Ocean Network Express liners expect the coming quarter to carry 2026, raising its full-year profit outlook by 200%.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed to end their 42-day strike against a major California sugar producer that spurred sympathy walkouts at three ports.

Nvidia, the leading maker of computer chips for AI, plans a joint effort to develop a next-generation digital shipyard.

South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine is shifting vessel orders away from containers to other sectors. Is this a warning flag for shipping?

Industrial products led rail freight traffic as intermodal volumes eased from their recent surge.

The CEO of BNSF says Union Pacific’s latest regulatory filing does nothing to change the anti-competitive aspects of the $85 billion rail merger.

Liner CMA CGM and private equity’s Stonepeak are partnering on United Ports LLC, with terminals on four continents.

CMA CGM saw revenue and profit surge in the second quarter even as volatile conditions buffeted the supply chain.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have added new customer assurances to their merger application filing.

Trial by fire as Wove’s AI engine makes sense of complex tariff changes across the full breadth of logistics providers.

Far East shipping spot rates are softening slightly but remain high; declines are gradual and expected to continue in August.

Conrail, the regional rail operator co-owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX, is searching for a new chief executive.

A public-private partnership backed by the Department of Transportation is testing nuclear reactor technology for commercial shipping operations.

A deal by Union Pacific to win over a key competitor for its merger with Norfolk Southern actually undermines its proposal, says BNSF

Union Pacific posts strong results as rail sector enjoys resurgent volumes in 2026 and regulators review merger with Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said Q2 earnings exceeded Wall Street expectations on higher freight volumes and fuel surcharges.

CSX beat analysts’ estimates on Q2 growth in carload and intermodal volumes.

Containers and trailers hauled by rail powered ahead while carload shipments were narrowly off in the latest U.S. data.

Domestic shipbuilders could receive about $26 billion in funding via the National Defense Authorization Act, earmarked for new construction and procurement at U.S. yards.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers walked off the job Wednesday at the Port of Oakland, in sympathy with strikers at an area sugar refiner.

Fuel prices climb anew as U.S., Iran battle over Strait of Hormuz, but near-term outlook for tariff pressures uncertain ahead of midterm elections. 

Marad is partnering with the Port of Long Beach to pilot small modular reactors for commercial shipping.

ITE Management has acquired the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative, expanding its intermodal platform to over 60,000 units.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels announce a ‘blockade for blockade’ in escalation with Saudi Arabia that again threatens the Suez Canal shipping route.

Enhanced industry precautions and stronger law enforcement responses drive a regional decline in crime against Asia-based shipping.

Orient Overseas Container Line saw mostly improved second-quarter performance across volumes, utilization, and pricing.    

Rail freight volume is still well ahead of 2024, but network issues may be slowing traffic movement.

U.S. forces disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf that was attempting to sail toward Iran in violation of a naval blockade.

The Port of Los Angeles topped 1 million TEUs for only the third month in its 118-year history.

Frightening video shows a Canadian National crew pleading for help as a wildfire threatens to engulf their train.

The Port of Long Beach achieved its third-busiest June despite economic uncertainty and war-related supply chain pressures.

The Port of Jacksonville has broadened its reach as two liner operators add the Florida port gateway to a three-continent service.

A Norfolk Southern crewman was killed while making a trackside inspection of a passing train. 

DP World is reportedly planning a new UAE port and container terminal away from the Strait of Hormuz.

Federal BUILD grants totaling $1.73 billion will help fund transportation projects across 127 projects.

Shippers could start to see some relief from soaring trans-Pacific ocean rates, according to one analyst, as prices moderated in the most recent week.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and attacked U.S. installations and regional energy production in a widening Gulf war.

The leadership transition at the fourth-busiest U.S. container port is marked by little more than a change in parking spaces.

The Ports of Indiana received a record $25 million federal BUILD grant to help fund a $32 million expansion project at Jeffersonville.

Retailers are frontloading imports to beat expected August tariff increases, pushing major U.S. container ports toward a new all-time record in volume this month.

As the Big Boy steam locomotive thundered into Philadelphia for the USA 250 celebration, the CEOs of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern talked about the proposed merger that could reshape the American supply chain.

Strong demand on the trans-Pacific keeps container rates high despite lower fuel costs, though volumes may be peaking early.

Freight on U.S. railroads continued to enjoy a banner year as intermodal and commodity shipments powered into the July 4 weekend.

Rail freight turned in another strong week leading up to the July 4 holiday.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted initial responses to the Surface Transportation Board’s request for additional data regarding their proposed transcontinental rail merger.

A stagnant market for rail freight fleet replacement saw lower railcar deliveries weigh on revenue and profits at Greenbrier

A shift by a major carrier partnership could signal a wholesale return of global shipping to the Suez Canal.

Government relations firm Thorn Run Partners announced that a former FMC Chair would lead its new Latin America business unit.

Ocean shipping rates continue their upward climb as peak-season demand, and not crude oil, are driving higher prices.

Intermodal traffic and industrial products continue to lead resurgent volumes across U.S. railroads. 

CSX rolled out its U.S. 250th commemorative locomotives in Washington where it claims the title as the sole Class I freight railroad.

Maersk raises its 2026 FY guidance, citing strong container demand in the Far East and higher spot rates.

A change of leadership at Zim Integrated Shipping Services as CEO Eli Glickman steps down after 10 years at the helm.

