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data-cy="meta">Laura Robb, Associate Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Forwarders say shippers are booking space to the US for low-value commodities such as plywood, tile and paper, which prior to the rate drop had been limited to less-expensive routes.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span 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/images/phoenix/5939037_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5939037_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Bangladesh shippers find no place in Gemini’s integrated shuttle plan</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bency Mathew, Special Correspondent<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Sources at Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd in India have confirmed that feeder services for the Bangladesh trade have not been included in the new network structure.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/shippers-want-more-visibility-data-than-terminals-are-providing-survey-5938323" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5938316_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Shippers want more visibility data than terminals are providing: survey</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">A new report from software vendor Kaleris has found that terminal operators around the globe believe they are providing better visibility data than shippers say are they receiving.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Marine terminals</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Logistics Technology News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Drayage</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/one-launches-domestic-repositioning-program-on-inland-loads-to-west-coast-5938175" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5938184_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">ONE launches domestic repositioning program on inland loads to West Coast</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Ari Ashe, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The ocean carrier is diving into domestic intermodal logistics for shippers sending freight from inland markets to the West Coast.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North-American rail</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/prince-rupert-promoting-transload-operations-to-improve-logistics-efficiency-5937532" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5937529_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Prince Rupert promoting transload operations to improve logistics efficiency</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The latest move by the port involves a proposal by intermodal logistics provider IntermodeX to develop a transload facility near Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal that is designed to primarily attract import containers.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/ila-officials-to-meet-next-week-as-ratification-of-usmx-deal-looms-5934580" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5934563_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">ILA officials to meet next week as ratification of USMX deal looms</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Sources tell the Journal of Commerce the union will convene a midweek meeting in Florida of its local wage scale committees across the 14 ports under its jurisdiction.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Longshore labor</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Marine terminals</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/green-corridor-ports-in-the-us-set-the-stage-for-mpv-fuel-transition-5933844" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5933850_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Green corridor ports in the US set the stage for MPV fuel transition</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Autumn Cafiero Giusti, Special Correspondent<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The breakbulk sector can lean on the progress of key US ports in facilitating the safe bunkering of next generation alternative shipping fuels</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Breakbulk News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Breakbulk carriers</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Ro/ro cargo</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Breakbulk ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/americold-adding-port-saint-john-warehouse-as-part-of-cpkc-alliance-5933184" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5933181_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Americold adding Port Saint John warehouse as part of CPKC alliance</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The planned development in Eastern Canada marks the latest stage in a nearly two-year-old partnership between the company and the Class I railroad.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Cool Cargo News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Industrial Real Estate News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port infrastructure</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North-American rail</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Intermodal providers</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/ocean-carriers-warn-of-disruption-as-storms-bear-down-on-europe-5933112" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5933097_0.1.JPG?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Ocean carriers warn of disruption as storms bear down on Europe</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Ports in the UK are already seeing rising operational delays as a string of storms moves in from the Atlantic and major ports in Europe issue high wind warnings.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trans-Atlantic</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Asia-Europe</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/fmc-chair-questions-level-playing-field-in-panama-canal-operations-5932469" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5932467_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">FMC chair questions ‘level playing field’ in Panama Canal operations</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The comments by Louis Sola during a Senate hearing come amid rising US scrutiny of Chinese influence over the crucial waterway.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trans-Pacific</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Supply chain</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port infrastructure</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/senate-confirms-sean-duffy-as-secretary-of-transportation-5932456" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5932452_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Senate confirms Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Laura Robb, Associate Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host was confirmed by a 77-22 vote on Tuesday.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Surface</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Air Cargo</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trucking News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Rail 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/images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5932363_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">China extends Maersk’s domestic cabotage pilot to December 2027</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The arrangement allows international carriers to transship domestic import and export cargoes at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port from selected ports in northern China.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/gemini-to-save-shippers-money-by-besting-schedule-reliability-challenges-maersk-5930503" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5930489_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Gemini to save shippers money by besting schedule reliability challenges: Maersk</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Laura Robb, Associate Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Each month of last year saw reliability degrade compared with the corresponding month in 2023, although 2024 carried the burden of vessel diversions around southern Africa as carriers avoided the Suez Canal and Red Sea.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/antwerp-bruges-claws-back-volumes-lost-over-past-two-years-5930488" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5930469_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Antwerp-Bruges claws back volumes lost over past two years</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The Belgian port has restored the throughput that was lost following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, filling the gap in part by capturing market share from its northern range rivals.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/sailing-cuts-slow-pace-of-decline-for-india-usec-spot-ocean-rates-5930380" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5930360_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Sailing cuts slow pace of decline for India-USEC spot ocean rates</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bency Mathew, Special Correspondent<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">While a bit softer since the start of the year, rates are not falling at the same pace they were in the second half of 2024 when prices plummeted from almost $11,000 per FEU in early August.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/bolder-trump-injects-new-volatility-into-container-shipping-5927954" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5927946_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Bolder Trump injects new volatility into container shipping</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">President Donald Trump injecting himself into longshore labor talks and his recent threat to take over the Panama Canal are a precursor to the unpredictability container shipping will face over the next four years, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Transport, Trade and Regulation News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trans-Pacific</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/southern-california-ports-ready-to-defend-green-initiatives-from-trump-white-house-5927353" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5927349_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Southern California ports ready to defend green initiatives from Trump White House</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Officials at Los Angeles and Long Beach say they are prepared to do what is necessary should the new administration target green policies at the ports.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Transport, Trade and Regulation News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port infrastructure</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/maersk-rejigs-standalone-services-ahead-of-gemini-cooperation-launch-5927337" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5927336_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Maersk rejigs standalone services ahead of Gemini Cooperation launch</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The ocean carrier made the changes ahead of the launch of its partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, referring shippers to the new alliance’s services as an alternative.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container lines</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trans-Atlantic</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Trans-Pacific</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/ecsa-us-spot-rates-weaken-rapidly-after-hitting-record-high-in-q4-5927296" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5927294_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">ECSA-US spot rates weaken rapidly after hitting record high in Q4</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Laura Robb, Associate Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">New services entered the trade last year amid elevated rates and high demand, but a seasonal lull is putting pressure on prices with plentiful space now on the lane.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/trump-appoints-louis-sola-to-chairmans-slot-at-fmc-5926442" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5926440_0.1.png?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Trump appoints Louis Sola to chairman’s slot at FMC</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Just ahead of November’s election, then-Commissioner Sola laid out “America First” initiatives during an October speech, highlighting the further development of LNG export facilities and the fuel’s impact on ship bunkering.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Transport, Trade and Regulation News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/chinas-predatory-maritime-policies-threaten-global-trade-white-house-5923952" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5923951_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">China’s ‘predatory’ maritime policies threaten global trade: White House</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Laura Robb, Associate Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">A new report from the Biden administration alleges that Beijing has a poor compliance record with the WTO, practices duplicitous trade policies that give the country unfair advantages, and operates with an overall lack of transparency.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Supply chain</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">International ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/carriers-bolster-intra-asia-networks-amid-uncertain-rate-demand-outlook-5923838" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5923841_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Carriers bolster intra-Asia networks amid uncertain rate, demand outlook</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">The moves by Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM come amid uncertainty about the outlook for the intra-Asia trade, with one analyst suggesting a possible rate war could see prices in the region tumble if there is no summer peak season.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span 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srcSet="/images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5923284_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">US ports urge Trump, Congress to keep funds in place but tariffs at bay</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">With the president-elect looking to unwind some Biden administration policies, US port operators want to ensure that maritime transportation funding will not be unduly affected.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Transport, Trade and Regulation News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Breakbulk News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port infrastructure</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/trucking-rates-out-of-us-ports-rise-on-frontloading-cargo-shift-5922004" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5921989_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Trucking rates out of US ports rise on frontloading, cargo shift</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Ari Ashe and William B. 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class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5919980_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Vancouver braces for congestion, high rail dwells through 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ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Marine terminals</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North-American rail</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/ila-usmx-reach-tentative-deal-that-avoids-another-port-strike-5919519" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5919514_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">ILA, USMX reach tentative deal that avoids another port strike</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Michael Angell, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">While the draft language of the tentative agreement was not disclosed, the two sides said the deal includes language that covers the contentious issue of port automation and new technologies.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Longshore labor</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/drayage-outsourcing-a-path-to-solving-diversification-challenge-5919219" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5919365_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Drayage outsourcing a path to solving diversification challenge</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Shippers 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data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1920 1920w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5919038_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Turkish liners shift to India for Suez routings with relays to US, Europe</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bency 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/images/phoenix/5918460_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=2048 2048w, /images/phoenix/5918460_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840 3840w" src="/images/phoenix/5918460_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=3840"/></div><div class="HorizontalCard_content__zyMKI"><h3 class="HorizontalCard_title__ZuoCy" data-cy="title">Tariffs, Suez resumption could crimp US West Coast share gains</h3><div class="AuthoredLine_wrapper__GcVa2" data-cy="meta">Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor<!-- --> | </div><div class="HorizontalCard_description__PMXhF" data-cy="description">Whereas 2024 was a banner year for US West Coast ports, the pendulum could swing back to East and Gulf coast ports in 2025.</div><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Maritime</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Container Shipping News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">Port News</span></span><span class="Label_label__WyZz7 Label_default__Pe_Vx"><span role="link" style="cursor:pointer">North American ports</span></span></div></a></div><div class="HorizontalCard_card__m_kFd" data-cy="horizontal-card"><a href="/article/drayage-diversification-emerging-as-shipper-priority-amid-supply-chain-volatility-5916296" class="HorizontalCard_wrapper__vePDl"><div class="HorizontalCard_imageWrapper__vI_1_" style="aspect-ratio:1 / 1" data-cy="image-wrapper"><img alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="HorizontalCard_image__XC0zN" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/images/phoenix/5916252_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=640 640w, /images/phoenix/5916252_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=750 750w, /images/phoenix/5916252_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=828 828w, /images/phoenix/5916252_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1080 1080w, /images/phoenix/5916252_0.1.jpg?format=jpeg&w=1200 1200w, 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The congestion is currently making it difficult for truckers to return empty containers and puts shippers at risk for late fees on empty returns and import retrievals. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHapag-Lloyd said in an operational update Monday that “ongoing terminal congestion in the New York/New Jersey area [is] impacting carriers, terminals, depots, truckers and customers industry-wide.” The ocean carrier said it is looking for additional storage sites for containers and waiving late fees on boxes in the hope that “fluidity will be restored in the coming weeks.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHapag-Lloyd’s advisory follows a poll released last week by the New Jersey-based Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers that showed close to two-thirds of drayage truckers believe the empty return situation at the port is a “crisis that must be addressed immediately.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Marine terminals are packed to the gills with empties,” Bi-State Motor Carriers President Lisa Yakomin told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe majority of truckers polled by Bi-State said they are unable to get appointments to return empty containers or complete a “double move” to retrieve an import container due to restrictions on returning empties. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost truckers also reported that shippers are incurring extra chassis charges and late fees for storing empties and the congestion is hampering truckers from retrieving imports. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe congestion hits as the NY-NJ port comes off a strong year of growth. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) reported 11% year-over-year growth in import volumes for 2024, its busiest year since 2021. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume of imports at the port appears to have built up strongly last month, crowding out room for empties. The average weekly inventory of import containers at NY-NJ reached 31,933 in January, compared with about 25,000 in both December and November, according to PANYNJ data. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dwell time on import containers averaged 3.9 days during January, up from an average of 3.5 days during December and November. The standard terminal tariff at NY-NJ provides four days of free time on an import, suggesting shippers are running closer to incurring demurrage due to the delays. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e‘Crisis mode’ with empty containers \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking in January at a State of the Port event, PANYNJ Port Director Beth Rooney said the heavy volume stemmed in part from shippers moving cargo ahead of what could have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-usmx-reach-tentative-deal-that-avoids-another-port-strike-5919519\"\u003eanother potential port strike in mid-January\u003c/a\u003e, along with frontloading due to concerns about new tariffs from the Trump administration. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe port also faced a compressed holiday schedule with breaks for Christmas and New Year effectively resulting in consecutive three-day work weeks. The Lunar New Year deadline for shipping cargo ahead of widespread factory closures in Asia was also about two weeks earlier this year than it was in 2024. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, winter weather in the Northeast US has hampered container operations, with some empty container yards having to close periodically due to high winds. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooney said her agency is spearheading efforts to improve appointment availability at marine terminals and finish road improvements that should help truck fluidity at the port. But as an import-heavy destination with few export cargoes, imports can periodically crowd out empties and ocean carriers face a “constant, unending effort” to manage empty returns, she added. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main leverage PANYNJ has over ocean carriers to move empties is \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ny-nj-port-to-impose-dwell-fee-targeting-empty-containers-5242706\"\u003ethe container imbalance fee it instituted in 2022\u003c/a\u003e during a previous congestion episode. The $100-per-container fee is assessed when an ocean carrier’s inventory of long-dwelling empties exceeds a certain amount during each quarter. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooney said in a separate statement to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e the container imbalance fee “has been very effective in keeping port operations fluid.” She said that the recent congestion stemmed from vessel bunching and ocean carriers’ calling different terminals due to service changes. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We have seen a recent buildup of empty containers due to a combination of several unique factors,” Rooney said. “We expect it to be resolved in the near future.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s not clear yet whether the inventory of empties at the port will trigger the fee, which would be assessed in the following quarter. However, Yakomin said NY-NJ’s current congestion raises doubts about whether ocean carriers are taking the fee seriously. