News & Highlights

• Breakbulk24: Shipping should watch for impact of elections on climate rules: S&P

  April 25th 2024

  The shipping industry is facing a prolonged period of geopolitical instability, attendees at the Journal of Commerce’s Breakbulk & Project Cargo (read more)

• ODFL steers steadily toward LTL revival, citing manufacturing gains

  April 25th 2024

  The second-largest US LTL provider is protecting its “excess capacity,” and investing in terminals, equipment and people while waiting for improve (read more)

• Rate slide slows on Asia-Europe ocean trade, with hefty hikes set for May

  April 25th 2024

  But major forwarders do not expect the Red Sea ship diversions to provide any meaningful lift in Asia-Europe rates beyond the second quarter. (read more)

• Opinions mixed on potential for disruption as ILA contract deadline inches closer

  April 25th 2024

  The risk of a strike along the East and Gulf coasts stems from the ILA believing it is entitled to a fair share of the ocean carriers’ pandemic wind (read more)

• Hapag-Lloyd widens net amid total shift to electronic bills of lading

  April 25th 2024

  Three years after launching its electronic bill of lading product with WaveBL, the carrier is accelerating its move to eBL by striking a deal with a s (read more)