News & Highlights

• WSC names government relations director as group’s next CEO

  April 17th 2024

  Coast Guard veteran Joe Kramek will succeed John Butler in August as chief executive of the World Shipping Council as US lawmakers continue to push le (read more)

• J.B. Hunt Q1 intermodal demand flat despite US import surge

  April 17th 2024

  The country’s largest intermodal trucking provider was hit by a see-saw effect in early 2024 as a “dogfight” with truckers in the East balanced (read more)

• Antwerp-Bruges Q1 throughput shows growth after dismal 2023

  April 17th 2024

  But it’s an open question just how long the port’s quarterly volumes can maintain that upward trend with weak economic conditions largely expected (read more)

• Hapag-Lloyd wins Asia-Europe green shipping tender to launch next year

  April 17th 2024

  An alliance of global shippers will pool their volume in a two-year deal with the carrier to transport cargo from Singapore to Rotterdam using fuel th (read more)

• Portland plans to end container business by October

  April 16th 2024

  The port said it was not able to secure an operator for its marine terminal, which was critical to securing further state aid to run the port through (read more)