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We’re not seeing that it’s having any impact whatsoever,” she said. “We are right back to crisis mode with the lack of empty container return locations.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor their part, ocean carriers are looking to remove empties at the port before any fees kick in. Hapag-Lloyd is sending the first of several empty sweepers to the NY-NJ port next week, part of its plan to remove about 10,000 empty containers in the coming weeks, according to a source familiar with the situation. It is also said to be discussing the storage of empty containers at a Norfolk Southern railyard in Croxton, New Jersey. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPM Terminals said in a statement to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e that its Elizabeth, New Jersey, facility, frequently cited by truckers for difficulties in returning empties, is asking ocean carriers to step up empty evacuations to create more space. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPM also said it is reviewing how it manages the Elizabeth container yard as it prepares to handle more volumes from the Gemini Cooperation alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The current situation is a port-wide issue affecting all terminals, driven by a significant imbalance between the inflow of import containers and the evacuation of empty containers,” APM said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"A fee instituted in 2022 aims to keep empty containers from clogging the NY-NJ port, but it’s not clear if the threshold for the fee has been triggered yet. 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Rail container dwell times at LBCT last month increased to about five days from approximately three days in December, Otto said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Infor Nexus, which analyzes supply chain connectivity, the average rail container dwell time at the Port of Long Beach in January was 8.6 days, up from 8.29 days in December. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, rail container dwells vary from terminal to terminal in the same port complex based on the inland point intermodal (IPI) volume handled at each terminal and \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/la-lb-rail-dwells-show-improvement-but-import-bump-could-reverse-gains-5909628\"\u003ethe size and efficiency of the on-dock rail yard at each facility\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSSA Marine, which operates three container terminals in Long Beach, said January was a good month for them. “Rail is fine — a three-day dwell,” said Sal Ferrigno, vice president at SSA Marine. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYusen Terminals in Los Angeles last month was able to reduce the container backlog that had built up during especially strong cargo volumes in the fourth quarter, said Alan McCorkle, Yusen’s president. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"fcc9fbdd-4ba0-4540-ad21-bde43eab6d4e\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Port of Los Angeles last week reported that its average rail container dwell was 6.8 days. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elevated dwells came amid heavy import volumes landing in Southern California. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re looking at the strongest January in the port’s history,” Noel Hacegaba, COO at the Port of Long Beach, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHacegaba estimated that container volumes in Long Beach in January were about 13% higher than December. But further proving that measurements of rail container dwells vary by source, Hacegaba said dwells in Long Beach actually improved in January to about four days from 4.64 days in December. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrior to January, the largest US port complex had been steadily reducing rail container dwell times from the summer peak shipping season, according to data from the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA). Average dwells at LA-LB’s 12 container terminals peaked at 9.86 days in October and then declined to 7.67 days in November and 6.53 days in December. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePMSA, which represents terminal operators and shipping lines on the West Coast, has not yet released its January dwell times. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eImports to fall in late February \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a large drop in imports forecast for the second half of February after factories in Asia were closed for two weeks during the Lunar New Year holiday, terminal operators say they will get dwell times and cargo fluidity back to normal by the end of the month. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Long Beach marine terminals continue to reduce their container backlogs because utilization of their on-dock rail yards has been improving steadily,” Hacegaba said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong Beach’s current utilization of its on-dock rail capacity is 25%, up from 23% in the previous two years and 17% during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The more intermodal we handle on dock, the more capacity we have for local cargo,” Hacegaba said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Port of Los Angeles forecasting tool Signal, February imports will peak this week at 143,271 TEUs, before falling to 87,213 TEUs in the week of Feb. 16. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the frontloading of merchandise over the past few months, US retailers \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/import-upgrade-from-us-retailers-comes-despite-trump-tariff-uncertainty-5940056\"\u003eare still bullish on imports for the next few months\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bill Mongelluzzo at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"US import volumes are projected to rebound in March and into the second quarter despite extensive frontloading by retailers over the past few months. 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For April, the GPT now expects year-over-year volume growth of 8.2%, up slightly from January expectations of 8%. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe import forecast for May saw a slight downward revision, with expectations now for 5.4% growth year over year versus the prior forecast of 5.9%. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Retailers have engaged in mitigation strategies to minimize the potential impact of tariffs, including frontloading of some products, but that can lead to increased challenges because of added warehousing and related costs,” Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy at the NRF, said in a statement accompanying the February GPT. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile January data is still being finalized, the NRF said it expects that US ports handled 2.11 million TEUs in imports, up 7.8% from January 2024 but down from expectations of a 10% bump. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, retailers said the preliminary 2.14 million TEUs in imports handled by US ports in December would be a 14.4% year-over-year increase and the busiest December ever. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWatching US tariffs \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHackett Associates founder Ben Hackett said port cargo “could be badly hit” if tariffs on Asian and European countries increase prices and prompt US consumers to buy less. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the 10% tariffs on China that went into effect this week, President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, then promptly suspended them for 30 days. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHackett said any North American tariffs would “initially have \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/north-american-intermodal-would-escape-tariffs-largely-unscathed-analyst-5939915\"\u003eminimal impact\u003c/a\u003e at ports” because most imports from Canada and Mexico enter the US via truck, rail or pipeline. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At this stage, the situation is fluid, and it’s too early to know if the tariffs will be implemented, removed or further delayed,” he said. “As such, our view of North American imports has not changed significantly for the next six months.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe GPT is published monthly using import data collected from 13 ports on the US East, West and Gulf coasts. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Retailers expect US imports for February to record a marginal gain of just 0.2% from a year ago, but that’s an upgrade from the 4.5% decline forecast in the January Global Port Tracker. 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The delay for the proposed Edgemoor project also comes amid political turmoil over the port’s leadership. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) said in a statement this week to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e that it “intend[s] to move forward with Edgemoor’s groundbreaking as quickly as possible.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgemoor, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/public-private-backing-pushes-delawares-edgemoor-terminal-project-forward-5234283\"\u003ea 1-million-TEU facility planned for a former chemical factory along the Delaware River\u003c/a\u003e, was expected to begin dredging in January, but that has been “pushed back” six to eight months, William Ashe, a nominee to Diamond State’s board of directors, told a state senate confirmation hearing last week. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshe said the delay was due to a case filed in Pennsylvania and was “not about anyone in Delaware.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s an out-of-state group that knows we would be direct competition and tries to stop the state of Delaware from growing,” he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philadelphia Port Authority (PhilaPort) filed a lawsuit last year that challenged the permit issued for Edgemoor by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Last month, PhilaPort agreed to dismiss its suit against the Corps after a federal judge ruled in favor of PhilaPort’s case. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilaPort, about 30 miles upriver from the Edgemoor site, contested the Corps’ approval of Edgemoor’s permit. It argued the Corps did not do a proper economic study of the impact Edgemoor would have on Philadelphia, which contributed $140 million toward deepening the Delaware River to the 45-foot depth needed for neo-Panamax ships to call Edgemoor. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilaPort argued that the Corps did not study the impact on the port of the estimated 244 ships that would call Edgemoor. Ships using Edgemoor’s turning basin could potentially block the Delaware River’s main shipping channel, PhilaPort claimed. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDSPC, which applied for the permit, did not outline the changes it might make to its turning basin when reapplying for a permit. But it said it does not anticipate any design changes that would affect Edgemoor’s capacity. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The DSPC is committed to working with the Army Corps to address any permit concerns,” it said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGovernor, state senate at odds \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshe, a member of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), was among four nominees to DSPC’s board to appear before the Delaware state senate. They were picked by Bethany Hall-Long, the former lieutenant governor who served as governor from Jan. 7-21, the remaining two weeks of the term of previous governor John Carney, who stepped down to take office as mayor of Wilmington. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Delaware’s new governor, Mark Meyer, sent a letter to the senate committee charged with DSPC’s oversight withdrawing those four nominations about a week before the hearing. Even so, Delaware Sen. Dave Sokola, who led last week’s hearing, said at the time the confirmation process would proceed because the hearing was already scheduled. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSokola added that Meyer had not put forward any director nominations to DSPC and only provided legal justification for withdrawing the previous nominations one day before the scheduled confirmation hearing. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The delay in the governor’s outreach to us until after the nominees were scheduled for their hearing is regrettable and I believe a little manipulative,” Sokola said during the hearing. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe senate committee confirmed all four nominees, although it’s not clear when and whether they will take their seats. Four of Meyer’s cabinet secretaries have positions on the board by default. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe DSPC did not provide a comment on the nominations. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Delaware’s port leadership remains unclear after the state’s senate confirmed four nominees over objections from Delaware’s new governor. 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Spot rates for cargo from the East Coast of South America (ECSA) bound for the US Gulf Coast were assessed at $3,400 per FEU on Wednesday, down from $5,300 per FEU at the beginning of January, although still well above the $1,500 per FEU observed a year ago. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"112490aa-83a1-449d-8186-5b05a843c7cd\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs spot rates retreat on the lane, forwarders say opportunistic shippers are booking space to the US for low-value commodities such as plywood, tile and paper, which prior to the price drop had been limited to less-expensive routes. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“January and February demand does seem to be higher than January 2024,” said a Brazil-based forwarder. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemand for ECSA exports on the north-south trade to the US had been elevated through the second half of 2024; November marked the highest ECSA export volumes to the US since October 2022, with about 49,000 TEUs moved. About 45,000 TEUs were shipped in December, marking the second-strongest December ever on the trade. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, data prepared for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce \u003c/i\u003eby UK-based transport consultancy MDS Transmodal shows modest 4% growth in capacity on the Latin America-North America lane in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2024. According to a second Brazil-based forwarder, even with the capacity addition, the current downward move in rates is likely unsustainable. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[The lower rates] will bring in demand that the market won’t be able to accommodate for very long and we expect to see [general rate increases] from April forward,” said the source. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com. \"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The spot rate for East Coast South American exports to the US Gulf Coast has fallen almost 36% since the beginning of 2025. 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For Bangladesh-North America loads, Gemini offers Colombo relays via two Asia-US East Coast routings, known as the EC4 for Maersk and AA7 for Hapag-Lloyd. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeeder tonnage shortages and inherent operational strains at Bangladesh’s main port of Chittagong have been a source of concern for shippers and mainline operators, with recent \u003ca href=\"https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joc.com%2Farticle%2Fbangladeshs-supply-chains-grind-to-a-halt-amid-political-upheaval-5703092\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckevin.saville2%40spglobal.com%7C735000f4b0264fd5914b08dd46abc42d%7C8f3e36ea80394b4081a77dc0599e8645%7C1%7C0%7C638744425725760591%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=PMB0zsAZdYg%2FSgqybY0FNicQdHgWORPdZG6uo9e1zqA%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\"\u003eadverse political developments in the country\u003c/a\u003e aggravating those pain points. Additionally, Colombo has been plagued by capacity challenges, typically making feeder calls the frontline casualty of berthing delays. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal industry experts believe reliable feeder connectivity is critical to Gemini driving the goal of predictable transits for trades in and out of Bangladesh. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd generally use third-party or common feeders, mostly from Bangladesh-based HR Lines for the latter, for Chittagong-Colombo freight flows. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gemini partners are betting that Bangladesh trade will markedly benefit from more consistent “hub sailings” as their independent attempts between 2019 and 2021 to provide direct southeast India-Europe routings via Colombo were hobbled by schedule disruptions, culminating in the halt of operations. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Gemini network offers a robust alternative to previous arrangements, minimizing delays that were often encountered in the Asia-Europe network due to weather disruptions in Asia,” Bhavik Mota, Maersk’s director of regional ocean management for India/Middle East/Africa, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. “Bangladesh continues to maintain multiple cutoffs, a feature highly appreciated by our retail and lifestyle customers.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCMA CGM has also discontinued a direct Bangladesh-India-Gulf (BIGEX) loop it began in early 2023. “We are currently serving Bangladesh trade via Colombo,” a sales executive at CMA CGM India said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal forwarder sources put average freight-all-kinds (FAK) rates for bookings from Chittagong to the US East Coast at $3,500 per TEU and $4,000 per FEU. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bency Mathew at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bencyvmathew@gmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebencyvmathew@gmail.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Feeder tonnage shortages and operational strains at Bangladesh’s main port of Chittagong (pictured) have been a source of concern for shippers and mainline operators of late. 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Marine terminals, meanwhile, bear the brunt of the blame, often unfairly, as they struggle to balance the demands for transparency with operational realities and evolving technology standards.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the disconnect is the reality that shippers and forwarders do not have contractual relationships with terminals, yet need information generated by or housed within terminal systems. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The key element to reiterate is that the collaboration we are referring to is between parties that do not exchange monetary benefits or penalties via contracts,” Alvarenga said. “For all intents and purposes, the collaboration we refer to here is between complete strangers with no relationships.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report cites more than a dozen systems that either generate, consume or rely on terminal visibility data — from transportation management systems catering to a range of entities to terminal operating systems, port community systems, automated gate systems and fleet and yard management software. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe systems mentioned in the report do not include areas such as rail and intermodal systems, nor systems related to customs clearance. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This gap isn’t just a question of technology products,” Alvarenga said. “It’s about objectives alignment, monetary incentives, and the clear definition of visibility itself. Our research shows that a lack of visibility is a result from multiple factors related to data privacy and security concerns, organizational silos and systems not designed to work together, and lack of standardization of execution systems.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report was based on a survey in which terminal operators represented 54.6% of participants and shippers and forwarders the other 45.4%, spread across all global regions. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Eric Johnson at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:eric.johnson@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eeric.johnson@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The lack of direct commercial relationships between shippers and terminals leads to a lack of incentives for better communication of data, according to a report from software vendor Kaleris. 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","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1738791374740","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"43","Name":"Marine terminals","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/marine-terminals","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"17","Name":"Logistics Technology News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/supply-chain/logistics-technology-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"39","Name":"Drayage","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/drayage","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"42","Name":"North American ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/north-american-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"44","Name":"International ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/international-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1738783877000","TitlePlainText":"Shippers want more visibility data than terminals are providing: survey","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/shippers-want-more-visibility-data-than-terminals-are-providing-survey-5938323","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new report from software vendor Kaleris has found that terminal operators around the globe believe they are providing better visibility data than shippers say are they receiving. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"A new report from software vendor Kaleris has found that terminal operators around the globe believe they are providing better visibility data than shippers say are they receiving.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5938175_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5938184_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOcean Network Express (ONE) and logistics provider LX Pantos have formed a joint venture that will offer shippers the opportunity to move freight from inland US markets to the US West Coast in ocean containers rather than 53-foot domestic boxes. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe joint venture, called Boxlinks, would benefit inland shippers because the westbound rates using an ocean container are often cheaper than using a domestic container. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Through Boxlinks, we are transforming how we deliver value in the United States,” Hiroki Tsujii, head of product and network at ONE, said in a statement. “We will build a more resilient and agile inland network that will benefit our customers in the domestic market.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service that ONE and LX Pantos offer is known as a domestic repositioning program, which refers to logistics providers who market ocean containers to shippers in locations such as Chicago, Dallas, Memphis or the Ohio Valley who send freight on rail to the West Coast. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor example, if there is a shipper in Anaheim, California, the inland logistics company would fill the ocean container with domestic cargo to the West Coast. Once at the destination, a trucker would deliver the freight to the company in Anaheim to unload immediately. Upon unloading, the driver would bring the emptied container to the Port of Long Beach, for example. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompanies such as Interdom and Roar Logistics have contracted with ocean carriers on domestic repositioning programs for decades, but ONE’s joint venture is a major foray into the marketplace. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome shippers don’t like domestic repositioning programs because ocean carriers may restrict capacity when they want containers to remain close to the ports, thus reducing the supply of boxes inland. