[Source: Transport Topics] — The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are gearing up to operate 24/7 to clear the massive backlog of 20-foot-equivalent (TEU) containers as they pile up at the two Southern California ports and others on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Continue Reading
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Intermodal Freight Industry Ponders Investment in Resilience
[Source: Transport Topics] The intermodal freight industry is debating how much it should invest in infrastructure and other expenditures to build resiliency in the face of disruptive shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists addressing the issue at the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Expo here on Sept. 14 debated whether building overcapacity… Continue Reading
Maersk Loses 750 Containers as Seas Hammer L.A.-Bound Ship
[Source: Transport Topics] One of AP Moller-Maersk’s containerships carrying goods from China to the U.S. lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean during bad weather. About 750 containers from the Maersk Essen fell overboard Jan. 16 while sailing from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles, the company said in an email statement. All… Continue Reading
China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port
[Source: Transport Topics] The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Aug. 25 following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia. Continue Reading
The Search for Drivers and the Fight to Keep Them
[Source: Transport Topics] For people like Ryan Hollinger and Gary Gentry, truck driving is what they have always known since they were young boys. Both grew up watching their fathers drive Class 8 trucks, and decades later, Hollinger and Gentry have found solid careers in the trucking industry. Continue Reading
Ocean carriers boost profit expectations as congestion, demand raise rates
[Source: Supply Chain Dive] — The ocean freight market is pushing cargo owners to the limits in terms of time and price. But the timeline for when the market will cool remains uncertain as stakeholders expect demand to continue at pace through the end of the year. Continue Reading
Shippers turn to intermodal in Q2 as they race to stock-up
[Source: Supply Chain Dive] — Dive Brief: Intermodal volumes increased 20.4% YoY in Q2, according to the Intermodal Association of North America, the largest quarterly gain since 2010 as consumer demand surged and trucking rates stayed elevated. Continue Reading
New ATRI Initiative Studies Methods for Finding Safe Younger Drivers
[Source: Transport Topics] A new initiative from the American Transportation Research Institute is exploring development of an assessment tool to identify the safest drivers among 18- to 20-year-olds, a key group that the trucking industry is targeting for expanded eligibility of commercial driver licenses for interstate travel. Continue Reading
Driver Shortage Has Trucking Companies Looking Abroad
[Source: Transport Topics] A shortage of truckers across the U.S. has become so severe that companies are trying to bring in drivers from abroad like seemingly never before. For the first time in her 10-year trucking career, Holly McCormick has found herself coordinating with an agency in South Africa to source foreign drivers. A… Continue Reading
Freight brokerage gets boost from pandemic-induced digitization
[Source: Transport Dive] — Trucking is generally thought of as an industry slow to adopt technology. But when the coronavirus put safety on the line last year, the need for social distancing helped make the case for adapting processes that don’t involve physical closeness. Continue Reading
