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March 20, 2024


DOT Confirms Boost in West Coast Container Imports

An increase in timely ocean container import data being supplied by private industry into the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Freight Logistics Optimizations Works (FLOW) initiative confirms what has been predicted since earlier in the year — a boost in U.S. West…

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March 12, 2024


US Container Imports Robust in February

February’s U.S. container import volumes decreased 6% from January — a better-than-expected performance as the sector enters its slow season. But other signs point to potential softness in domestic freight in March and April. The 2.14 million twenty-foot equivalent units…

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March 8, 2024


Fourteen-Day Strike Announced at Finnish Ports

The Finnish Automotive and Transport Workers' Union (AKT) has announced new strikes for the period from March 11 at 6 am EET to March 25 at 6 am EET. The strikes will mainly affect stevedoring and other port activities (source:…

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March 5, 2024


EMO Taiwan’s Vincent Ong Elected IOFFLAT Chairman

Mr. Vincent Ong, Managing Director of EMO Trans Taiwan, was overwhelmingly elected as the 13th Chairman of the International Ocean Freight Forwarders & Logistics Association, Taiwan (IOFFLAT) in December. With 40 years of experience in freight forwarding, Vincent has been…

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