In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea, a new report found, with challenging weather and fires the primary causews.

Hamburg’s Eurogate container terminal could soon have a powerful new stakeholder.

The world’s second-biggest ocean container line makes a major rail shift for boxes moving inland out of Southern California.    

The busiest U.S. container port recognizes a local trucking provider for helping establish a “Green Truck Corridor” between the port and Mexico.

South Carolina Ports is pausing operations at a key container terminal amid an uncertain outlook for trade and a need to reduce costs.

An unidentified cargo vessel was the target of a suspected attack off Oman just as global shipping restarts transits through the Strait of Hormuz.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers called the first strike in decades against a major California sugar processor.

The Port of Long Beach saw record-high cargo growth in May despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Surging intermodal volumes and industrial products paced gainers for U.S. railroads in the latest weekly data.

U.S.-based Americold plants a flag in Canada as part of a rail-maritime cold chain integration with CPKC and DP World.

Iran is likely to assert newfound control over the gateway to the Persian Gulf and its crude oil stockpiles.

CSX officially opens a $495 million tunnel project in Baltimore to increase container traffic along the I-95 corridor and at the city’s port.

In the arms race among East Coast container ports, the Port of Virginia has raised the bar by deepening the harbor. 

Amid the Iran conflict, the introduction by ocean carriers of emergency bunker surcharges on top of standard adjustments created a risk that shippers were double-paying for fuel price increases.

A local city council has approved a massive intermodal project BNSF positioned as a linchpin for the future of rail freight originating at the busiest U.S. container complex.

U.S. railroads notched up freight traffic in the latest week, as total volumes more than doubled growth year-to-date.

Resilient consumer spending helped boost what is looking like an early peak shipping season as importers try to stay ahead of rising fuel costs and the changeable U.S. approach to trade.  

But supply chain normalcy is likely months off as anxious shippers spur an early peak in a rush to beat fuel surcharges and price hikes by Asian manufacturers. Spot rates on the benchmark Asia-U.S. West Coast route were unchanged at $4,836 per forty foot equivalent unit (FEU) in the latest week, according to the Freightos […]

The United States and Iran announced an agreement to end the war in the Arabian Gulf, but it could take months for shipping and logistics to normalize.

Shippers of American agricultural commodities say a push by Democrats to tax Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports could put some crop producers out of business.

The Trump administration unveiled a program to pre-screen import containers and streamline connections through the supply chain.

Shipowners are confronting a crisis in how to sustain a workforce of 2 million crewing the global commercial fleet.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $3.4 billion annual budget for fiscal 2026-2027 for the Port of Los Angeles. The increase comes as the port, which along with neighboring Long Beach comprises the busiest U.S. container gateway, is forecasting a 7% decline in box volumes, to 9.3 million twenty foot equivalent […]

The biggest U.S. container port leveraged a program to award $54.4 million in materials and services contracts to small businesses. 

Retailers of agricultural products say they’ll be whipsawed by higher freight rates and poorer service if a proposed transcontinental railroad merger is approved.

With the Jones Act temporarily suspended, the political action network backed by conservative billionaire Charles Koch wants the law protecting U.S.-flag shipping repealed.

Regulators for the first time approved a controversial $5 billion project in U.S. waters to produce liquefied natural gas for export.

Leading Democratic senators have called for the U.S. to reinstate a tax on Chinese ships after Trump and Xi agreed to a mutual postponement through November.

Freight on U.S. railroads continues to outpace year-ago traffic in the latest trackside data.

A year after analysts predicted a fundamental shift to a late peak season, trans-Pacific rates are surging on frontloading by importers as the U.S. hits dozens of countries with new punitive tariffs.

The Gulf crisis has yet to hit global container traffic, liner operators say, as April volumes surged past year-ago levels.

Richard J. Kloster has been sworn in as the newest member of the Surface Transportation Board.  

Opponents of a controversial transcontinental rail merger hailed the House transportation appropriations committee’s backing of a ‘rigorous’ review of the deal by federal regulators.

Freight moving on U.S. railroads continued to post solid gains on improved industrial output and higher intermodal traffic.

A liner drops one of the biggest recent surcharges as demand surges for the peak shipping season.

The United States is imposing new tariffs on dozens of countries it claims haven’t done enough to stop imported goods made with forced labor.

Rate hikes and surcharges pushed up benchmark ocean container rates by $1,000 in the latest week, with more to come.

The Federal Maritime Commission regulator filled its remaining vacant seat with yet another Florida native.

The Surface Transportation Board granted conditional acceptance of the revised UP-NS merger application. What does that mean for the proposed transcontinental rail merger?

China’s manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 50.0% in May, at the threshold between expansion and contraction.

Norfolk Southern promotes a new operations chief with a deep background in eastern railroading.

Cargo through the Port of Oakland was little changed from a year ago despite a decline in total vessel calls.

The Surface Transportation Board gave conditional approval of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern revised merger application, but asked for more information.

Maersk paid a $1.9 million fine to the Federal Maritime Commission for improper detention billing to non-contracting third parties.

The Surface Transportation Board accepted the merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, on the condition that the partners submit more data for evaluation. 

Maersk this week contradicted a consultant’s report that one of its vessels made a recent transit of a violence-plagued Mideast shipping route.

Surging intermodal helps lift U.S. rail freight traffic to another strong week.