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, domestic repositioning programs deliver benefits for many supply chain stakeholders. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ocean carrier gets a revenue-paying load to offset its costs; when a carrier ships a container to the West Coast, it still must pay BNSF Railway or Union Pacific Railroad, even if the box is empty. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShippers benefit because the ocean carrier isn’t concerned with profiting on the load as much as just offsetting costs, so the westbound rates are often lower than using domestic 53-foot containers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe logistics company benefits from an additional revenue stream within a larger portfolio of US services such as truck brokerage. For example, Roar Logistics also is a non-vessel-operating common carrier and provides airfreight and truckload non-asset brokerage. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Ari Ashe at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:ari.ashe@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eari.ashe@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Domestic repositioning programs allow shippers to move cargo on backhaul lanes to the West Coast for a cheaper rate than they’d receive from most domestic intermodal providers. 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CN provides intermodal rail service linking Prince Rupert to Eastern Canada and Chicago. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe port is working with private developers to build transload facilities designed to attract imports and exports by enhancing the efficiency of shipping through the British Columbia gateway. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is imperative to offer customers robust logistics services including trucking, transloading and rail as we increase our competitiveness and grow container volumes at the Port of Prince Rupert,” Shaun Stevenson, president and CEO of the port authority, said in the statement. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince Rupert handled 531,172 laden TEUs in 2024, a 7% increase over 2023. Laden imports, which accounted for about 77% of the port’s total container volume, increased 8%, while exports were up about 5%, according to port data. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrince Rupert promoting import, export transloading \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LinX logistics facility will primarily handle containerized imports transloaded from 40-foot marine containers into 53-foot domestic containers for shipment to the eastern half of North America via CN, Matthew May, president of IntermodeX, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. IntermodeX, a subsidiary of SSA Marine, operates transload operations throughout British Columbia, including Vancouver and Prince Rupert. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the marine containers unloaded at the LinX facility will be shipped back empty to Asia on an expedited basis to be reloaded with import merchandise, rather than being shipped intact to interior destinations in Canada and the US where they may sit for weeks, May said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We can turn that box almost [vessel] string to string,” May said, referencing the expedited nature of the operation. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, given Prince Rupert’s heavy reliance on imported merchandise from Asia, the port is also promoting transload operations that will attract exports, said Brian Friesen, vice president of trade development at the Prince Rupert Port Authority. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCANXPORT, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/prince-rupert-export-infrastructure-project-secures-canadian-government-loan-5221465\"\u003ea transload export facility under construction on the port’s Ridley Island\u003c/a\u003e, is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2026. A portion of the marine containers carrying imports will be unloaded and trucked a short distance to the CANXPORT facility to be filled with export commodities, Friesen said. Ray-Mont Logistics will develop and operate the facility on a 108-acre site. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince Rupert is cooperating with the Canadian government and private developers to expand its transloading operations. Friesen said that transloading to date represents a “marginal share” of the port’s total container volume. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bill Mongelluzzo at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"A proposed 33-acre transload facility will be located close to the Fairview Container Terminal and Canadian National Railway’s intermodal hub at the Port of Prince Rupert (pictured). 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The process ends two years of fraught labor negotiations and now ensures six years of labor peace at US East and Gulf coast ports. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree sources familiar with the situation have told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e the ILA will convene a midweek meeting in Florida of its local wage scale committees across the 14 ports under its jurisdiction. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe meeting will be called to review terms of the six-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-usmx-reach-tentative-deal-that-avoids-another-port-strike-5919519\"\u003eagreement on a new master contract\u003c/a\u003e after four days of talks in New Jersey. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wage scale committees will then present terms of the coastwide master contract, along with port-specific contracts, to local union members. A full vote by the roughly 45,000 registered ILA members at East and Gulf coast ports is expected to take place near the end of February, with March the first full pay period under the new agreement. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) board of directors reportedly approved the contract during a vote Wednesday, according to the sources. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth the ILA and USMX declined to comment on the ratification process. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ILA and USMX last October agreed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/us-east-gulf-coast-ports-confident-of-smooth-post-strike-reopening-5742607\"\u003ea 62% wage increase over the contract’s six-year term\u003c/a\u003e, ending a brief three-day port strike, the first along the East and Gulf coasts since 1977. The 62% increase, as measured against the top pay scale for longshore workers, represents an average $4 per-hour raise during each of the contract’s six years. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contract further ensures minimum staffing levels for ILA members when ports want to implement semi-automation technology such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-targets-rail-mounted-gantry-cranes-amid-impasse-in-port-labor-talks-5874742\"\u003erail-mounted gantry cranes\u003c/a\u003e, according to sources familiar with the talks. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"ILA’s wage scale committees will meet in early February to learn about the proposed contract’s terms so they can educate local union members ahead of a ratification vote. 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According to a December 2024 report commissioned by Long Beach on green marine fuels, these ports act as “coordinators and implementers of decarbonization strategies, facilitating infrastructure development to support the supply and use of clean marine fuels.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith limited availability and high costs among the immediate barriers to supplying alternative fuels, Long Beach is exploring steps it can take in the short term to support early adopters in its green shipping corridor initiative as dual-fuel vessels become available. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Over the next two years, the port should focus on facilitating fuel supply for these early adopters by conducting feasibility assessments to evaluate the potential of various alternative fuels and the current state of infrastructure,” the report read. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong Beach has supplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling since 2022 and is working to expand its bunkering operations to support other fuel alternative types, with possibilities including green methanol, green ammonia and green hydrogen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomley said preparing the port for LNG fueling provided Long Beach with a framework for developing guidelines, training and safety protocols. “We’re recognizing we’ll need to make sure that we go through that same process for these other fuels,” she said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomley said some shipping lines the port works with are already moving forward with newbuild vessels that can operate on green methanol.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“And starting this year, we expect that ships that are capable of being fueled with green methanol will start calling at the port,” she said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomley said the vessels will likely fuel with green methanol in Shanghai, as China is moving forward with the production and availability of green methanol. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The development and availability of the fuel here in the US is a little bit behind that,” she said. “So, we’re going to be focusing on helping to support that availability so ships that are capable of using green methanol can refuel here and continue their voyage on these cleaner fuels.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePacific ports pursue ro/ro\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Pacific Northwest, roll-on/roll-off vessels have become a focus of efforts to develop a green shipping corridor between the Seattle-Tacoma gateway and South Korea. In 2023, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) of Seattle and Tacoma conducted a study with the US government to identify locations for a potential corridor. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It also identified types of cargo that might be best positioned to explore the green corridor. In that process, we identified ro-ro,” Jason Jordan, senior director for environment and planning for the Northwest Seaport Alliance, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWallenius Wilhelmsen, a key ro-ro operator for the gateway, is developing dual-fuel vessels that could use the corridor. “We’re working hard to have two green-fuel ships that have a service between South Korea and our gateway by 2027,” Jordan said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo provide additional support infrastructure, Jordan said the alliance is considering installing shore power capabilities at Tacoma’s East Blair One Terminal, where Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ro/ro vessels call. Shore power allows vessels to turn off their engines and plug into the grid while docked.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new dual-fuel vessels would operate on methanol, an alternative fuel type the port has been exploring. Last September, the \u003ci\u003eMaersk Alette\u003c/i\u003e container ship became the first dual-fuel vessel capable of sailing on green methanol to enter the Seattle-Tacoma gateway. The vessel bunkered in South Korea before sailing to Los Angeles, and then to Tacoma. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the \u003ci\u003eAlette\u003c/i\u003e being a container vessel, Jordan said the ship’s arrival at the NWSA could set the stage for other methanol-powered vessels to come to the port. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat includes vessels in the MPV and heavy-lift sector, which will likely be best served by green methanol or bio marine gasoil, according to a report from Norway-based classification society DNV. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We’re working closely with providers and manufacturers of green methanol,” Jordan said. “It’s not clear to us just yet if that will be manufactured closer to our gateway, or if that’ll be shipped out to our gateway and then distributed to offtakers, but we’re certainly trying to facilitate those conversations.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHouston explores hydrogen potential\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Gulf Coast, Port Houston is part of two green corridors, including one with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium focused on the hydrogen trade. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich Byrnes, chief infrastructure officer for Port Houston, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e that transporting hydrogen could open the door to future alternative fueling opportunities. Exporting energy in the form of hydrogen requires moving the commodity as a liquid, such as ammonia, which could offer fueling potential for the vessels that transport it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you’re going to carry ammonia, then you can burn it as a fuel for your engine,” Byrnes said. “I don’t see a lot of bulk carriers turning to ammonia engines without carrying the ammonia itself.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByrnes said the practice of using transported ammonia to fuel vessels could help inform MPV operators in determining which green fuels to choose for newbuilds. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When I see companies like Spliethoff saying they’re going to include ammonia in their future order book, they see that as a technology” for leveraging an efficient, cost-effective fuel, he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough transporting energy in the form of ammonia offers alternative fuel advantages, it would require additional safety protocols, Byrnes said. “The safety issues around ammonia as a volatile, toxic material are a big concern,” he said. “But the export facilities are developing in the Houston area.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with exploring ammonia, Port Houston is making advances to position itself to support other alternative fuel types, including LNG and methanol.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2023, the Gulf Coast’s first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering took place at Port Houston, where tanker barge provider Kirby Corporation fueled two clean-petroleum tanker ships.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByrnes said although it’s not the port’s core business to be a fuel bunkering supplier, the port acts as a liaison to facilitate conversations between fuel bunkering companies, fuel producers and vessel operators. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for companies to invest, the demand from built vessels needs to come first, he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For over 10 years we’ve talked to different bunkering entrepreneurs who want to get into the business,” said Byrnes. “And they’ve all had great business plans, but it required a critical volume of ships that are going to need [the fuel] before they invest in these special barges.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Autumn Cafiero Giusti at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:autumn@autumngiusti.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eautumn@autumngiusti.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Wallenius Wilhelmsen is developing dual-fuel vessels for the Seattle-Tacoma gateway and South Korea green corridor. 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The company said the warehouse will handle refrigerated cargoes between the DP World container terminal at Port St. John and CPKC. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the merger that created the first Class I railroad spanning the United States, Mexico and Canada, CPKC added \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/cpkc-adds-new-reefer-containers-to-mexico-us-service-5216882\"\u003e1,000 temperature-controlled intermodal containers\u003c/a\u003e and launched an \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/mexico-intermodal-market-heats-cpkc-deals_20230425.html\"\u003eintermodal reefer service between central Mexico and Chicago\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericold became part of that service in June 2023 with plans to build \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/cpkc-americold-team-up-on-temperature-controlled-intermodal-warehouses-5221164\"\u003ea cold-storage warehouse in Kansas City\u003c/a\u003e along the CPKC route. Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd also entered into an agreement with CPKC for reefer capacity between the \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/cpkc-inks-deal-with-hapag-lloyd-to-boost-mexico-intermodal-play-5216590\"\u003eUS and Mexico’s Lazaro Cardenas port\u003c/a\u003e. Americold has also signaled interest in building \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/cpkc-americold-say-to-expand-cold-chain-partnership-into-mexico-5904275\"\u003ecold-storage capacity in Mexico\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericold also entered a partnership with DP World in November 2022. The Port Saint John warehouse will be Americold’s third in Canada, joining other facilities in Halifax and Calgary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePort Saint John primarily serves trans-Atlantic and North-South services. Those include Hapag-Lloyd’s standalone Caribbean Express, Mediterranean Canada, and Atlantic Loop 5 export service. Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s Canada Gulf service and CMA CGM’s Caribbean service also call the port. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"CPKC has been building an intermodal reefer network throughout North America that includes both Americold and Hapag-Lloyd. 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The comments by FMC Chairman Louis Sola come amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/bolder-trump-injects-new-volatility-into-container-shipping-5927954\"\u003erising US scrutiny of Chinese influence\u003c/a\u003e over the canal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) “has done a fantastic job” running the canal in the 25 years since the US handed over control of the critical waterway — contributing $28 billion to Panamanian government coffers during that time — Sola said the two ports at Balboa and Cristobal that are operated by Hutchison Port Holdings haven’t provided revenue to the government. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What I don’t understand is why Panama would allow those two ports to operate [and] put [other canal operations] into jeopardy,” said Sola, who was tapped by Donald Trump on Jan. 20 to serve as FMC chair. “I don’t believe we’re on a level playing field.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Panamanian government, in response to Trump’s recent ire about China’s presence at the canal, launched an audit of Hutchison offices in Panama last week. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHutchison wasn’t immediately available to respond to Sola’s comments. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola told the Senate hearing, which was called specifically to examine the canal’s operations and the impact on US national security, that the two Hutchison ports have justified not contributing to the Panamanian government by claiming they’re not making money. But Sola — having worked himself on the development of the SSA Marine-operated terminal in Colon, Panama — questioned how the Hutchison ports could not be making money after 20 years in operation. SSA has a smaller terminal on the Atlantic side of the canal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola stressed he was confident the ACP could continue to efficiently operate the canal’s locks, and said the authority’s independence must be defended. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Any effort by other interests in Panama to diminish the independence or professionalism of the authority must be stopped,” he said. Sola noted the Panamanian government has a history of corruption, pointing to the state flagging of sanctioned vessels by Panama. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFMC will monitor tolls, transit slot auction\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the FMC would continue to monitor toll pricing implemented by the ACP and how it auctions off transit slots during drought restrictions. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeming China’s influence on the Panama Canal “a national security risk,” Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said the waterway’s profits regularly exceed $3 billion annually at the expense of US taxpayers. He criticized the canal for raising its tolls in 2023 while imposing drought restrictions. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chinese companies are building a bridge across the canal — at a slow pace so as to take nearly a decade — and control container ports at either end,” Cruz said. “The partially completed bridge gives China the ability to block the canal without warning, and the ports give China ready observation posts to time that action.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe treaty underpinning the handover of canal control to Panama allows for the US to reclaim it by force if the neutrality of the waterway is threatened, according to Eugene Kontorovich, a George Mason University professor and fellow at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation. Such a move would require Congressional authorization, depending on the circumstances, Kontorovich told the committee. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Mark Szakonyi at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mark.szakonyi@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emark.szakonyi@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The Panamanian government, in response to Donald Trump’s recent ire about China’s presence at the canal, launched an audit of Hutchison Port Holdings’ offices there last week. HPH’s Balboa terminal pictured. 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Duffy, also a former Fox Business host, was confirmed by a 77-22 vote.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuffy represented Wisconsin in Congress from 2011 to 2019, during which time he introduced two bills directly related to transportation, neither of which advanced.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuffy showed interest in issues linked to the trucking industry during his time in Congress and co-sponsored several pieces of maritime-related legislation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/former-congressman-tv-host-gets-trumps-nod-to-lead-dot-5820698\"\u003enominated Duffy for the lead role at the Department of Transportation in mid-November\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com. \"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"New DOT chief Sean Duffy previously served as a Republican congressman from Wisconsin. 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The port joins the three existing ports — Dalian, Tianjin and Qingdao — that were originally chosen when the pilot was launched in May 2022. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Transport Ministry also made further concessions under the renewal. These include defining ships that operate extended intra-Asia routes, including those between China and India, as long-haul vessels, thus making them eligible to participate in the pilot. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ministry is also allowing vessel-sharing partners to carry each other’s transshipped cargo provided the carriers have received permits from the ministry. This could potentially open the pilot to Gemini Cooperation services when the Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd partnership launches Feb. 1. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaersk is the only foreign carrier to acknowledge it is taking part in the China cabotage scheme. Hapag-Lloyd declined to comment on the pilot when contacted by the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaersk estimated that import cargoes handled through Shanghai could arrive at the four designated Chinese ports about two days faster compared with being transshipped via South Korea’s Busan or Maersk’s other hubs. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe carrier said it has handled more than 100,000 TEUs since the first inbound consignment of containers was transshipped via Shanghai bound for Tianjin in May 2022. