Monthly Archives for February 2023

Rate hikes push 2022 US LTL revenue to record high, despite slowdown  Less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing may moderate in 2023 after two gangbuster years for carriers, but shippers shouldn’t expect a rapid retreat after broad-based gains. Rate hikes push 2022 US LTL revenue to record high, despite slowdown  Journal of Commerce

Tampa approves plans to build transloading facility adjacent to port Tradepoint Atlantic will design and construct a 500,000-square-foot warehouse distribution center that will help ease the flow of cargo through Port Tampa Bay. Tampa approves plans to build transloading facility adjacent to port Journal of Commerce

Russia picks up rail freight slack as China-Europe volume slumps Official data shows overall volumes on the China-Europe rail network rose 6 percent last year over the then-record throughput handled in 2021, but there is no distinction between cargo destined for Europe or Russia. Russia picks up rail freight slack as China-Europe volume slumps Journal […]

UP shifting to stacked container operation at Joliet for California imports Union Pacific is changing operations at its terminal outside Chicago in a bid to prevent future disruption by creating stacks for containers arriving from California, a move that will affect tens of thousands of ocean boxes per month. UP shifting to stacked container operation […]

Leaf Logistics using technology to create dedicated truckload fleets in key US markets Freight coordination software provider Leaf Logistics is working with a number of shippers and truckload carriers to build flexible, dedicated fleets to allow for continuous moves in big US markets. Leaf Logistics using technology to create dedicated truckload fleets in key US […]

ONE commits to sensor-equipped dry container fleet Singapore-based Ocean Network Express, the sixth-largest global container line, will work with a division of Sony to track its global fleet of boxes. ONE commits to sensor-equipped dry container fleet Journal of Commerce

New data casts doubt on H2 rebound in US freight demand Despite better-than-expected factory output in January, the manufacturing spigot that releases shipping demand simply isn’t turning fast enough, and retail inventories remain stubbornly high. New data casts doubt on H2 rebound in US freight demand Journal of Commerce

After pandemic shock, container shipping navigates uncharted waters The container shipping market is quickly moving on from the pandemic period and into a phase that is at once familiar but also entirely new and unpredictable, writes Peter Tirschwell. After pandemic shock, container shipping navigates uncharted waters Journal of Commerce

After pandemic shock, container shipping navigates unchartered waters The container shipping market is quickly moving on from the pandemic period and into a phase that is at once familiar but also entirely new and unpredictable, writes Peter Tirschwell. After pandemic shock, container shipping navigates unchartered waters Journal of Commerce

Logistics automation will work with humans, not replace them: experts Automation is already being infused into shipper and forwarder technology systems in ways that may be imperceivable to users. Logistics automation will work with humans, not replace them: experts Journal of Commerce