Daily Archives: March 13, 2023

The Federal Maritime Commission is preparing to ask for another big increase in its budget as it looks to increase market surveillance and enforce OSRA-22.

The Federal Maritime Commission is preparing to ask for another big increase in its budget as it looks to increase market surveillance and enforce OSRA-22.

Restocking by US retailers will spur demand on the trans-Pacific and arrest the steep drop in freight rates in the second half of the year, according to Israel-based carrier Zim.

Restocking by US retailers will spur demand on the trans-Pacific and arrest the steep drop in freight rates in the second half of the year, according to Israel-based carrier Zim.

Chassis providers believe the equipment shortages that bogged down inland supply chains in 2021 and 2022 will soon no longer be an issue for shippers, allowing the industry to return to a more typical supply/demand balance.

Stripped of antitrust protection that is under scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic and the legal certainty of being able to operate within alliances and perhaps even vessel-sharing agreements, ocean carriers could be all but forced to operate indepe...

It stands to reason that the more miles one spends on low-cost rail, the better the comparative economics versus truck should be, but that’s not what happens in the real world, writes analyst Larry Gross.