Freight News

CMA CGM Sets US Southeast Port Charges

French shipping line and logistics service provider CMA CGM said it is implementing local port charges for imports and exports at U.S. East and Gulf coasts.Effective Oct. 11, and until further notice, the local charge at origin for dry cargo and tanks will be US$800 per 20-footer, US$1,000 per 40-footer and US$1,266 per 45-footer. For refrigerated and special equipment, inclusive of out-of-gauge cargoes, will be US$1,000 per 20-footer, and US$1,500 ... [+]

Gemini Cooperation Weighs Service Options

Container-shipping lines A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd AG shared an update on the service map for their Gemini Cooperation, the east-west network due to start operating in February 2025.The operational collaboration announced in December presented two network options: the Trans-Suez and the Cape of ... [+]

Be Diligent to Avoid Ship Fires, TT Club

Four fires aboard container ships, two in port and another two at sea within the last four months, has prompted the TT Club to reiterate its longstanding message for shippers and those facilitating the supply chain to be more diligent over how their cargoes are ... [+]

St. Louis Task Force to Meet Air Demands

The St. Louis Regional Freightway is launching a new task force in collaboration with the region’s five busiest airports, leading employers in the aerospace manufacturing and service sector and other leaders in education and workforce training.The launch is in response to more than US$5 billion ... [+]

Port Houston’s July Box Volume Slips

Port Houston’s container volume slipped a 5 percent in July compared to the same month last year, handling 325,277 TEUs, as the port dealt with both Hurricane Beryl and a global system outage that briefly impacted operation.Container volume is still up 10 percent year-to-date, reaching ... [+]

Jenkins Assumes CEO Role at Port Houston

Port Houston said Charlie Jenkins has officially assumed the role of CEO Sept. 3, taking the helm from long-time executive director Roger Guenther, following his retirement on Aug. 28.Jenkins has worked at Port Houston for more than 30 years and was named incoming CEO in ... [+]

Wind Blows Canopée into Port Canaveral

The Canopée, the world's first hybrid propulsion commercial cargo vessel, made its inaugural U.S. visit to Port Canaveral Sept. 4.The specially designed roll on-roll off, or Ro-Ro delivered the European Service Module (ESM-3) module, which will fly on the NASA SLS Artemis-III mission to the ... [+]

MSC Goes It Alone with East/West Network

            MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday that will provide an independent, competitive, and complete network for east/west trades. MSC’s future standalone network will replace the current 2M VSA agreement that MSC has with Maersk.             As MSC assumes full operational control of its network, it ... [+]

Atlanta Freight Bottleneck Gets Makeover

The Georgia Department of Transportation hopes to unclog one of the worst U.S. freight bottlenecks, the Interstate 20/I-285 interchange, with work to begin on a US$1.2 billion project.The American Transportation Research Institute ranks the I-20/I-285 interchange as the fifth-worst truck bottleneck from among more than ... [+]

DHL Report Explores AI, Sustainability

Logistics giant DHL on Sept. 3 released the seventh edition of the DHL Logistics Trend Radar, a biennial report that highlights the foremost social, business and technological trends impacting the industry.Since its inception in 2012, the report provides an in-depth analysis of logistics trends, their ... [+]

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