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest pilot renewal continues a process to liberalize China’s cabotage trade that started more than 12 years ago when foreign-registered ships were allowed to carry containers between Shanghai and other Chinese ports, although they still had to be Chinese-owned. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Keith Wallis at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:keithwallis@hotmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ekeithwallis@hotmail.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Maersk said it has handled more than 100,000 TEUs since the first inbound consignment of containers was transshipped via Shanghai (pictured) in May 2022. 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Moller – Maersk, noted how global vessel schedule reliability hovered near 50% through 2024, most recently coming in at 53.8% in December, according to data from Sea-Intelligence Maritime Analysis. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach month of last year saw reliability degrade compared with the corresponding month in 2023, although 2024 carried the burden of vessel diversions around southern Africa as carriers avoided the Suez Canal and Red Sea.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are simply put in a position where only one out of two [ships] are arriving on time,” Sigsgaard said on the webinar. “We have set this ambition of 90% [reliability] ... That’s basically the level we believe it will take for [shippers] to remove some of the costs that [are] right now associated with ships arriving delayed.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose costs, he said, are often presented in the form of buffer inventory and even emergency transportation for in-demand products. According to Sigsgaard, global schedule reliability challenges are serving as an upstream source of service inconsistency, saying \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/gemini-cooperation-on-cusp-of-launching-bold-experiment-in-service-networks-5927215\"\u003eGemini Cooperation’s hub-and-spoke design\u003c/a\u003e will be less burdened by compounding effects risked by making too many port calls. In one example, Sigsgaard cited a trade route reducing its number of port calls from seven to only three.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The biggest correlating factor to delays is actually the number of stops,” he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaersk and Hapag-Lloyd will launch Gemini on Feb. 1.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigsgaard said the “agile” network will depend on three factors, including the use of dedicated shuttles that will enable a single port disruption to be isolated, upgraded hubs that will link shuttles to mainliners, and leaner mainline loops that will call fewer ports.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The Gemini Cooperation alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd launches Feb. 1. Photo credit: VladSV / Shutterstock.com.","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1738012331583","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"1","Name":"Maritime","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"9","Name":"Container Shipping News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"34","Name":"Container lines","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news/container-lines","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"44","Name":"International ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/international-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Laura Robb, Associate Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1738008493000","TitlePlainText":"Gemini to save shippers money by besting schedule reliability challenges: Maersk","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/gemini-to-save-shippers-money-by-besting-schedule-reliability-challenges-maersk-5930503","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach month of last year saw reliability degrade compared with the corresponding month in 2023, although 2024 carried the burden of vessel diversions around southern Africa as carriers avoided the Suez Canal and Red Sea.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"Each month of last year saw reliability degrade compared with the corresponding month in 2023, although 2024 carried the burden of vessel diversions around southern Africa as carriers avoided the Suez Canal and Red Sea.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5930488_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5930469_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughput at Antwerp-Bruges jumped just over 8% in 2024 to 13.5 million TEUs as Europe’s second-largest port returned its container volumes to a level last seen in 2022. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has taken the Belgian port two years to claw back the 1 million TEUs in volume that was lost following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as Antwerp-Bruges was able to fill the gap in part by capturing market share from its northern range rivals. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There were 500,000 TEUs to Russia alone before the war in Ukraine and that disappeared completely,” Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, said in a results webinar Monday. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Looking at 2024 and where we are today without the Russian market, we are at a comparable level again and that is an indication that we have absorbed the loss of an export market and are attractive for container shippers in this region,” he added. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal throughput at the port across all types of cargo reached 278 million tons, up 2.3% over 2023. But the containerized cargo segment was the driving force behind the port’s growth, Vandermeiren noted. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReefer containers increased by 9.2% and accounted for 8.6% of the total container traffic last year. The rising volume saw Antwerp-Bruges’ market share in Northern Europe’s Hamburg-Le Havre Range grow by 0.7 of a percentage point to 30.6% in the first nine months of last year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther segments felt the impact of challenging market conditions, however. The port’s chemicals sector had its worst year since 2009, falling almost 6% year over year to 83.6 million metric tons. Sectors such as construction and automotive were under pressure from high energy and raw material prices and low demand. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaily fight against cyber-attacks, drugs \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile positive in his outlook for the container shipping and energy sectors, Vandermeiren painted a grim picture of Antwerp-Bruges under siege from cybersecurity attacks and drug smuggling. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is a daily fight, but the results last year were impressive,” he told the webinar. “For the first time in 10 years we intercepted much lower quantities in drugs than before, down from 110 tons to 42 tons in last year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We introduced the certified pick-up application, and more than 1 million import containers need to use it, which is safe and involves customs and terminals before the box is delivered to the barge or train,” he added. “This is the main reason for the decrease in the amount of drugs being intercepted.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the cybersecurity arena, Vandermeiren said although it was not a new risk, it was a constant and growing issue. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We receive massive attacks on our data centers and servers day and night from Russia or Russian-friendly countries, and it is also being seen in the ports of Rotterdam, Le Havre, Hamburg and Bremen,” he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is not peace time anymore. We are somewhere between peace and real war and cyber-attacks are the first indications,” he added. “More recently, we see nautical maneuvers around wind farms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea destroying data cables and gas pipes.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVandermeiren said as the risks increased, ports are having to “collaborate more intensely” with national security agencies and at the level of NATO to protect data and physical infrastructure. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Greg Knowler at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:greg.knowler@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003egreg.knowler@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The container sector drove growth in total throughput at Antwerp-Bruges last year. Photo credit: Port of Antwerp-Bruges.","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1738009749590","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"1","Name":"Maritime","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"44","Name":"International ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/international-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1738007790000","TitlePlainText":"Antwerp-Bruges claws back volumes lost over past two years","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/antwerp-bruges-claws-back-volumes-lost-over-past-two-years-5930488","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Belgian port has restored the throughput that was lost following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, filling the gap in part by capturing market share from its northern range rivals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"The Belgian port has restored the throughput that was lost following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, filling the gap in part by capturing market share from its northern range rivals.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5930380_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5930360_0.1.png","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContainer lines active on the India-US East Coast trade have been able to arrest the sharp decline in spot rates, with local freight forwarder sources citing lower capacity due to a string of blank calls for West India across all the lead services this month. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe known declared capacity cuts include two sailings voided on the Ocean Network Express (ONE) WIN service, as well as one blanking each for Hapag-Lloyd’s TPI, CMA CGM’s Indamex and Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s Indusa strings. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Capacity shortfalls have opportunistically helped carriers stave off a further [sharp] reduction in rate levels,” a sales manager at a Mumbai-based forwarding house who didn’t want to be identified told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. “The market continues to be volatile.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForwarder sources put average spot booking rates from Nhava Sheva to New York at between $1,350 and $1,500 per FEU, with Cosco Shipping and its subsidiary OOCL usually quoting the lowest prices. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlatts, a sister company of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global, pegged spot rates on the trade lane at $1,480 per FEU as of Jan. 24, down from $1,575 per FEU three weeks ago. While a bit softer since the start of the year, rates are not falling at the same pace they were in the second half of 2024 when prices plummeted from almost $11,000 per FEU in early August. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"56199e2b-5df4-468f-a149-b18ae7c32e51\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor carriers, meanwhile, remain skeptical about their ability to push through general rate increases (GRIs) or peak season surcharges (PSSs) lined up for February, mostly in the range of $1,000 per container. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, there are already some signs they are unlikely to stick with those plans as Maersk has canceled a Feb. 9 PSS due to what it called “current market conditions,” while others are reportedly considering resetting the implementation date from Feb. 1 to Feb. 15. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We do not expect any rate hikes to work for now,” a trade manager at a European carrier said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Krassenstein, global supply chain director of US-based industrial packaging manufacturer Procon Pacific, reiterated the uncertainty looming over new carrier rate efforts. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, any GRI plans at this juncture will not be successful, but they instead could act to prevent further rate erosion on certain trade lanes,” Krassenstein told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. “If the Suez starts to even partially reopen to container shipping, then India-USEC rates could drop quickly due to extreme overcapacity on the lane.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bency Mathew at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bencyvmathew@gmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebencyvmathew@gmail.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Forwarder sources put average spot booking rates from Nhava Sheva to New York at between $1,350 and $1,500 per FEU. 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Still, he pledged tariffs were on the way during his inauguration speech and has threatened to put them at 100% if a deal over Chinese-owned TikTok isn’t reached. Trump also said that a 25% tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico could come as soon as Feb. 1.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tariffs Trump implemented against China during his first four years in office brought some unpredictability to the shipping industry. Section 301 tariffs hit US importers, who frontloaded cargo as they could beat deadlines for the tariffs and ultimately shifted even more manufacturing out of China. Broader escalatory tensions with China, coupled with an emboldened Trump administration, promise an even more volatile second term. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloser to home, Trump injected himself into negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) when he publicly backed the union’s opposition to automation. With that reality hanging over the contract talks, the major carriers and terminal operators that comprise the USMX knew they would only risk the new president’s ire if they dug in on the automation question and a second longshore strike occurred as a result. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump’s support of prohibitions on automation at marine terminals surprised the shipping industry, as it defied the conventions of traditional Republican support for corporations over unions, Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, said at a shipping conference in December. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is simply unprecedented, at least for the last 200 years, for a president so obviously making the policy objectives and decisions on his own, seemingly without input by staff and the federal bureaucracy, and certainly without deference to them,” said Friedmann, who added that the Trump administration was rushing into policy changes rather than coasting the first three months similar to other new administrations. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump wasted little time in elevating Louis Sola from commissioner to chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) just hours after taking the oath of office on Monday. Joe Biden only tapped Daniel Maffei for the chairman role after three months in office. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA bid to limit Chinese influence \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal over “ridiculous, highly unfair” fees may not ultimately result in US troops swooping in as occurred during the 1989 US invasion to depose Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega. But it does speak to the president wanting to expand regional control, whether it’s in Greenland — or even more improbably, Canada — to limit Chinese and Russian influence in the Western Hemisphere. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 2024, China-based Cosco Shipping opened a $1.3 billion mega-terminal in Peru. Cosco created the terminal — a major gateway for the Pacific Coast of South America — in a joint venture with Peruvian miner Volcan, which is owned by Argentina-based Integra Capital. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHutchinson Port Holdings, based in Hong Kong, operates a port on each side of the Panama Canal. On the day of Trump’s inauguration, during which he accused China of “operating the critical waterway,” the Panamanian government \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/ContraloriaPma/status/1881395041413046517\"\u003eposted a video on X\u003c/a\u003e showing inspectors heading to begin an audit at Hutchinson’s local offices, seemingly a move to placate Trump. The Panama Canal Authority, a government agency, has operated and managed the canal since the United States returned full oversight to the country in 1999. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The container shipping industry is second only to the semiconductor industry in the economic and military struggle between China and the United States, said Carl Bentzel, a former FMC commissioner and now president of the National Association of Waterfront Employers. That fuels bipartisan support for shoring up US maritime capacities — ranging from ambitious legislation \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/legislation-aims-to-mandate-rising-share-of-china-imports-on-expanded-us-flag-fleet-5909698\"\u003eto expand the US-flag commercial fleet\u003c/a\u003e to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/white-house-counters-risk-of-chinese-port-cranes-with-20-billion-for-us-sourcing-5200230\"\u003eBiden administration warning\u003c/a\u003e that Chinese-built cranes at US ports pose a cyberthreat, Bentzel told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Jan. 7, the US Department of Defense published its annual listing of companies that it determines are tied to the Chinese military, revealing the addition of Cosco Shipping. While the designation prevents the US government from contracting with the ocean carrier, it has no impact on Cosco’s ability to serve the US commercial market. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of that designation, the Biden administration announced on Jan. 15 that China was manipulating market policies and practices to \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/chinas-predatory-maritime-policies-threaten-global-trade-white-house-5923952\"\u003esupport its shipbuilding\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/chinas-chassis-container-role-entrenched-by-government-fmcs-bentzel-5228464\"\u003eshipping equipment production\u003c/a\u003e. While an FMC commissioner, Bentzel highlighted China’s dominance in the manufacturing of chassis and containers in a 2022 report. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the first time I have seen such an alignment against China’s maritime dominance,” Bentzel, a Hill veteran who was senior counsel to the Senate’s transportation and commerce committee, including on maritime policy, said Jan. 15. “I’ve never seen this in my entire career.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Mark Szakonyi at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mark.szakonyi@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emark.szakonyi@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":false,"FeatureImageCopyright":"President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech on Jan. 20 accused China of controlling the Panama Canal. The waterway is managed and operated by the Panamanian government. Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla / AFT via Getty Images.","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1737742994620","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"9","Name":"Container Shipping News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"16","Name":"Transport, Trade and Regulation News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/supply-chain/transport-trade-and-regulation-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"34","Name":"Container lines","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news/container-lines","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"38","Name":"Trans-Pacific","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news/trans-pacific","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1737640455000","TitlePlainText":"Bolder Trump injects new volatility into container shipping","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/bolder-trump-injects-new-volatility-into-container-shipping-5927954","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresident Donald Trump injecting himself into longshore labor talks and his recent threat to take over the Panama Canal are a precursor to the unpredictability container shipping will face over the next four years, writes \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"President Donald Trump injecting himself into longshore labor talks and his recent threat to take over the Panama Canal are a precursor to the unpredictability container shipping will face over the next four years, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5927353_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5927349_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will continue to implement their green port initiatives — some in place for two decades — should the Trump administration attempt to dilute or eliminate environmental programs at the federal or state levels, officials at both ports say. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresident Donald Trump wasted no time showing his distaste for green programs, signing an executive order just hours after taking office Monday that begins the process of removing the US from the Paris Agreement. Trump also pulled the US from the climate accord during his first term, a move that was reversed by President Joe Biden. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump has previously attacked California policies involving emissions reductions from automobiles. The Southern California ports have a similar \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/californias-clean-air-deadlines-unrealistic-without-more-financial-resources-coalition-5215167\"\u003eAdvanced Clean Fleets\u003c/a\u003e rule in place for drayage trucks, while they are also working with private sector companies to build a charging network for electric trucks in the harbor district. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficials at Los Angeles and Long Beach say they are prepared to do what is necessary should the new administration target green policies at the ports. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We’ll develop the relationships as necessary among Senate staffers and others in Washington,” Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e Tuesday. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, said the port will work with the new administration, agency heads and Congressional representatives to ensure funding and implementation of green initiatives at the Southern California gateway continue unabated. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Obviously we’ll work with the new administration,” Cordero said, adding both ports have worked with Washington since 2005 when the \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/la-lb-clean-air-rules-set-to-become-us-port-industry-norm-5229450\"\u003eGreen Port Initiative\u003c/a\u003e was launched at Long Beach and Los Angeles. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederal, state and local grant funding is involved in a number of port-related projects designed to reduce emissions from terminal cargo-handling equipment, drayage trucks and locomotives, and to build the infrastructure needed to support those initiatives. One such project under development is the \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/californias-major-container-ports-get-735-million-in-state-funds-for-upgrades-5245309\"\u003ePier B on-dock railyard\u003c/a\u003e in Long Beach that will remove hundreds of truck trips each day from local freeways. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePorts point to emissions cuts\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ports this week said they have registered significant reductions in harmful emissions over the past 20 years. Long Beach reported a 92% reduction in diesel particulate matter (DPM), a 71% reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOx), a 98% reduction in sulfur oxide (SOx) and a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the 2005 baseline year. Los Angeles has registered a 91% reduction in DPM, a 74% reduction in NOx, a 98% reduction in SOx and a 24% reduction in GHG emissions over the same period. