Monthly Archives for July 2024

Weak demand, oversupply leave US truckload providers cautious about H2 Carriers such as J.B. Hunt Transport Services are pressing shippers for more detailed forecasts as they look to realign capacity and demand.  Weak demand, oversupply leave US truckload providers cautious about H2 Journal of Commerce

Weak demand, oversupply leave US truckload providers cautious about H2 outlook Carriers such as J.B. Hunt Transport Services are pressing shippers for more detailed forecasts as they look to realign capacity and demand.  Weak demand, oversupply leave US truckload providers cautious about H2 outlook Journal of Commerce

Q2 Asian import growth shines light on frontloading by US retailers The threat of labor unrest and the increased transit times and costlier voyages on all-water services to the East and Gulf coasts are diverting some discretionary cargo to the West Coast. Q2 Asian import growth shines light on frontloading by US retailers Journal of Commerce

Milan-Hong Kong route joins growing MSC Air Cargo network The air freight division of ocean carrier MSC now has a fleet of five branded Boeing 777 freighters that the carrier has deployed across major routes. Milan-Hong Kong route joins growing MSC Air Cargo network Journal of Commerce

Winners and losers emerging as market settles into long-term Red Sea crisis The present situation provides a strong competitive advantage for Asian regional carriers who can transit both the Gulf of Aden and the southern Red Sea without being attacked, writes analyst Lars Jensen. Winners and losers emerging as market settles into long-term Red Sea […]

Houston gets USDA approval to handle cold-treated produce cargoes The certification that Houston can handle cargoes treated for pests while in transit means more fresh produce such as grapes and berries can move quickly through the port. Houston gets USDA approval to handle cold-treated produce cargoes Journal of Commerce

CMA CGM turns to Google for AI help across its global operations The collaboration comes barely a month after Google researchers said they could help shipping lines improve their network designs and profitability. CMA CGM turns to Google for AI help across its global operations Journal of Commerce

Bangladesh becomes ‘two-way’ market for liners boosting intra-Asia capacity Maersk seems to be leading the race to scale the supply chain for Bangladesh’s booming ready-made garment verticals, with the carrier opening a third weekly Bangladesh-China loop. Bangladesh becomes ‘two-way’ market for liners boosting intra-Asia capacity Journal of Commerce

Early peak season boosts H1 volumes at Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges Shippers advancing orders for Asian imports to avoid supply chain disruption and mitigate longer voyages around southern Africa lifted container throughput at Europe’s two largest ports. Early peak season boosts H1 volumes at Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges Journal of Commerce

EU’s anti-deforestation law a ‘barrier to trade’: lobby groups There is growing pushback against the pending regulation that some sectors believe poses an impossible challenge in tracing and verifying the origins of certain products that could lead to their exclusion from the EU market. EU’s anti-deforestation law a ‘barrier to trade’: lobby groups Journal of […]