<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Strength in project cargo demand is expected to outweigh dip in breakbulk volumes in July, leading to reduced available ship capacity. </p></div>

Strength in project cargo demand is expected to outweigh dip in breakbulk volumes in July, leading to reduced available ship capacity.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The seasonal service offers roughly two-week faster transit than traditional east-west routes that now generally sail around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea diversions. </p></div>

The seasonal service offers roughly two-week faster transit than traditional east-west routes that now generally sail around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea diversions.

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Arctic service offers speedy China-Europe transits

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>While the extreme volatility and withdrawal spikes of the pandemic era have concluded, the pre-2020 expectation of single-digit capacity withdrawal is structurally obsolete, the analyst says. </p></div>

While the extreme volatility and withdrawal spikes of the pandemic era have concluded, the pre-2020 expectation of single-digit capacity withdrawal is structurally obsolete, the analyst says.

Trans-Pacific

Persistent blank sailings now structural across trade lanes: Sea-Intelligence

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The sector is adding and expanding terminals, but data shows its overall door count is still almost 5% below its COVID-era 2022 peak.</p></div>

The sector is adding and expanding terminals, but data shows its overall door count is still almost 5% below its COVID-era 2022 peak.

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US LTL carriers expanding networks, but still playing catch-up with lost capacity

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Trades most impacted by the Red Sea diversions and closure of the Strait of Hormuz are getting more new ships, offsetting longer and delayed voyages, data shows.</p></div>

Trades most impacted by the Red Sea diversions and closure of the Strait of Hormuz are getting more new ships, offsetting longer and delayed voyages, data shows.

Most 2026 newbuilds head into disrupted container trades

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Hunt set a company record for intermodal volume in the second quarter, with the gains coming as shippers increasingly turn to intermodal as they struggle to secure truckload capacity and absorb fuel price spikes linked to the war with Iran.  </p></div>

Hunt set a company record for intermodal volume in the second quarter, with the gains coming as shippers increasingly turn to intermodal as they struggle to secure truckload capacity and absorb fuel price spikes linked to the war with Iran.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>If California truly wants to clean the air along its freight corridors, CARB must walk back a “shortsighted” restriction that makes the move to zero emissions uneconomical for midsize truck fleet owners.</p></div>

If California truly wants to clean the air along its freight corridors, CARB must walk back a “shortsighted” restriction that makes the move to zero emissions uneconomical for midsize truck fleet owners.

CARB’s 11th-hour rug-pull stymies momentum in zero-emission transition

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.</p></div>

With the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement joint review now open, the distance between the landed-cost model and the operational reality is widening.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging. </p></div>

The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging.

Chicago chassis fleet faces first post-COVID-19 test as West Coast imports rise

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.</p></div>

Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.

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North American ports

Data center-linked cargo keeps peak season alive on trans-Pacific

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.</p></div>

The revision follows a similar move by Gemini Cooperation partner Maersk as frontloading on the trans-Pacific and Asia–Europe trades fills ships and drives up rates.

Hapag-Lloyd hikes full-year profit guidance on robust demand

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.</p></div>

Hapag-Lloyd said there’s a 72-hour wait at Shanghai’s Yangshan deepwater port for vessels operating Gemini services, while ships operating non-Gemini services are having to wait six days before being able to berth.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>While the port says the new terminal will not be needed for a decade, work needs to start now to be ready for future volume growth.</p></div>

While the port says the new terminal will not be needed for a decade, work needs to start now to be ready for future volume growth.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The president announced the about-face in a post on his social media platform, saying the US would instead be reimbursed for providing naval security in the region via trade deals with Gulf states.</p></div>

The president announced the about-face in a post on his social media platform, saying the US would instead be reimbursed for providing naval security in the region via trade deals with Gulf states.

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