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State CDL Crackdown Tightens Freight Capacity | CalculateCBM
A widening trucking compliance crackdown is squeezing truck capacity and driving freight spot rates back toward record territory.
Automakers Skip Intermodal to Protect Uptime | CalculateCBM
Cheaper intermodal freight keeps losing to expedited trucks in automotive logistics, and production uptime is the reason why.
China Maritime Code Shift Puts Carriers and NVOCCs on Notice
China's revised Maritime Code overrides your chosen contract law on any China-port shipment, and FIATA is telling forwarders to act now.
Air Cargo Rates Fall 3.1% as Fuel Costs Climb
Air cargo rates are cooling just as fuel bills climb, leaving carriers and forwarders to work out which way the market breaks next.
CBP Refunds $86bn in Tariffs, Billions Still Held | CalculateCBM
CBP has paid out $86.3bn in IEEPA tariff refunds, but billions more sit frozen in court while importers wait for their money.
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604M Nuclear Verdict | CalculateCBM
A Dallas jury handed C.H. Robinson a $604M nuclear verdict, a broker liability ruling that reshapes freight risk in the post-Montgomery era.
Patrick Terminals Orders 10 Kalmar Hybrid Straddle Carriers as Kalmar Books Q2 Deals Across Europe
Kalmar's new terminal equipment orders span Australia, France, Sweden and Germany, led by 10 hybrid straddle carriers for Patrick.
Fincantieri Delivers Third Explora Ship for MSC | CalculateCBM
Fincantieri delivered Explora III in Genoa, MSC Group's third Explora Journeys ship and a signal of tight European yard space.
Fleets Drop Google Search for TruckDown Directory | CalculateCBM
Fleet vendor sourcing is moving off Google and onto TruckDown.com, where a breakdown call now takes minutes instead of an hour.
FMCSA Broker Transparency Rule Lands This Month
FMCSA's broker transparency proposal is due this month, and the 1980 rule behind it has never had teeth for owner-operators.
65 Owner-Operators, No Sign-On Bonus: Why It Works
Voyager Nation's 65 owner-operators get no sign-on bonus, and the director who runs the fleet says that is exactly why they stay.
Eaton Maps Electric PTO Shift in Truck Hydraulics
Truck hydraulic systems decide whether your dump body cycles or stalls, and Eaton's Brad Gulick explains where fleets get sizing wrong.
Houthis Declare Saudi Blockade; 3 Tankers Hit in Hormuz
A Houthi naval blockade of Saudi Arabia has split Red Sea traffic in two: commercial ships pulling back, sanctioned tankers moving in.
Awesome Cargo Opens 4x-Weekly Mexico–Ezhou Route
A third A330 put Awesome Cargo's Mexico-China air freight run on a four-times-weekly schedule, with Anchorage as the fuel stop.
Houthis Hit 2 Saudi Tankers in Red Sea Blockade
Two Saudi tankers hit in the Red Sea days after the Houthi naval blockade, and war-risk cover is the first cost to move for shippers.
Neste Charters 2 Ice Class Tankers for Porvoo
Neste has chartered two Ice Class 1A MR tankers from Fairfield Maritime Japan for its Porvoo refinery runs through the Baltic winter.
Trimble Exits Transportation, Sells Transporeon
Trimble is selling its transportation division, including Transporeon and PeopleNet, a major logistics tech shake-up for shippers.
Ciner Shipping Adds Gas Carrier Newbuild Orders
Newbuilding orders kept flowing this week as containership and gas carrier buyers moved, according to Banchero Costa's weekly report.
EUKOR Bunkers Green Methanol on M/V Arctic Tern | CalculateCBM
The first green methanol bunkering of a Shaper Class car carrier just happened at Shanghai, and ro-ro shippers will feel it in fuel clauses.
Iran Hits Another Tanker in Strait of Hormuz | CalculateCBM
A second Strait of Hormuz tanker attack in days has US strikes escalating, and war-risk costs on your ocean freight are moving.