US Congress approves bill to prevent rail strike
passed a bill to force the four of 12 unions that did not ratify their tentative agreements with the major US freight railroads to accept
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donavan626
- Nov 22
- 3 min
US rail strike threatens after latest union rejection of compromise deal
US rail carriers and labour unions on the brink of a stand-off
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donavan626
- Nov 10
- 3 min
Florida ports close as Nicole nears
Ports in the Southeast are bracing for what is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane when Nicole makes landfall
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donavan626
- Nov 7
- 4 min
Air cargo market continues to deflate under global economic pressures
The air cargo market continued to unwind 18 months of record gains in October as the global economy slows and consumers tighten their purse
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donavan626
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Longshore workers walk off the job at Port of Oakland
Longshoremen at the Port of Oakland in California walked off the job on Wednesday morning
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donavan626
- Oct 31
- 2 min
Ocean rates still collapsing – carriers pin hopes on early Chinese New Year
Ocean carriers are continuing to blank consecutive headhaul sailings from China to North Europe and the US west coast
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donavan626
- Oct 26
- 2 min
Key nuclear tests to get underway in the US bringing shipping a closer to adopting atomic propulsion
A new nuclear renaissance is coming, and a very strong momentum is building across the maritime sector
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donavan626
- Oct 24
- 3 min
Import gateway shift pushes Houston to the top of port congestion league
To avoid the congestion at major west coast gateways, US importers have now clogged up ports elsewhere and, instead of Los Angeles and...
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donavan626
- Oct 20
- 3 min
Container imports to Los Angeles and Long Beach are plummeting
September is usually a strong month for West Coast imports as U.S. companies bring in their year-end holiday goods. Not so in 2022. On...
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donavan626
- Oct 17
- 3 min
Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall
The good news is that there were fewer than 100 container ships stuck waiting off North American ports on Friday.
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donavan626
- Oct 11
- 1 min
Mississippi River gridlock improves but forecasts indicate likelihood of ongoing drought
Monday brought some relief to the Mississippi River gridlock that on the weekend saw more than 2,000 barges backed up.
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donavan626
- Oct 6
- 5 min
LAX solicits proposals for massive cargo redevelopment
LAX Airport’s long-anticipated modernization of antiquated
facilities aims to improve freight flows
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donavan626
- Sep 30
- 4 min
The latest on Ian’s impact on the supply chain
y Thursday morning, Ian had been downgraded to a tropical storm, but a threat remains
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donavan626
- Sep 28
- 4 min
Supply chain effects from Hurricane Ian could linger for weeks
The risk to manufacturing, agriculture and distribution sectors in Florida is rapidly intensifying
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donavan626
- Sep 27
- 3 min
Hurricane Ian strengthens to Category 2 storm
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hurricane Ian to a Category 2 storm
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donavan626
- Sep 22
- 1 min
Atlantic Canada braces for Hurricane Fiona
The ports of Halifax and Saint John are in the path of Hurricane Fiona, which could reach Atlantic Canada Friday evening.
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donavan626
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Rail strike averted by tentative deal
There will be no rail strike in the U.S. on Friday as the key unions and negotiators for the railroads have reached a tentative agreement.
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donavan626
- Sep 15
- 4 min
NVOCCs Caught in the Middle of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
NVOCCs are caught in the middle of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 requirements for reporting demurrage and detention
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donavan626
- Sep 15
- 5 min
Here’s what you need to know about a potential rail shutdown in USA
If a nationwide rail shutdown comes to fruition this week as some experts anticipate, it could have disastrous consequences
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donavan626
- Sep 14
- 4 min