October 2024
Demand for holiday-related goods nudged the Port of Long Beach to its most active September and busiest quarter on record, as shippers continued to move goods ahead of a labor contract deadline for East and Gulf coasts ports that resulted in a three-day strike at the start of October.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 829,499 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs last month, up just 70 TEUs from the previous record set ...
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The National Retail Federation, a leading voice for the retail industry, forecasts winter holiday spending to grow 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent over 2023, or US$979.5 billion to US$989 billion in total holiday spending in November and December, compared with US$955.6 billion in 2023.“The economy remains fundamentally healthy and continues ...
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Longshoremen launched an overtime strike at the Port of Montreal Oct. 10, possibly bringing delays to cargo moving through the port, as mediation is proposed.During the strike, between the Longshoremen’s Union CUPE, Local 375, and the Maritime Employers Association, the port’s terminals will remain open, but longshoremen will not work ...
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Drewry, the maritime research and consultancy, said its World Container Index decreased 4 percent to US$3,216 per 40-foot container the week of Oct. 17.The latest Drewry WCI composite index is 69 percent below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but it is 126 percent more than the ...
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The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved record-high 53 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the third quarter of 2024, driven by increases in crude oil and dry bulk movements.The third quarter total was a 2 percent increase from the same period last year, which ...
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American Trucking Associations ended its 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 15 celebrating Dennis Dellinger’s selection as the federation’s 80th chairman.Dellinger, CEO of Claremont, N.C.-based Cargo Transporters, is a 38-year industry veteran.“I look forward to working with all of you to represent the millions of hardworking men and women ...
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Hub Group Inc., the comprehensive transportation and logistics management solutions, said Oct. 8 said it has entered a joint venture with EASO, a family owned, Mexico City-based intermodal and trucking logistics provider.The joint venture will be the largest cross-border and intra-Mexico intermodal company, positioning Hub Group to capitalize on nearshoring ...
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Drewry, the independent maritime research consultancy, said its World Container Index decreased 4 percent to US$3,349 per 40-foot container the week of Oct. 10, 68 percent below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September 2021, but 136 percent more than he average pre-pandemic rate (2019) of US$1,420.
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The Texas Port of Brownsville said it has secured a low-interest US$43 million loan from the Texas Department of Transportation, or TXDOT, for its Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement (BIH) project.The Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund, or SCIRF, loan provides the Port or Brownsville’s share of qualified costs necessary to ...
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BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has adopted the AUTOSHIPMAN agreement in response to a growing number of remotely controlled ships.The AUTOSHIPMAN agreement provides a standard contractual foundation for third-party ship managers to deliver services for the operation of remotely controlled or fully autonomous ships. Remotely controlled ships are currently used primarily in ...
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