surged in the last two...

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act

· The house of representees recently passed The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) by a vote of 369 to 42. This reform to US shipping...

Shipping Rate Increases Likely

· Recently released retail reports are pointing to a drop in consumer spending on benchmark items including clothing and home goods....

Upgrades Coming soon to Georgia

· Georgia was recently awarded a $6.2 million by the department of transportation to complete upgrades to tracks from the Savannah...

Summer Outlook for US Ports

· As Asian imports into the US during April hit 6.5 million TEU an increase of 2.7 percent from this same period last year...

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