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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 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

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

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

Acquisition spree continues despite downshift in container shipping bull run The container shipping industry’s profit margins are easing, but the appetite for acquisitions — from air cargo units to last-mile delivery logistics — isn’t letting up, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi. Acquisition spree continues despite downshift in container shipping bull run Journal […]

WiseTech continues acquisition campaign with 4 million Blume purchase WiseTech Global is doubling down on its reach into US intermodal networks with its $414 million purchase of Blume Global three weeks after acquiring drayage tech provider Envase. WiseTech continues acquisition campaign with 4 million Blume purchase Journal of Commerce

GPA cuts Savannah hours, discontinuing pop-yards amid volume decline The Georgia Ports Authority instituted evening truck gate hours at the Port of Savannah in 2021 to combat the import surge that resulted in more than 30 vessels anchored outside its Garden City terminal. GPA cuts Savannah hours, discontinuing pop-yards amid volume decline Journal of Commerce

Canada commits up to C million for digital supply chain projects The funding commitment comes after port congestion in Western Canada last year, fueled by backlogs at key inland hubs such as Toronto and Montreal, slowed import shipments. Canada commits up to C million for digital supply chain projects Journal of Commerce