WestJet Pilot Strike Averted
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. WestJet and its pilots’ union reached a last-minute deal on Friday morning, averting a strike during the May long weekend. Eric Atkins reports that the airline and the Air Line Pilots Association have agreed to a tentative four-year […]
Container Shipping Under Pressure as Peak Season Hopes Dim
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. One of the earlier scenarios for container shipping’s 2023 peak season went like this: Importers would get cocky and keep much of their business in the spot market. Shipping lines would heavily curtail trans-Pacific transport capacity. America’s […]
Montreal Port Authority Sets Course for Carbon Neutrality in 2035
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. Carbon neutrality, territorial protection and improving the city-port interface: the Port of Montreal made a series of flagship commitments at the second annual Montreal Climate Summit at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay on May 9 and […]
Summer Capacity Boom Hits Airfreight Rates
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. With the start of Northern Hemisphere airline summer schedules at the start of April, the addition of services has meant the availability of significantly more bellyhold capacity in the market.
Customs Brokers, Forwarders and Shippers Ask U.S. Congress to Change Rail Storage Rules
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. More than 70 trade associations sent the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership a letter asking for clarification regarding rail storage fees charged as part of international ocean shipping: “Continuing to allow railroads to invoice importers […]
Global Trade Data Shows Early Signs of ‘Reglobalization’
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. The global trading system is undergoing tectonic shifts that will reorient international supply chains for decades to come.
Panama Canal: Drought, Shipping and the Supply Chain
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. The past few months have been unusually dry across Panama and there is no sign of improvement over the next few weeks, let alone the rest of the spring season. In 2022, nearly 15,000 vessels with 520 […]
Maersk: Downturn on Predicted Course, Liners Acting ‘Rationally’
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. Pain during shipping downturns is often self-inflicted by the industry itself. A scramble for market share spurs a rate spiral; too many ship orders compound the losses. Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc maintained on a May 4 conference […]
Carriers Struggle to Hold Transpacific GRIs as Rates Come Under Pressure
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. The transpacific mid-April GRIs imposed by carriers, ahead of the finalization of annual contracts, are beginning to lose steam, as container spot rates from Asia to the U.S. come back under pressure.
Reported Cargo Thefts Rise Sharply, and That’s Just Part of the Story
Veuillez noter que certaines nouvelles de transport international ainsi que les nouvelles américaines sont disponibles en anglais seulement. The trucking industry is facing a sharp increase in cargo theft, even as insurance providers and police forces say the crime is underreported by those who suffer the losses.