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose emissions cuts, meanwhile, come as the ports handled record container volumes in 2024. Long Beach handled 9.6 million laden and empty TEUs, up 20.3% from 2023. Los Angeles says 10.3 million TEUs moved across its docks, up 19.3%. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ports say handling record or near-record container volumes each year while at the same time reducing emissions proves they can grow their cargo base despite implementing environmental policies that some industry players say cap growth. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For those who said a green port wouldn’t be able to compete commercially, the facts show otherwise,” Cordero said. “Let’s have more of both.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bill Mongelluzzo at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say they have achieved significant cuts in emissions while handling record container volumes. 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The ocean carrier made the changes ahead of the launch of its Gemini Cooperation partnership with Hapag-Lloyd, referring shippers to the new alliance’s services as an alternative.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaersk told customers this week the TPX service from northern China, South Korea and Japan to the Port of Tacoma will be suspended as of the last January departure from Shanghai. The 3,500-TEU capacity service is being halted as Maersk is “transitioning into the Gemini Cooperation,” the carrier said in an advisory. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRolled out during \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/overbooked-asia-us-trade-gets-three-new-services_20210630.html\"\u003ethe 2021 pandemic container surge\u003c/a\u003e, the TPX first called Los Angeles before \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ocean-carriers-readying-more-capacity-cuts-for-q4-analysts-5203731\"\u003eit rerouted to the Pacific Northwest in 2022\u003c/a\u003e, calling Tacoma’s Husky Terminal along with Alaska’s Dutch Harbor. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TPX suspension leaves Alaska without a direct ocean service to Asia, with Dutch Harbor an important processing center for the state’s fishing industry. Instead, exporters will have to use a US-flag service to Seattle for transshipment to Asia. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We will wind down the service in the coming weeks and continue to connect the concerned areas [excluding Alaska] within Gemini,” Maersk said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemini, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/tpm24-hapag-lloyd-ceo-understands-skepticism-over-gemini-reliability-vow-5241120\"\u003ethe alliance struck with Hapag-Lloyd last year\u003c/a\u003e, debuts its services in February, promising shippers that a \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/gemini-cooperation-on-cusp-of-launching-bold-experiment-in-service-networks-5927215\"\u003e“hub-and-spoke” network\u003c/a\u003e can hit high schedule reliability. Gemini will offer two Asia services into the Pacific Northwest, calling Tacoma and the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeparately, Maersk said it will start offering a new standalone express trans-Atlantic service called TA5 that will call London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Philadelphia. The standalone service starts with the February departure of the 2,555-TEU \u003ci\u003ePuerto Limon Express\u003c/i\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TA5 will replace a Philadelphia call from Gemini’s TA3 service, which will instead have a US East Coast rotation that includes Norfolk, along with Newark, Baltimore and Canada’s St John. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com \"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Alaska’s seafood industry will face longer transits to Asian markets as Maersk withdraws the state’s last direct service. 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That comes after prices were at an all-time high of $5,800 per FEU in November.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The demand has dropped a little, so the vessels are not so full anymore and the rates are dropping,” said Marcelo Machado, a freight forwarder at CSS Logistics in Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe demand decline is in line with traditional market patterns, but the spot rate reductions — which have been unusually fast and dramatic — have set the stage for a potential shift in market dynamics. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrior to this month’s bear market, the ECSA-US trade saw a 381% increase in capacity from carriers in the fourth quarter, according to data prepared for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e by UK-based transport consultancy MDS Transmodal. That capacity injection materialized through two new North-South services running in the fourth quarter, a significant jump from the solo service on the trade in the fourth quarter of 2023. Vessel sizes have also increased, with the average ship size on the lane 63% larger last quarter than a year ago, according to MDS data. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the recent rate decline, trade on the ECSA-US lane appears strong overall. Brazilian exports to the US hit $40.3 billion in 2024, surpassing the $40 billion mark for the first time, according to the January Brazil-US Trade Monitor, a quarterly publication by AMCHAM Brasil, which is the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS imports from Brazil boasted an 11% year-over-year jump in 2024, according to PIERS, a sister company of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global. That increase is even more impressive considering a 0.8% decrease in Brazil’s total annual exports last year, per AMCHAM figures.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Abrão Neto, CEO of AMCHAM Brasil, the US is still Brazil’s main destination for exports, with a record $31.6 billion in industrial goods in 2024. Neto, quoted in the AMCHAM publication, said Brazil-US trade flows are expected to “remain robust in 2025, close to the highest levels in [the] recent historical series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“However, it is crucial to monitor the high international uncertainties,” he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Brazilian exports to the US surpassed the $40 billion mark for the first time in 2024. 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While he has focused more on cruise ships than container ships, he has also shown an interest in maritime fuels, US freedom-of-navigation and export markets. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola will replace Daniel Maffei as chairman. Maffei, a Democrat, has been at the FMC since 2016 and was appointed chairman in 2021 by President Joe Biden.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust ahead of Trump’s election in November, Sola laid out “America First” initiatives during an October speech, highlighting the further development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities and the impact on maritime bunkering. He also addressed the role of shipping in supporting US exporters and trade relations between the US and Latin America. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn subsequent public comments, Sola has said that Trump’s election means the “war on fossil fuels exports is over.” He also called for US development agencies to fund overseas LNG infrastructure projects and “reciprocal and balanced trade” among the Western Hemisphere trading bloc. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola also weighed in on the December announcement that the FMC was investigating whether \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/fmc-probing-reports-spain-blocked-us-flag-maersk-ships-5876411\"\u003eSpain blocked a port call by a Maersk ship\u003c/a\u003e in the US Maritime Security Program. He threw his support behind the investigation, saying “Spain must uphold the traditions and commitments of port states to allow vessels to call and trade to flow.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat same month, Sola, ironically, wrote a letter to Trump urging him to appoint Commissioner Rebecca Dye to chair the FMC. Sola said the appointment of Dye, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/us-senate-confirms-existing-terms-for-fmcs-maffei-dye-5240804\"\u003ethe FMC’s longest-serving commissioner\u003c/a\u003e, would be “a powerful message of stability and resolve to shippers, port operators, and international trade partners.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarlier in his term on the FMC, Sola was tasked with investigating how COVID-19 affected the cruise industry and ensuring that passengers could more easily get refunds for cancelled or delayed cruises.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSola was formerly on the Florida Board of Pilots Commissioners and the chief executive officer of a ship and yacht brokerage. He also had stints in the military and as a financial consultant. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Louis Sola, on right with Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez Morales, has been with the Federal Maritime Commission since 2018. 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While Chinese shipbuilders contributed only 5% of global merchant tonnage produced in 1999, that figure leapt to over 50% in 2023, “increasing China’s ownership of the global commercial fleet to 19%, while securing control of 95% of shipping containers and 86% of the world’s supply of intermodal chassis, among other components and products,” the report said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina’s control over the global commercial shipping fleet has been a hot topic of late in Congress. The White House report comes after the introduction of \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/legislation-aims-to-mandate-rising-share-of-china-imports-on-expanded-us-flag-fleet-5909698\"\u003etwo bills that aim to expand the US-flag commercial shipping fleet\u003c/a\u003e to bolster national security. The House’s SHIPS for America Act bill has \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/us-flag-vessel-owners-investors-tout-wave-of-support-for-expanding-fleet-5819921\"\u003egained bipartisan support\u003c/a\u003e and aims to expand the US-flag international fleet by more than 200% in the next decade. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In China’s shipbuilding sector, non-market policies and practices have led to a significant build up in excess capacity, undercutting foreign competition and consolidating China’s dominant position globally,” the White House report said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report also alleges that China has a poor compliance record with the World Trade Organization (WTO), practices duplicitous trade policies that give the country unfair advantages, and operates with an overall lack of transparency. Those practices include predatory pricing, investment restrictions, self-serving responses to excess capacity of product and forced labor, according to the White House. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the fundamental issues are problematic, the report points to China’s recalcitrance as an increasingly alarming threat to trade, as it “continues to take steps designed to increase, not decrease, the role of the Chinese state in the market.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report recommends continuing to “refine and fortify” the US’ existing multifaceted strategy to address its concerns with China, including investing domestically, utilizing domestic trade tools, and bolstering relationships with allies. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With China’s strong embrace of predatory behavior, it is apparent that the US strategy needs to evolve,” said the White House. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com. \"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"China’s trade policies have allowed it to gain control of 95% of global shipping containers and 86% of the world’s supply of intermodal chassis, according to the White House. 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The service will be inaugurated on Jan. 18 with a call at Sihanoukville in Cambodia by the 1,900-TEU \u003ci\u003eNordatlantic\u003c/i\u003e. The rotation includes calls at Vung Tau, Haiphong, Yantian and Shekou. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther enhancements are a new India Asia Express (IAX) service that will connect ports in Asia, including Singapore and North Asia, with Mundra in India. It will link with the Gemini shuttle network to enable North America-bound cargo to connect at Qingdao and Busan, Hapag-Lloyd said in an advisory this week. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service will be inaugurated by the 4,957-TEU \u003ci\u003eX-Press Odyssey \u003c/i\u003ethat is due to arrive at Mundra on Feb. 16. The full rotation is Mundra-Singapore-Qingdao-Tianjin-Busan. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour other new services will connect the Gemini hubs at Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas in Malayasia with ports in Southeast Asia and East Asia. They are the China Philippines feeder (CPF) that will also connect Nansha in southern China and the Philippine ports of Batangas, Manila and Subic Bay beginning Feb. 14; the Jakarta feeder (JKF) that will have two weekly sailings linking Jakarta with the two Gemini hubs from Feb. 8; the Singapore Surabaya loop (SS1) service connecting Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore with Surabaya and Semarang in Indonesia beginning Feb. 13; and the Taiwan Express (TWX) linking the Gemini hubs with Taichung and Kaohsiung from Feb. 6. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanjung Pelepas will also be added as a port call on the Vietnam-Indonesia-Straits (VIS) service to provide a direct connection between the existing VIS ports and Gemini’s east-west mainline network. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCNC Line, the intra-Asia subsidiary of CMA CGM, said it will resume its NKT service connecting North and Southeast Asia that will improve connectivity with the updated Ocean Alliance 2025 east-west network \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ocean-alliance-network-to-grow-trans-pacific-asia-europe-coverage-5921435\"\u003ethat was announced on Jan 13\u003c/a\u003e. There will be direct calls from Thailand and Vietnam to South Korea, reducing transit times, CNC said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service will be inaugurated by the 1,614-TEU \u003ci\u003eStarship Aquila\u003c/i\u003e from Jan. 15. The full rotation is Incheon-Gwangyang-Busan-Hong Kong-Shekou-Laem Chabang-Bangkok-Laem Chabang-Ho Chi Minh City-Incheon. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRegional rate war? \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moves come amid uncertainty about the outlook for the intra-Asia trade, with a Drewry analyst suggesting a possible rate war could see rates in the region tumble if there is no summer peak season. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eData from online benchmarking platform Xeneta and Container Trade Statistics (CTS) shows the intra-Asia peak season has shifted over the last three years from an early summer to an early fall high to more closely resemble the east-west mainline peak. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the current rate environment the intra-Asia trade, Stijn Rubens, senior consultant at Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, said average freight rates are likely to soften until the middle of the second quarter. Rubens said Drewry’s recently launched intra-Asia index showed rates softening, “which is indicative of sluggish volumes — i.e. no pre-Lunar New Year peak, and hence rates are likely to continue softening until the start of summer peak season.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIBS Logistics agreed but said while rates generally may have slipped, they have nudged higher on some routes. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We have yet to see strong demand [for] after the Lunar New Year,” a Singapore-based senior executive at the company told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intra-Asia space is still tight, partly due to bad weather, port and vessel delays,” the executive added. “Hence rate increases are positive for some corridors such as Japan/ Thailand/Indonesia.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXeneta data shows intra-Asia rates started to ease on key trades from Shanghai to Singapore, Bangkok and Vietnam’s main ports — Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong — at the beginning of January. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRates from Shanghai to Bangkok hit a 2024 high of about $2,000 per FEU in December, but had slipped to about $1,900 by Jan. 8. Similarly, spot rates from Shanghai to Vietnam’s main ports slipped from a 2024 high of $1,700 per FEU in December to $1,600 on Jan. 8. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrewry’s Rubens noted that rates still have some way to fall until they reach pre-COVID-19 levels. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With the new alliance structures phasing in during the first and second quarters, a rate war may make that happen without a summer peak,” he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Keith Wallis at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:keithwallis@hotmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ekeithwallis@hotmail.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Hapag-Lloyd has revised its intra-Asia network ahead of the launch of the Gemini Cooperation alliance on Feb. 1. 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While many of the priorities of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) align with the president-elect’s campaign pledges, issues such as tariffs and clean energy funding at ports may face more challenges. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAAPA said it met with Trump’s transition team and \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/former-congressman-tv-host-gets-trumps-nod-to-lead-dot-5820698\"\u003eUS Department of Transportation nominee Sean Duffy\u003c/a\u003e to discuss its policy agenda for 2025. Among the group’s asks are permitting reform, easing restrictions on liquefied natural gas (LNG) development and reducing restrictions on vessel speed. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAAPA said one of its top priorities is infrastructure spending. It asked Congress “not [to] rescind infrastructure spending” from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), two hallmark pieces of legislation from the outgoing Biden administration. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBIL earmarked $17 billion specifically for ports through 2026, with the largest portion of that going to the US Army Corps of Engineers for maintenance of coastal and inland waterways. Some $2.25 billion of that law was funneled into the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), which has already issued $2 billion in grants since the BIL’s passage. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe AAPA also asked that \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/port-nola-receives-more-federal-funds-for-proposed-container-terminal-5219974\"\u003eother funding programs for ports\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/federal-grant-to-boost-baltimores-on-dock-rail-capacity-5242949\"\u003eintermodal rail\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/dot-offers-44-million-for-ny-nj-port-road-project-5249533\"\u003eroads\u003c/a\u003e be maintained. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Trump has not specifically addressed the BIL he has targeted the $3.5 trillion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), saying in September he would “rescind all unspent funds” from the law. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/project-cargo-optimism-buffeted-by-policy-unpredictability-5917316\"\u003eOffshore wind\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/offshore-project-delivers-virginia-cargo-windfall-5780771\"\u003ebreakbulk ports\u003c/a\u003e by extension, expect to take the biggest hit from any change in the IRA. But container ports also \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/us-ports-plan-upgrades-to-electric-yard-equipment-after-securing-epa-grants-5782145\"\u003eavailed themselves of IRA funding\u003c/a\u003e, chiefly for replacing diesel yard equipment with electric-powered machinery and installing charging stations for electric trucks. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe IRA is also expected to help fund the Biden administration’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/white-house-counters-risk-of-chinese-port-cranes-with-20-billion-for-us-sourcing-5200230\"\u003e$20 billion push\u003c/a\u003e to establish a US-based manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes. The program is bolstering electric vehicle battery and auto manufacturing, which is \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/southeast-gulf-ports-expect-container-uplift-from-electric-vehicle-plants-5224276\"\u003eexpected to boost cargo volumes through Southeast and Gulf ports\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrump’s ability to roll back the IRA, though, remains unclear. Funds that have already been pledged to ports and others are considered safe. Additionally, rescinding unspent IRA funds would require an act of Congress. Although no Republicans voted for the IRA, 18 Republican representatives \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4815990-mike-johnson-ira-clean-energy-tax-credits/\"\u003esent a letter last year to Speaker Mike Johnson\u003c/a\u003e asking that IRA tax credits for clean energy projects remain intact. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe AAPA also joined many other business groups in opposing Trump’s plans for fresh import tariffs, arguing that higher import duties may reduce cargo volumes and affect port revenues. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[But] any existing and expanded tariff revenue should be used to fund port infrastructure, which would strengthen our supply chains and have a deflationary effect on the economy,” the AAPA said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Ports have used the Biden administration's clean energy funding for switching out diesel-powered infrastructure for electric charging infrastructure. 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That was a 19% increase for Seattle from May, which, coupled with a 10.8% rate hike from Los Angeles in the same period points to the impact of cargo shifting from the East and Gulf coasts — and from Canada in the case of Seattle — to the West. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"b11cfbac-4bbf-48e7-b4cd-2b6fe7e02d82\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn contrast, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/us-truckload-spot-rates-rising-but-shippers-keeping-lid-on-contract-rates-5919921\"\u003enational average shipper-paid spot rate\u003c/a\u003e stayed in a narrow price band of $2.16 to $2.20 from February through November before rising 8 cents to $2.28 per mile in December. That’s a 2-cent-per-mile increase from December 2023. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a year-over-year comparison, the outbound rate from Los Angeles was up 11.3% in December, while the nationwide average was up 1.3%. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Los Angeles freight market has rebounded much faster [in 2024] than most other markets,” Dean Croke, principal analyst at DAT, said. DAT expects double-digit growth in outbound truckload volumes from Los Angeles in 2025. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShippers skeptical \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite rising spot rates, shippers who have spoken to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e have not indicated that they are paying significantly higher contract rates in 2025 deals. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is skepticism in the shipper community that spot rate inflation in trucking during the back half of the year will translate into higher contract rates. That’s because any lingering labor threat will go away if the longshoremen ratify a tentative six-year contract, while any decision on raising tariffs on China could come soon after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Once those issues are resolved, shippers believe some freight will return to the eastern US, causing demand in Los Angeles and Seattle to dip in 2025. