The Journal of Commerce reported today that the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) concluded months of sometimes rocky negotiations by agreeing on a tentative six-year master contract for East and Gulf coast dockworkers. The deal, if approved…
READ MORE >Legislation that would aim to ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break laws for truckers easily advanced through a House funding subcommittee on May 16.
READ MORE >Despite overcapacity fears and recent container spot rate erosion, analysts have a positive outlook on profitability for container shipping this year, according to the Loadstar
READ MORE >First quarter volume figures are being reported, and Leipzig Halle Airport (LEJ) in Eastern Germany and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the United States both reported significantly greater volumes of 12.3% and 34.1% in year-over-year growth, according to Air Cargo…
READ MORE >The World Trade Organization (WTO) is forecasting global trade growth of 4.4% in 2018 after a 4.7% increase in 2017, the strongest performance in six years. (source: Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg)
READ MORE >In order to improve truck traffic mitigation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, LAX’s PierPass is replacing the current incentive-based pricing model with an appointment-based system that uses a single flat fee on both daytime and nighttime…
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