Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy trucks, as trucking industry representatives have been sounding the alarm about unsafe conditions on the province’s roads. On Friday, chief coroner Reno Bernier announced the inquiry following a request from the province’s public security minister, Ian Lafrenière. “Following the examination of several fatal collisions involving heavy trucks in recent months, we believe it is necessary to

Hundreds of striking lashers in the port of Rotterdam will suspend their walkout for at least five days from Monday morning, as union leaders and employers try to reach agreement on a new wage deal, a court said. The strike by the workers, whose job involves securing cargo on container ships, started on Wednesday and has caused a backlog of container ships at Europe's largest port. Companies operating in the port asked a court on Saturday to halt the strike, which has been jo

Lashers at the Port of Rotterdam initiated a 48-hour strike on Wednesday afternoon, bringing container operations to a standstill as...

Truckers may be subject to demurrage charges once again following a court reversal of a Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) rule that...

The Drewry World Container Index has fallen 5% to $1,669 per 40ft container, marking the 16th consecutive weekly decline and reaching its...

In the event the federal government shuts down at midnight Tuesday, freight supply chains, in the short term, should be largely...

The container shipping industry is experiencing an unprecedented divergence in the market, with US-bound trade lanes suffering...

U.S. tariffs imposed in August risk slashing up to one-fifth of Vietnam's exports to the United States, making it the worst-hit country...