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe skepticism is also based on the perception of capacity. Shippers have not complained about struggling to find a truck to haul their freight or a squeeze on available drivers to handle business. Without the shipper struggling to get capacity in some way, it might be difficult for carriers to get anything more than a low to mid-single-digit percentage rate increase to cover inflation. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources tell the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e that truckload carriers are struggling to get rate increases in annual contract negotiations with shippers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’re not seeing an inflection point yet, but we are getting closer to a point of equilibrium,” said Croke. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverall, spot truckload rates are expected to decline in January and February, typically weaker months for trucking demand. The extent of that decline may depend on the severity of winter weather, but demand tends to only pick up closer to the spring season. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Ari Ashe at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:ari.ashe@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eari.ashe@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact William B. Cassidy at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.cassidy@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.cassidy@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":"Ari Ashe and William B. Cassidy, Senior Editors","AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Shipper-paid spot rates out of Los Angeles rose by multiple times the national average over the course of 2024, according to Journal of Commerce pricing data. Photo credit: Vitpho / Shutterstock.com. ","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1736808014663","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"2","Name":"Surface","Redirects":[{"Path":"/surface","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"11","Name":"Trucking News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/surface/trucking-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"42","Name":"North American ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/north-american-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"47","Name":"Truckload","Redirects":[{"Path":"/surface/trucking-news/truckload","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Ari Ashe, Senior Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1736805614000","TitlePlainText":"Trucking rates out of US ports rise on frontloading, cargo shift","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/trucking-rates-out-of-us-ports-rise-on-frontloading-cargo-shift-5922004","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipper-paid spot truck pricing from major US ports rose faster than the average US rate in late 2024 as importers prepared for a potential longshore strike.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"Shipper-paid spot truck pricing from major US ports rose faster than the average US rate in late 2024 as importers prepared for a potential longshore strike.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5919982_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5919980_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePort of Vancouver stakeholders expect they will have to navigate at least three more weeks of congestion as Canada’s largest port works to clear a backlog of rail containers that built up in December. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA confluence of factors — including vessel bunching at Asian load ports, a pre-Lunar New Year cargo surge, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/bc-container-ports-set-for-shutdown-after-foremen-begin-strike-5785499\"\u003ea strike by dockworker foremen\u003c/a\u003e in November and shorter trains due to winter operating conditions — combined to cause congestion at the port and reduce Vancouver’s railcar availability last month. As a result, the average rail container dwell time at the port’s four container terminals spiked to 6.9 days in December — the highest since last March – and up from 5.2 days in November and 4.5 days in October, according to data on the port’s website. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are seeing an increase in the number of vessels waiting to enter the Port of Vancouver due to arrival delays associated with winter weather in Asia and the seasonal pre-Lunar New Year impact causing a surge in volume,” a spokesperson for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e Wednesday. “As such, we anticipate that high on-dock times will continue for the rest of January.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerminal operators and the railroads say they are chipping away at the rail container backlog and note conditions will improve further at the end of the month when import volumes are expected to drop significantly due to many factories in Asia closing for a week or two for the Lunar New Year celebrations that start Jan. 29. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrain restrictions during Canadian cold snap \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanadian National Railway (CN) in December was already recovering from a backlog of rail containers from the dockworkers’ strike and vessel bunching when a cold snap in Western Canada resulted in operating restrictions, including running shorter trains, that impacted CN’s network velocity, a CN spokesperson told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“CN is working closely with the port operators to clear out these volumes as the vessel discharge normalizes over the next three weeks,” a spokesperson for the railroad said. “We are already seeing some improvements and are confident that the dwell metric will fall back to normal levels as we catch up on the backlog over the next few weeks.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said Thursday its railcars are cycling efficiently through its network and that the supply of cars is good. Demand is forecast to remain strong through January, a CPKC spokesperson said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDP World Canada, which operates the Centerm terminal in Vancouver, said it is working with the railroads to handle the increased import volumes leading up to the Lunar New Year on Jan. 29. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We should be back to normal in a few weeks,” said CEO Doug Smith. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the elevated rail container dwell times at the marine terminals have not had an impact on drayage operations in Vancouver, said David Earle, CEO of the British Columbia Trucking Association. The only change Earle said he’s noted in recent days is that a small number of inbound containers that had been booked to leave the terminals by rail are being redirected to long-haul truckers for movement inland. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrince Rupert back to normal \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Port of Prince Rupert, which faced challenges similar to Vancouver last month, saw its rail container dwell times spike to an average of nearly 10 days in mid-December, said Brian Friesen, vice president of trade development at the port. The average dwell dropped to 6.1 days for the week of Dec. 20 and has continued to slide in January. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The dwells are now below two days,” Friesen said. “It’s all fluid now.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bill Mongelluzzo at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The average rail container dwell time at Vancouver’s four container terminals spiked to 6.9 days in December — the highest since last March. 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While the deal needs approval from ILA locals and USMX members, it avoids another port strike and ensures shippers of labor peace along the US East and Gulf coasts for the next six years. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ILA and the USMX said in separate statements the agreement includes language that covers the contentious issue of port automation and new technologies. While the draft language of the tentative agreement was not available, one source said that marine terminals will have some leeway in implementing new technologies in return for more longshore jobs. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalks on a new master contract broke down in November due to the union’s concerns about the impact on jobs from \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-targets-rail-mounted-gantry-cranes-amid-impasse-in-port-labor-talks-5874742\"\u003ethe use of semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes\u003c/a\u003e (RMGs) at marine terminals. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This agreement protects current ILA jobs and establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs while modernizing East and Gulf coast ports — making them safer and more efficient and creating the capacity they need to keep our supply chains strong,” the statement said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails of the agreement were not publicly disclosed, pending final approval by both sides. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deal was reached a week before a Jan. 15 strike deadline that was set \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-usmx-agree-on-new-wage-offer-and-contract-extension-that-reopens-ports-5741882\"\u003ein October at the end of the three-day ILA strike\u003c/a\u003e that was settled with an agreement on wages. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports will work under the current contract until the tentative agreement is ratified by the wage-scale committees of local unions. But sources indicate that the locals are likely to support the contract negotiated by ILA President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe breakthrough came after four days of talks in Teaneck, New Jersey, on a new master contract. Those talks included side discussions on the impact of new technology on longshore jobs, ahead of \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-usmx-contract-talks-set-for-jan-7-restart-ahead-of-strike-deadline-sources-5913854\"\u003ebroader talks that restarted on Jan. 7\u003c/a\u003e that covered benefits and specific longshore crafts such as checkers and clerks. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December, the union enlisted President-elect Donald Trump to advocate on behalf of their stance against automation. On Wednesday, the ILA issued its own statement thanking Trump for his “bold stance [that] helped prevent a second coastwide strike.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“President Trump clearly demonstrated his unwavering support for our ILA union and longshore workers with his statement ‘heard round the world’ backing our position to protect American longshore jobs against the ravages of automated terminals,” Harold Daggett said in the statement. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The deal was reached a week before a Jan. 15 strike deadline that was set in October at the end of the three-day ILA strike that was settled with an agreement on wages. 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That has resulted in an environment where \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/drayage-diversification-emerging-as-shipper-priority-amid-supply-chain-volatility-5916296\"\u003eshippers are either reliant on single drayage providers\u003c/a\u003e in a specific port or they hand off drayage allocation decisions to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) or the container lines handling the ocean leg. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA proportion of shippers, especially large ones, do handle drayage allocation themselves, but the sophistication of that apportionment of their volume doesn’t always reflect diversification strategies for other parts of their supply chain. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn other words, the same large shipper that uses three container lines, four US ports, and five global forwarders might only use one drayage provider per gateway, or they might let the forwarder or container lines decide which drayage provider to use. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Some would see pushing the work to a third-party to manage would be losing the relationship with the dray carrier and knowledge of what is happening day to day,” said Reade Kidd, CEO of EDRAY, a managed transportation platform that helps importers coordinate their shipments, including drayage allocation. “I’m obviously biased, but the increased complexities, disruptions and changing landscape is requiring an increased and almost local competency for the shipper that third-party providers are more equipped to manage at scale.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWider net for disruptions \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it’s local events such as a terminal closure, a regional issue such s chassis provisioning, or macro issues such as Panama Canal transit restrictions, US port strikes or the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore, most third parties feel they are in a better position to offer alternatives to a shipper than a shipper themselves might be able to discern. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidd said EDRAY focuses on insights and industry benchmarking, not just executing a shipment on behalf of an importer. And the managed transportation approach drives natural drayage carrier diversification, as managed transportation providers tend to favor dual sourcing through any single gateway. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEDRAY is an example of a neutral managed transportation provider, one not attached to a larger 3PL. From a shipper perspective, the water is muddied when 3PLs engage in managed transportation services that are not clearly noted as being attached to a 3PL, either asset-based or not. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of 3PLs as managed transportation providers has been ongoing for decades. That trend means shippers need to understand the difference between handing off drayage allocation decisions to a 3PL versus having that 3PL make broad transportation decisions before and after the drayage leg as well. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A typical broker does not have the technology or personnel expertise to manage the complexities of ocean container drayage,” said Paul Brashier, vice president of global supply chain at the third-party logistics provider ITS Logistics. “There is a gulf between a ‘broker’ and an asset-light transportation provider that uses brokerage authority to aggregate capacity.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrashier said shippers should have 3PLs demonstrate their ability to manage and aggregate capacity in multiple locations throughout North America at competitive rates, as well as accessorial management. That decision-making process also needs to take into account a 3PL’s technology and the experience of its operation teams. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Additional capacity is always needed as geopolitical forces and shipper booking patterns change,” Brashier said. “Do you want to onboard the capacity to manage those headwinds in the moment or have them in place to execute when needed?” \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e‘Quick pivots’ \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne advantage of a managed transportation team associated with a 3PL is they tend to be able to make “quick pivots to the changes that can happen, in many cases overnight, in ocean container logistics,” Brashier added. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut buyers beware, said Michael Kroul, CEO of drayage broker KTI, who bemoaned a relative lack of investment in drayage technology over the past decade as other areas landed big funding rounds from venture capital firms. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Most of the managed transportation options are really just fronts for brokerages and the terms they want you to sign make it hard for carriers and brokers to work with them,” Kroul said. “There are very few 3PLS and carriers that can handle all of the shipper needs in all markets.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing managed transportation is just one option for shippers, who can also access capacity from specialist drayage brokers, the brokerage divisions of asset-based dray carriers and the dray divisions of multimodal brokers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a huge number of permutations available, shippers need to consider the right mix of those options set against their own operational needs, such as the number of gateways they use, whether they require transload services and what data they require of their partners. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey dimensions to consider, according to drayage sources, include whether to primarily use national carriers that can serve multiple port gateways or local carriers with potentially stronger local port relationships. Another consideration is whether to use brokers, either as a primary source that provides natural diversification or as a supplementary source to back up asset-based carriers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Eric Johnson at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:eric.johnson@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eeric.johnson@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Third parties are generally better equipped to account for micro and macro issues that a shipper might confront across their import gateways. 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They join a hot trend already set off by niche Asian-origin feeder lines, notably Singapore’s SeaLead, on India-Red Sea trades through vessel-sharing arrangements. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurcon will launch a service, known as the Turkey-Red Sea-India (TRI), out of Nhava Sheva and Mundra beginning in February, initially using four vessels that the carrier said will be upsized to five ships in June to provide a weekly rotation. It is expected to add between 10,000 TEUs to 15,000 TEUs of capacity a month for Indian loads. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TRI features a roundtrip rotation of Ambarli (Istanbul), Evyap (Izmit), Aliaga, Mersin, Aqaba, Jeddah, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jeddah, Aqaba, Alexandria and Ambarli. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The service offers the fastest transit from Turkey to India via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, creating a vital link for the growing India-Turkey trade,” Turcon said in a statement. “The service will also offer connections via rail to strategic and important ICD [inland container depot] locations in North India.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificantly, the newcomer for Indian trades is targeting a much wider market on the back of its Red Sea network reach. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The service will also connect Mundra and Nhava Sheva ports with America, North Europe and the Mediterranean via Turkon Line’s transshipment hub ports in Turkey,” the carrier said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeclared transit times from Nhava Sheva are 42 days to Norfolk and 44 days to New York, as well as 37 days to Antwerp and 44 days to Felixstowe. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurcon’s Indian operations will be handled by Mumbai-based third-party agent Abrao Group. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, Arkas has announced the launch of a Suez routing connecting West India to the Mediterranean, also beginning next month. Arkas operates a fleet of 50 vessels. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMainline carriers have avoided the Suez and Red Sea for about 14 months, rerouting around southern Africa amid ongoing attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants operating in Yemen. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMixed reaction from market players \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile welcoming more services, local freight forwarders who spoke with the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e believe any extra capacity entering the market from smaller ship operators working around an “opportunistic approach” has the potential to spoil rate recovery efforts by mega carriers, especially on the India-US trade lane that continues to suffer week-over-week rate declines. Sources put early-January average spot pricing at $1,400 per FEU for bookings from Nhava Sheva to New York. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlatts, a sister company of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global, pegged India-US East Coast rates at $1,500 per FEU as of Jan. 7, down 2% on the week. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"893ffa5c-0a69-45c7-a555-425e44318711\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eJitendra Srivastava, CEO of Mumbai-based forwarder Triton Logistics \u0026amp; Maritime, had a positive take on the new ocean network. “This offers efficient and cost-effective solutions for businesses engaged in bilateral trade between India and Turkey, and even beyond,” Srivastava said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMainline carriers appear resigned to what is building around them. “There will always be some opportunistic players,” a senior executive at a European carrier who didn’t want to be identified told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. “There could also be some shippers looking for the cheapest pricing.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, larger shippers voiced skepticism regarding last-mile reliability for alternative Red Sea-centric options. “There are cargo flow risks when dealing with a startup-like solution trying to exploit a disruption for profit,” a source said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-way trade between India and Turkey stood at approximately $10.5 billion by value in fiscal year 2023–24, with engineering and electronics goods leading Indian exports, data shows. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bency Mathew at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bencyvmathew@gmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebencyvmathew@gmail.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Turkish carrier Turcon will launch a service out of the Indian ports of Nhava Sheva and Mundra (pictured) beginning in February. 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The tables turned in 2024, when East and Gulf coast dockworkers engaged in contentious contract negotiations of their own and discretionary cargo returned to the West Coast. The main challenge facing West Coast ports entering 2025 will be to mitigate the rail container backlogs that inevitably occur during peak periods when import volumes exceed the railroads’ designed network capacity. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow float-right-element\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/phoenix/5914610_0.1.png\"\u003e\u003c/img\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look back:\u003c/b\u003e The lengthy and contentious contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and employers on the East and Gulf coasts drove a large volume of discretionary imports to the West Coast in 2024. Frontloading of imports through the West Coast continued last fall in anticipation of the threatened tariffs under a second Trump administration this year. In the first 11 months of 2024, West Coast ports handled 59.2% of US imports from Asia, up from 56.5% in 2023, according to PIERS, a sister product of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global. The Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle and Tacoma was the first gateway to experience severe congestion last summer due to diversion from Canadian ports, which contended with now-resolved labor issues. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach experienced a 25%-plus year-over-year increase in import volumes for three consecutive months, spawning terminal congestion and several months of extended rail container dwell times. However, the BNSF and Union Pacific railroads had worked through those backlogs by year-end. