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Charleston’s Navy Base rail yard project faces delays, big cost overruns
The opening of the first phase of the port’s new on-dock rail yard will be delayed until next year, while the project faces a 42% increase in budgeted costs.
Charleston’s Navy Base railyard project faces delays, big cost overruns
Opening of the first phase of the port’s new on-dock railyard will be delayed until next year, while the project faces a 42% increase in budgeted costs.
ILA suing Virginia port, chief executive over rollout of new rail cranes
The union claims the Virginia Port Authority is tacitly violating the new master contract by influencing the port’s main terminal employer.
European ports face continued congestion; Asia gateways saw mixed results in Q2: analysis
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Global Port Congestion Analysis shows that half of Northern Europe's ports reported year-over-year declines in port moves per hour in Q2, while Asian ports faced higher arrival process times and mixed efficiency results.
DCSA turns to industry partners to drive shipping standards adoption
Tech services company WNS is being added as the Digital Container Shipping Association’s “execution arm” to embed standards into systems commonly used by carriers, forwarders and shippers.
India-US liners adjust capacity to prepare for tariff-linked volume downturn
Local freight forwarders who spoke with the Journal of Commerce have reported three upcoming blank calls out of West India through the first half of September in anticipation of lower cargo lifts.
India-US liners readjust capacity to prepare for tariff-linked volume downturn
Local freight forwarders who spoke with the Journal of Commerce have reported three upcoming blank calls out of West India through the first half of September in anticipation of lower cargo lifts.
Rocky stretch ahead for shippers, carriers in 2026 and beyond
Sentiment heard with greater frequency from within the industry and from financial analysts holds that overcapacity will overwhelm constraints on capacity in a possible multi-year swoon.
Zim signals changes to Med network amid apparent Turkish port ban
The Israeli carrier said it’s taking steps to comply with a purported ban on its ships at Turkish ports as relations between the two countries sour over the war in Gaza.
Ocean carriers intensify cost-cutting efforts as rates slide on major trades
The unit cost of moving a container has been pushed higher compared with the prevailing pre-pandemic price structure, according to carrier executives, prompting cost-control measures.
Limited mileage range of EVs slowing US drayage adoption
Drayage operators say they want EV trucks because they’re cheaper to operate than conventional trucks but driving ranges limit usage.
Container lines begin shifting China-built ships out of US loops
The Premier Alliance is revamping a trans-Pacific service that would otherwise incur hundreds of millions of dollars in US port fees on Chinese-built vessels.
US tariff deals on vehicle imports stabilizing car carrier market: Höegh
Automobile carriers have benefitted from falling charter rates to meet growing outbound vehicle moves from Asia.
Dodd Fiori, ex-NYK North America executive, dead at 82
Fiori joined NYK Line (North America) in 1990 as executive vice president with a mandate to grow the newly formed liner agency and position it closer to US-based BCOs.
OEMs adapt to US wind industry slowdown, yet bank on tax credit uptick
With uncertainty surrounding tariffs and renewable energy policy, wind turbine orders in the US fell 50% in the first half of 2025 year on year, lowest since the early COVID days in 2020.
Melvin steps down as SC Ports chief
Barbara Melvin was on the job for almost four years, with the Leatherman terminal dispute and capacity expansions taking up much of her tenure.
Charleston’s Leatherman terminal eyes second berth by late 2026
The announcement of Leatherman’s expansion comes as MSC looks to bring in more trans-Atlantic services to call the terminal.
Tariff battle suppressing Chinese market for US soybean, meat exports
US ag exporters say the ongoing trade standoff between Washington and Beijing has effectively shut them out of the key Chinese market, causing them to fear for their long-term survival.
Tariff-linked trade pattern shifts could offset impact of US port fees: OOIL
The carrier said trans-Pacific services have been especially susceptible to the erosion of business and consumer confidence and the disruption to long-term planning caused by frequent shifts in US tariff policy.
Trans-Atlantic carriers limit capacity cuts despite ongoing rate weakness
Just over 7,000 TEUs of capacity is scheduled to be withdrawn through blank sailings in September even as carriers increase their deployed capacity by 2%.