News & Highlights

• ILWU bankruptcy filing provides dramatic twist to long-running Portland dispute

  October 2nd 2023

  The financial health of the powerful International Longshore and Warehouse Union is in jeopardy as the union seeks to avoid paying $19 million in dama (read more)

• Global MPV/HL fleet is “between technologies”: carriers

  October 2nd 2023

  MPV newbuildings are being designed for higher cargo intake and improved efficiency, but any consensus on green fuels and propulsion systems remains e (read more)

• US LTL carrier Estes hit by widespread systems outage

  October 2nd 2023

  A systems outage that has left less-than-truckload carrier Estes grappling with email, website and data exchange issues is the latest such incident to (read more)

• FMC mediation office ramps up help for US shippers seeking dispute relief

  October 2nd 2023

  Use of the little-known arm of the FMC comes as shippers are increasingly turning to US maritime regulators to perform a consumer protection function (read more)

• Asian air export rates rose in Q3 as cargo demand stabilized

  October 2nd 2023

  Rising airline costs and increasing air cargo demand over the last three months have largely insulated rate levels against a steady and significant in (read more)