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look ahead:\u003c/b\u003e West Coast ports were relatively fluid entering 2024 and have sufficient capacity to handle the lower cargo volumes forecast for 2025. When the ILA reaches a contract settlement this year, discretionary cargo is expected to return to the East and Gulf coasts. That means cargo flows should return to the normal seasonal trends throughout the year. The main challenge facing West Coast ports in 2025 will be mitigating peak inland point intermodal (IPI) volumes next fall. The industry has come to expect some level of disruptions when IPI traffic surges during peak periods, but port stakeholders learned valuable lessons from the epic meltdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and future disruptions should be less intense and shorter than before. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"b78cb350-f07f-4a00-9299-490e4013fbeb\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next inflection\u003c/b\u003e: Whereas 2024 was a banner year for US West Coast ports, the pendulum could swing back to the East and Gulf coast ports in 2025. If Trump’s threatened tariffs on China push even more production to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent in 2025, the China-dependent West Coast gateways will lose market share to East Coast ports, which are better suited geographically to handle imports from those regions. If and when hostilities in the Red Sea cease and vessels return to the Suez Canal, West Coast ports could lose additional share. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Bill Mongelluzzo at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:bill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ebill.mongelluzzo@spglobal.com.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Imports through Los Angeles-Long Beach grew more than 25% for three straight months in 2024. Photo credit: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com.","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1736268615017","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"1","Name":"Maritime","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"9","Name":"Container Shipping News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"42","Name":"North American ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/north-american-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1736262194000","TitlePlainText":"Tariffs, Suez resumption could crimp US West Coast share gains","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/tariffs-suez-resumption-could-crimp-us-west-coast-share-gains-5918457","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas 2024 was a banner year for US West Coast ports, the pendulum could swing back to East and Gulf coast ports in 2025. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"Whereas 2024 was a banner year for US West Coast ports, the pendulum could swing back to East and Gulf coast ports in 2025.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5916296_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5916252_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustry dynamics are driving shippers to diversify their allocation of volume to drayage carriers in a bid to manage increased volatility through the US ports they use for their import supply chains. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas shippers have historically tended to rely on a single drayage carrier in a specific gateway, the underlying technology and changing attitudes toward resilience on a chronically overlooked transportation leg are enabling that diversification. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe change impacts a part of the industry that is especially fragmented, with more than 12,000 drayage carriers operating in the US on a local, regional or national basis, accounting for more than 49,000 drivers, according to the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). And that fragmentation includes everything from national providers with as many as 2,500 trucks, to owner-operators running single-vehicle businesses. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrayage is also notorious for thin margins for operators, a reality that only deviated from the norm temporarily during the pandemic. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor shippers, the hard work of managing a network of dray partners, as opposed to a single relationship, is theoretically offset by better performance and more flexibility to get the capacity required through a given gateway. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile drayage capacity has been largely loose in aggregate the past two years despite solid container growth in 2024, shippers still deal with episodic periods of tightness week to week or through specific ports. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The landscape has changed significantly over the last five years,” said Reade Kidd, CEO of EDRAY, a managed transportation platform that helps importers, including Crate \u0026amp; Barrel, Floor \u0026amp; Decor and Samsung, to coordinate their shipments. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pre-COVID, you saw many shippers with large volume lanes allocated to one dray carrier, leveraging one contract, one integration and one feedback loop,” Kidd said “While there are synergies and benefits from increasing scale with one provider, we have seen a significant adoption of strategies around diversification of carriers, ports and overall networks across the industry.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Kroul, CEO of drayage broker KTI, said the days of using a single carrier for large volumes in a single gateway are largely gone. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are examples of shippers only using one primary carrier in a market, but in truth they always now have backups as COVID taught them that exceptions can occur no matter how tight the bond is,” Kroul said. “We have shippers use us and two other carriers in a market, and others put 30% for spot price moves. Others stick solely through what they granted through their requests for proposal [RPFs]. My safe answer would be four to five at minimum per market, even if you primarily use one for everything.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNo single solution \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs with every other aspect of international logistics, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy that applies to all shippers, or even for a single shipper across all the US import gateways they use. The decision to allocate cargo to more than one dray carrier is primarily influenced by the overall volume moved and the week-to-week consistency of that volume. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you have 50 containers a week on a lane, that could be ideal to have multiple carriers on the lane,” Kidd said. “However, if the volume is not consistent — 30 containers on week one and 70 containers on week two — you could be at risk of increasing bobtails if you diversify your carrier mix.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are ways to offset that inconsistency while using multiple carriers through the use of empty container pools and dedicated chassis programs. But most shippers have historically tended to take the path of least resistance and just pick one drayage carrier, or hand off the allocation of drayage volume to a third-party logistics provider (3PL) or shipping line, many of which route that to a favored or in-house carrier. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidd advocates for some sort of split — generally between 50-50 and 70-30 between two carriers — that keeps options open and costs in a manageable band. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We have a number of shippers with five or more carriers on lanes, some of which are due to certain container types, like overweight, refrigerated, or hazardous, and some are just due to a high-volume lane that they keep highly competitive across their carriers,” he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBenefit of multiple relationships \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKroul said the complexity of the shipper’s needs at destination also determines the extent to which they are willing to diversify, or to stick with one carrier. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It depends on the time of year, the specific gateway, whether it’s a port or inland move, the equipment needed, and the delivery need,” he said. “Do they need transload, a distribution center, direct to warehouse, a drop yard, a reload?” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional relationships are always of benefit, said Paul Brashier, vice president of global supply chain at the 3PL ITS Logistics, which specializes in drayage. For instance, he said that a shipper may add a 3PL not just to diversify its drayage options, but to add a specialized service, such as warehousing or domestic truckload, in addition to drayage. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Depending on the complexity of a shipper’s supply chain, it is usually best to delineate the spend by the mode or services supplied,” he said. “If a shipper is going to bring on multiple partners, it is best to ensure that they add a mode or service diversity to your portfolio.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKroul agreed: “That is why you have seen large national carriers add transload, container yards, drop yards, and warehouses in specific areas,” he said. “The goal is to lure large national enterprise accounts that need all of those services. Some large national carriers, like IMC and RoadOne, have done a great job of that.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even all large shippers are not alike in their usage of national drayage providers with broad service capabilities. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Many like to prioritize the local carriers or the brokers with the relationships with the local carriers, and then work with a broker like us and a large national carrier,” Kroul said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEase of procurement \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidd said a proliferation of transportation procurement tools, which simplify the bidding process for shippers, is allowing importers that previously single-sourced to dabble in dual sourcing. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This enables shippers to try out a new carrier in a market, putting them at a smaller percentage — around 20% of their volume through a gateway — and earning their way into the network,” he said. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidd ultimately recommends shippers with a significant enough threshold of volume, even if inconsistent, to dual source because it minimizes the vulnerability to both shippers and their capacity providers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If one dray carrier has 30 containers a week and then needs to surge up to 100 a week during certain times of the year, that could be challenging,” he said. “As long as freight is balanced, having two carriers evenly split, each would need to surge from 15 to 50, instead of 30 to 100, containers for that week. Having a smaller volume of surge is easier for an asset-based carrier to absorb.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize of carrier a factor \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Weiland, COO at Southern California drayage provider Junction Collaborative Transports, said the size of the asset-based carrier factors into these decisions as well. Junction operates more than 350 trucks, so Weiland said the carrier can “easily commit to a 2,500-TEU to 4,000-TEU annual account on the fly, and it does not cause an operational disaster.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a smaller dray carrier, one with about 10 trucks, a comfortable volume commitment level would be approximately 300 TEU to 500 TEUs per year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Many in the drayage industry try to sell themselves or their services as if they are larger than they actually are,” Weiland said. “I assume it has to do with appealing to a larger account.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a small carrier lands a large account, it then has to figure out how to provide the capacity, Weiland said, and if the account leaves, that carrier is back to square one, sometimes with excess trucks that it cannot immediately fill. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a local operator, Weiland also has to consider how Junction fits into a larger framework where its customers have volume moving through gateways outside of Southern California. Junction could theoretically be the sole provider in Southern California, but not the sole provider nationwide, so some of its customers may use a national dray carrier for some volume in its territory in service of maintaining a strong relationship with the national carrier. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It really depends on the volume per gateway,” Weiland said. “We have a few customers where we are the only carrier at 300-plus containers per month. We have some where we are the primary, but at around 50% of their total volume.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiversification is primarily about giving shippers options, and a part of that is maintaining communication with both asset-based and broker partners, sources emphasized. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We have a customer who has not given us a load in almost a year when we used to do a ton with them because the market for their particular commodity went south,” Kroul said. “They had to give more to their primary carrier. But they talked to us every week. And sure enough, two weeks ago they sent more than 50 loads. Relationships matter.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Eric Johnson at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:eric.johnson@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eeric.johnson@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"A lack of consistent volume week to week should lead a shipper to ensure it has backup options for drayage capacity. Photo credit: Robert V Schwemmer / Shutterstock.com. ","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1735933034093","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"39","Name":"Drayage","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/drayage","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"17","Name":"Logistics Technology News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/supply-chain/logistics-technology-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"42","Name":"North American ports","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/north-american-ports","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"43","Name":"Marine terminals","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news/marine-terminals","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"48","Name":"Truck brokers","Redirects":[{"Path":"/surface/trucking-news/truck-brokers","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1735924874000","TitlePlainText":"Drayage diversification emerging as shipper priority amid supply chain volatility","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/drayage-diversification-emerging-as-shipper-priority-amid-supply-chain-volatility-5916296","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eShippers must weigh the merits of a single-source relationship on drayage through key ports over splitting volume among regional and national carriers, or even brokers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"Shippers must weigh the merits of a single-source relationship on drayage through key ports over splitting volume among regional and national carriers, or even brokers.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5916143_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5916140_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe number of container lines preparing surcharges ahead of potential disruption to US East and Gulf coast service networks has reached at least five as a Jan. 15 longshore strike deadline nears and new carrier alliances launch. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCMA CGM, Yang Ming and Hapag-Lloyd said they would implement surcharges ranging from $1,125 to $1,700 per FEU linked to the expected disruption should 45,000 dockworkers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walk off the job in less than two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three carriers join Mediterranean Shipping Company and Zim Integrated Shipping, \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/trans-atlantic-carriers-cue-fresh-surcharges-for-early-2025-risks-5908990\"\u003ewhich in December announced they could implement disruption-related surcharges\u003c/a\u003e in mid-January. Zim cited the potential ILA strike, while MSC said its charge was linked to the restructuring of its trans-Atlantic network from Feb. 1 when it will \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/mscs-global-scale-enables-standalone-network-coverage-5726563\"\u003ebegin operating as a standalone carrier following its exit from the 2M Alliance with Maersk\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCMA CGM said Thursday it will implement a $1,500 per unit “Peak Season Surcharge” (PSS) on Jan. 15 for all cargo from the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, Red Sea and Egypt to the US East and Gulf coasts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHapag-Lloyd said it will implement an $850 per TEU or $1,700 per FEU “Work Disruption Surcharge” (WDS) and “Work Interruption Destination Surcharge” (WID) on any cargo gated in on or after Jan. 20. The WID would apply to trans-Pacific cargo, while the WDS would cover trans-Atlantic shipments, the carrier said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This surcharge covers additional costs from labor disruptions, strikes, slowdowns, unrest, congestion, and other unforeseen events that may delay operations and incur extra handling, storage, and feeder service costs,” Hapag-Lloyd said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYang Ming will implement a “Port Congestion Surcharge” (PCS) on Jan. 15 for all cargo moving into the US and Canada of $800 per TEU and $1,000 per FEU. The carrier said the potential labor unrest could increase its costs. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources said other carriers are planning to implement surcharges, which are often actually negotiated between carriers and their customers down from the originally announced amount.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The others are hinting at it with their adjustments, just not openly stating it,” said a freight forwarding source. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe announced surcharges come as \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/trans-pacific-spot-rates-on-the-rise-amid-pre-lunar-new-year-cargo-bump-5912763\"\u003espot rates for ex-Asia cargo into the US have climbed sharply in the past month\u003c/a\u003e, according to Platts, a \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e sister company within S\u0026amp;P Global. The Platts Container Index measured trans-Pacific East Coast import rates at $6,400 per FEU and West Coast rates at $5,000 per FEU as of Jan 2. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:Laura.Robb@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Sources said other carriers are planning to implement surcharges, which are often actually negotiated between carriers and their customers down from the originally announced amount. Photo credit: Daniel Wright / Shutterstock.com.","__typename":"Metadata"},"ModDate":"1735916114780","Taxonomy":{"MainCategory":[{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/port-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"AdditionalCategories":[{"Id":"4","Name":"Supply chain","Redirects":[{"Path":"/supply-chain","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"},{"Id":"9","Name":"Container Shipping News","Redirects":[{"Path":"/maritime/container-shipping-news","__typename":"Redirect"}],"__typename":"TaxonomyDictionary"}],"__typename":"Taxonomy"},"DataDeliveryTaxonomy":{"ConnectAuthorsValues":[{"Value":"Laura Robb, Associate Editor","__typename":"ConnectAuthorsValues"}],"__typename":"DataDeliveryTaxonomy"},"PublishDate":"1735909334000","TitlePlainText":"More ocean carriers unveil disruption surcharges linked to possible ILA strike","Published":true,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/article/more-ocean-carriers-unveil-disruption-surcharges-linked-to-possible-ila-strike-5916143","__typename":"Redirect"}],"AbstractHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic abstract-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe charges come as spot rates for ex-Asia cargo into the US have climbed sharply over the past month.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","AbstractPlainText":"The charges come as spot rates for ex-Asia cargo into the US have climbed sharply over the past month.","__typename":"Document"},{"Id":"5914476_JournalOfCommerce","Attachments":[{"FileName":"5914445_0.1.png","FileType":"Nondownloadable","Title":null,"__typename":"Attachment"},{"FileName":"5914466_0.1.jpg","FileType":"FeatureImage","Title":"Feature image","__typename":"Attachment"}],"BodyHtml":"\u003cdiv class=\"phx-topic\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe big picture:\u003c/b\u003e A combination of growing demand, port bottlenecks and vessel and equipment shortages pushed rates from the East Coast of South America to the US to their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last year. This year, the inter-Americas trade is poised for more growth, but that growth will likely come with congestion at South American ports and tight capacity on northbound services from the East Coast of South America that keeps rates elevated. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow float-right-element\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/phoenix/5914445_0.1.png\"\u003e\u003c/img\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look back:\u003c/b\u003e Freight demand on the north-south trade connecting Latin America with North America increased in 2024, but actual volume growth was hindered by port congestion and a lack of available vessel space. Total container volumes between the US and the Carribean, Central America and South America rose 4.3% in the first 10 months of the year, with northbound shipments up 3.8% and southbound volumes up 4.8%, according to PIERS, a sister product of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global. Growing import demand in South America and poor vessel schedule reliability resulted in tight capacity for imports to the East Coast of South America throughout the year. At the same time, infrastructure projects at multiple ports in Latin America aimed at attracting additional volumes reduced operating capacity at those gateways. Vessel delays caused by the International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA’s) strike, which shut down all US East and Gulf coast ports for three days at the beginning of October, further exacerbated vessel bunching at South American ports. That, in turn, worsened existing equipment shortages, as ports and container carriers prioritized clearing the backlog of ships over repositioning empty containers inland for exporters. Some carriers opted to divert ships to lesser-used ports and/or blank sailings to keep ships on schedule, which further reduced effective vessel capacity on the trade and resulted in rolled cargo. Steady growth in rates accelerated in the lead up to the ILA strike, with average spot rates from the East Coast of South America to the US Gulf Coast peaking at $5,800 per FEU in late October, more than double the rate recorded just three months prior and up 251.5% from the same week in 2023, according to Platts, also part of S\u0026amp;P Global. Those rates have since cooled, but only slightly, settling at $5,600 per FEU in the three weeks ending Dec. 13. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look ahead\u003c/b\u003e: Shippers moving cargo on the inter-Americas lane can expect to see further volume growth in 2025, potentially reflected by increased attention and capacity from carriers. Demand for US-made products in South America continues to increase, with petrochemicals offering another source of substantial southbound volume growth. The implications of a second Donald Trump presidency for trade policy remain unclear, but the change in administration — particularly the threat of universal tariffs on US imports — could increase costs. However, if Trump imposes much higher tariffs on imports from China, this could prompt US importers to shift some sourcing to Latin America, increasing north-south volumes. Another potential spanner in the works for intra-Americas shippers are the still-unresolved contract talks between the ILA and port employers on the US East and Gulf coasts. If an agreement is not reached by Jan. 15, the union will strike again, and if East and Gulf coast ports are closed for any meaningful amount of time, congestion and equipment shortages in South America are likely to flare up again. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"09c5f6da-205d-43ca-83e7-ae8373849666\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next inflection:\u003c/b\u003e With demand already growing and Trump tariffs potentially accelerating the nearshoring of US imports, the north-south trade is positioned for long-term growth. However, that growth remains dependent on ports expanding and carriers flexing up vessel capacity and equipment supply to handle the rising volumes. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Laura Robb at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:laura.robb@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003elaura.robb@spglobal.com.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"ECSA–USGC spot rates soared from $1,800 per FEU in June to $5,800 per FEU in late October. 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The union and maritime employers remain stuck on what provisions the new master contract will include about port automation. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ILA has taken \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-breaks-off-contract-talks-accuses-usmx-of-semi-automation-push-5810392\"\u003ea hard line\u003c/a\u003e against automation technology at ports under its jurisdiction. It singled out semi-automated rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) as a technology that \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-targets-rail-mounted-gantry-cranes-amid-impasse-in-port-labor-talks-5874742\"\u003eit wants to bar\u003c/a\u003e from further implementation at East and Gulf coast ports under the new contract. The USMX countered that technology, including RMGs, boosts port productivity and creates more opportunities for longshore workers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProgress on the talks have been further complicated by \u003ca href=\"https://www.joc.com/article/ila-plays-new-trump-card-in-automation-standoff-with-usmx-5905242\"\u003ethe attention of President-elect Donald Trump\u003c/a\u003e, who sided with the ILA’s stance against automation. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"The issue of what protections dockworkers will have against automation is the final bone of contention remaining in port contract talks. 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We understand it’s the most severe level of congestion worldwide.” \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesperson added the congestion at the two Chinese ports was “unlikely to improve before the Lunar New Year,” which begins Jan. 29. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuangzhou-based Winsail International Logistics said Shanghai is experiencing berthing delays of three to four days depending on the terminal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Qingdao and Ningbo are facing delays of two to three days,” a senior executive at the company told the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe source pointed out that intra-Asia regional services are suffering more delays than mainline services due to the short voyage lengths of two to three days between ports and the large number of calls on services. That was echoed by FIBS Logistics, with the spokesperson saying the forwarder is experiencing vessel delays of “more than two weeks on the Shanghai-Manila corridor” on a transit that should take five to six days. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were also more than 50 vessels waiting to berth in Manila last week amid severe congestion due to high yard utilization, partly due to the large volume of empty containers and vessel bunching caused by ships arriving late. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaiwan’s Evergreen Line said on Dec. 20 that it had deployed three sweeper vessels to load empty containers at Manila to ease congestion at off-dock container yards and container terminals. That came after the Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines had threatened to stop accepting import containers from Evergreen due to congestion issues. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Philippines customs bureau said the problem of handling empty containers was an issue facing all carriers, not just Evergreen. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat comes as carriers are again experiencing equipment shortages at ports in China and Vietnam as shippers consign cargo ahead of the Lunar New Year. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCMA CGM is the worst affected with a shortage or tight supply of containers last week at all main ports in mainland China, Taiwan and Vietnam, except Guangzhou and Hong Kong. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHapag-Lloyd and Evergreen are also seeing tight supply of 40-foot containers in Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and Chongqing in China. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOcean Network Express (ONE), OOCL, Cosco Shipping and Evergreen are experiencing tight availability of 20-foot and 40-foot containers in Shenzhen. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLengthy delays in Hamburg \u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, labor shortages at Hamburg are causing berthing delays of up to 10 days for ships operating Asia-Europe services for THE Alliance, according to sailing schedules released by ONE. The labor issues are part of a wider shortage of personnel, with nearly 40% of companies in Germany reporting staff shortages. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe delays have been exacerbated by congestion and labor issues at other ports, including Rotterdam. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrikes, labor shortages and congestion at Genoa will delay berthing at the Italian port in January by up to six days for some vessels operating Asia-Mediterranean services, ONE schedules show. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas and New Year port closures at ports including Le Havre, Barcelona, La Spezia and Marseille-Fos have also added to delays on Asia-Europe and Mediterranean services. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe holdups have contributed to schedule delays of about a month on some Asia-Europe services, with the longest a 35-day slippage in the arrival of the 23,964 \u003ci\u003eTEU HMM Algeciras\u003c/i\u003e operating the Far East 4 service. The vessel was scheduled to arrive at London Gateway on Dec. 29 but is now not expected until Feb. 2, according to the latest port itinerary. Schedules show the ship is expected to face a 10-day delay in Rotterdam and an extra four-day wait at its next call, Hamburg, where it’s due on Jan. 25. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 23,664-TEU \u003ci\u003eBusan Express\u003c/i\u003e, operating the FE3 service, is set for a 10-day wait at Hamburg, with berthing now scheduled for Jan. 17, according to ONE schedules. Its arrival has already been held up due to congestion and holiday port closures at Rotterdam. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short voyage between North European ports such as Le Havre and London Gateway gives little opportunity for vessels to claw back the accumulated delays. But schedules also show THE Alliance anticipates it will recover two days on the transit from Antwerp to the final call at Southampton on FE3 services. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Keith Wallis at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:keithwallis@hotmail.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ekeithwallis@hotmail.com.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"Holiday port closures at ports including Le Havre, Barcelona, La Spezia and Marseille-Fos have added to delays on Asia-Europe and Mediterranean services. 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The ability to withstand the various shocks, along with ongoing capital upgrades, suggests ports are prepared to handle tariff-related cargo surges that may occur in 2025. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow float-right-element\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/phoenix/5910623_0.1.png\"\u003e\u003c/img\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look back:\u003c/b\u003e Strong consumer spending and frontloading amid concerns over the deadline for a new longshore labor agreement drove import volumes through US East Coast ports higher than expected in 2024. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, for example, saw imports shoot up 14.1% through November, a significant acceleration from the 3% growth it had forecast for the year. New York-New Jersey’s inbound volumes were also boosted by the diversion of containerized cargo from the Port of Baltimore during its second-quarter closure following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Total import volumes through the US East Coast rose 9.5% year over year in the first 11 months of 2024, the fastest growth rate for a comparable period since 2021, according to PIERS, a sister product of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Commerce\u003c/i\u003e within S\u0026amp;P Global. But from an operational perspective, the three-day strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in early October merely resulted in a temporary backup that was cleared within a week or two at most ports. Savannah and Charleston ports also dealt with episodic ship congestion during 2024 due to the high volumes and berth closures due to maintenance. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look ahead:\u003c/b\u003e With the incoming Trump administration threatening to levy tariffs across all imported goods, East Coast ports could see another strong year in 2025, but they should be well prepared to absorb extra volumes thanks to numerous capacity upgrades. CMA CGM’s primary marine terminal in New Jersey, for example, will open a new berth in 2025, allowing the carrier to increase deployed capacity on services calling the busiest East Coast port. A total of six new cranes are in various stages of installation at New York-New Jersey marine terminals that will allow for the handling of larger ships in 2025. Further south, the Port of Virginia completed a railyard expansion in 2024 that will increase intermodal capacity at its Norfolk marine terminal by 25%. Virginia is also set to complete dredging its harbor down to 55 feet in 2025, allowing the port to handle ultra-large container ships. Charleston’s port also boosted its effective container capacity via a deal it struck with the ILA to fully utilize the Hugh K. Leatherman terminal. Services operated by Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Zim are now calling at Leatherman. Rail capacity from Leatherman is also set to increase with the mid-2025 opening of the adjacent Navy Base intermodal facility, which will provide a more direct connection to South Carolina’s inland ports. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wrapper-narrow\"\u003e\u003cdynamic-object type=\"jocchartid\" resource-id=\"fdb320e8-1d2b-471a-9418-caf343a1579e\"\u003e\u003c/dynamic-object\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next inflection:\u003c/b\u003e In addition to any vessel backlogs resulting from a second potential ILA strike on Jan. 15, a major test for the East Coast marine terminals will be their ability to handle the revamped carrier networks debuting in 2025. The Gemini Cooperation of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will be moving a large share of its volumes through APM Terminals’ facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey. MSC and Zim, meanwhile, will shift their vessels away from APM to MSC’s jointly operated Port Newark Container Terminal. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContact Michael Angell at \u003c/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:michael.angell@spglobal.com\"\u003e\u003ci\u003emichael.angell@spglobal.com.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","Metadata":{"BylineOverwrite":null,"AuthorCompanyOrEventLink":null,"PaywallLocked":true,"FeatureImageCopyright":"US East Coast ports handled a nearly 10% jump in imports through November with minimal congestion. 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Business anachronisms permeate current supply chain processes. These vestiges of the way things used to work define the LTL freight transportation procurement process of many modern shippers.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDavid Knuth, logistics specialist at IEWC, a global supplier of cable and wire based in Wisconsin, is happy to have modernized the RFP process, automating the entire LTL bidding procedure with Bid$ense, SMC³’s automated truckload and LTL freight transportation sourcing solution. But when prompted, he can still recall what once was.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn his previous job, a large part of his duties were consumed by creating an intermodal bid package for carriers. In a spreadsheet, Knuth detailed the company’s volumes lane by lane, taking care to delete any errant keystrokes or misleading data. He would then email out the information to each carrier, taking time to respond to detailed technical questions about the spreadsheet data. Finally, he had to compile all the results, create an algorithm that would compare the carriers on each lane, and award the business.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e“It was a huge undertaking. It took about four months to do,” Knuth said of the old process. “It was almost a full-time job for that part of the year, every year.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn his new job at IEWC, he sat down with Bid$ense on day one and was amazed at the capabilities. Knuth had never before used a bid tool. SMC³’s latest versions of Bid$ense automate the process even further, taking truckload and LTL RFPs entirely online. The tool draws on RFP best-practices protocols to streamline the bidding communication process, enabling bidding carriers to respond accurately and promptly to shipper requests. The solution also does all the distribution work automatically, electronically submitting shipper bid data to carriers based on their actual service capabilities and performance records. Carriers are alerted with timely prompts for RFP deliverables, so shippers aren’t waiting by the phone for responses.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAnother benefit of automating the process is the data-cleansing assistance. When Knuth sent spreadsheets to carriers, data errors might cloud the bidding process; he might have to resend data or simply accept a price that did not truly reflect the costs of doing business. Data cleansing is incredibly beneficial, he said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe spreadsheet technique also made bidding analysis an onerous task. Since Bid$ense automates and streamlines the entire RFP process, intensive examination is now simple. SMC³ knows that each bid has more than one best outcome. With uniform responses from each carrier, shippers can quickly rank results and create an unlimited quantity of what-if scenarios to make the optimal procurement decision.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eJesse Burnett of Central Garden \u0026amp; Pet experiences many of the same benefits. Founded in 1980, Central Garden \u0026amp; Pet has spent the last three decades growing from a small garden supply company to a provider of a range of products from dog chews and bird seed to soil supplements and natural insecticides. For much of its life, the company shipped these disparate goods via LTL and truckload carriers to retailers throughout the country, relying on each business unit to negotiate directly with their freight transportation providers. This arrangement worked fairly well for a small company, but as Central Garden \u0026amp; Pet expanded, leadership decided to consolidate decision making.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBurnett helped centralize the transportation decision making in 2015 with SMC³’s Bid$ense. Before Bid$ense, every business unit operated independently as far as negotiating with carriers.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e“There were a lot of different things just floating around,” he said. “We didn’t have master agreements in place; no national pricing at all. The pricing from carriers was just all over the place, depending on where you were.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe transformations he saw with Bid$ense were immediate. Burnett has been using the tool about every other year since its implementation at the company. Central Garden and Pet’s $19.6 million 2019 LTL bid saved the company just more than 9 percent when compared to its historical average. For Burnett, though, bid automation extends far beyond savings.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e“We knew that we weren’t getting the best pricing offer from our carriers just because nothing was centralized,” he continued. “We knew that if we combined everything from all these business units and paired it with one corporate offering, then it would drive some cost benefit with it.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhen the company initially decided to centralize bid procurement, executives researched a number of different methodologies and technologies. In the end, though, Burnett found that Bid$ense was both widespread and well known, and that his carrier partners already knew how to use the application. Burnett also highlighted the data-cleansing process as a major benefit, saying the rigorous process ensures that carriers always return the best price.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e“It definitely has helped drive savings,” he said. “Any time you go out there and you drive that competitiveness with the carriers and they know they’re in a bid environment, it seems to sharpen their pencils.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eTransportation procurement is an integral part of the modern supply chain. With Bid$ense, shippers can develop a strategic implementation plan that saves them time and money, but also helps them create strong relationships with their carrier partners. These carriers appreciate the solution’s data-cleansing process; when carriers receive a complete shipment history and future volume forecast, they don’t have to guess on pricing. Carriers that receive more data from shippers get a complete picture of that shipper’s freight, allowing them to accurately plan instead of simply preparing for the worst-case scenario. Clean data presented through an automated system can lead to both bigger shipment savings and a lasting partnership between carrier and customer.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhether customers are looking to streamline over-the-road transportation bidding by automating the RFP process or create an entirely new, centralized sourcing process, Bid$ense has the analytical horsepower to get the job done.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSMC³ 2020 Customer Case Study\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","Author":"Sponsored by SMC3","PhotoCutline":"Photo Credits: Shutterstock","FeatureImageId":"5a250a9a-79d5-4e11-99a9-055c34871cc2","FeatureImage":{"Id":"5a250a9a-79d5-4e11-99a9-055c34871cc2","Name":"SMC3rates_shutterstock_5247046.jpg","Path":"/content-assets/1724062812611_SMC3rates_shutterstock_5247046.jpg","__typename":"File"},"Taxonomy":null,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/shippers-save-money-time-with-automated-transportation-bidding-tools-5994e1c1","__typename":"Redirect"}],"EntityMetadata":{"CreatedAt":"1724062819729","__typename":"EntityMetadata"},"__typename":"PartnerContent"},{"Id":"c7bc78df-b12e-42e2-964e-ea543f4d66a9","Title":"Filling the Supply Chain Education Gap with LTL Education Courses","ContentBody":"\u003cp class=\"joc_admin__paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIf there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation. Tariffs, rates, DIM weights, transit times — it’s enough to confuse even seasoned logistics professionals. The solution to this knowledge gap has historically been on-the-job training or university supply chain education, but for a variety of reasons there is now a pressing need for third-party, remote LTL training that prepares logistics workers for transportation success.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"joc_admin__textBold\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGlobal Scope Can Overlook Local Intricacies\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn the past, professionals looking to move into a supply chain career learned about the basics of supply chain from universities. However, many of these college supply chain programs are now global in scope, focusing on worldwide supply chain management instead of the intricacies of specialized domestic transportation. And even these programs, which used to be widespread, are becoming less common. LTL is not an industry of broad-brush strokes; supply chain professionals really need a pointillistic understanding of the logistics of LTL in order to excel in the industry.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"joc_admin__textBold\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAccelerating Need for Dedicated LTL Education\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis lack of specified training put the onus on employers to prepare new hires with the LTL knowledge needed to do their jobs. Dedicated LTL study is a necessity, not a luxury. At the same time, changes in LTL and the broader supply chain world are accelerating. The reliance on e-commerce has ballooned since the start of the pandemic, and last-mile LTL shipments and related e-commerce strains on the supply chain won’t diminish once social distancing abates.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThat genie isn’t going back into the bottle. So supply chain employers need logistics workers that are fully versed in all aspects of the industry, ready to solve unique shipping and delivery problems based on their extensive supply chain knowledge But why care about LTL? It’s been reported that some shippers in today’s world are no longer concerned with what mode is used to ship their goods.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"joc_admin__textBold\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA Multimodal Approach Ensures On-Time Delivery\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis mode agnosticism means supply chain stakeholders have to be well versed in all modes of transportation. As unforeseen weather events and other disruptions, such as protests, become more common, savvy logistics employees will need to be armed with familiarity of all modes, not just the most popular, to ensure that freight is delivered on time, without damage, and in the most financially expedient way possible. Offerings like SMC³’s LTL online education courses cover a wide range of topics from LTL basics and operations to more advanced concepts like pricing analytics and transportation law. The company also has plans to continually refresh content, adding new expert presenters and taking the feedback of students to make the courses even better as time goes on.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eLearn more about\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://logisticstrainingcenter.com/smc3-courses/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"joc_admin__link\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSMC³’s LTL Online Education program\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;and view the 2021 hybrid schedule, featuring live industry experts,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.smc3.com/onlinelearning2021/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"joc_admin__link\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ehere.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","Author":"Sponsored by SMC³","PhotoCutline":"Photo Credits: Shutterstock","FeatureImageId":"bf8b13fa-df15-4b0e-8d1d-d8ef28bdb121","FeatureImage":{"Id":"bf8b13fa-df15-4b0e-8d1d-d8ef28bdb121","Name":"SMC3rates_shutterstock_5247046 (1).jpg","Path":"/content-assets/1726241504084_SMC3rates_shutterstock_5247046 (1).jpg","__typename":"File"},"Taxonomy":null,"Redirects":[{"Path":"/filling-the-supply-chain-education-gap-with-ltl-education-courses-c7bc78df","__typename":"Redirect"}],"EntityMetadata":{"CreatedAt":"1726241511473","__typename":"EntityMetadata"},"__typename":"PartnerContent"}],"taxonomyTree":[{"Id":"10","Name":"Port News","Menu":true,"MetaTitle":"Port News | Journal of Commerce","MetaDescription":"Stay informed on port news worldwide with Journal of Commerce. 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