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An unexpected surge in imports in July will take some of the steam out of peak-season volumes this autumn.

Cargo volumes are building, but peak-season cargo rolling and rate hikes are still a couple of weeks away.

The global logistics industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers.

July’s performance was the third straight month of double-digit gains.

The decline in spot rates on Asia-Europe accelerated this week with concerns that the widespread factory closures will result in a muted increase in volume and prices that traditionally occurs before China’s Golden Week holidays in October.

The announcement marks a significant escalation in the size of the ships stopping at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Ports from Miami to Charleston now lie in the Category 5 storm’s projected path.

Blockchain pilot programs have been flourishing this year.

DP World is placing high hopes on the Vallarpadam Terminal at Cochin, India.

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce President Mahbubul Alam expressed satisfaction over the government’s moves.

Chinese shippers in northwest and central China are increasingly relying on Russia’s Far East ports to reach international markets.

Several South Korean companies have found their Chinese operations boycotted amid the increasingly fraught ties between the two countries.

This infographic breaks down the key types of shipping and logistics technology and their place in the supply chain.

Qatari officials were extraordinarily upbeat and said the Hamad Port would be another tool in their arsenal to get around the blockade.

Trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union is significant and will face serious challenges should Brexit see the United Kingdom leaving the EU Customs Union, British ports warn.

Container lines are attempting to hike westbound rates on the trans-Atlantic.

The FMC has maintained that the commission has more pressing priorities than clarifying its position on detention and demurrage fees.

A charter deal between Cosco and PIL will address capacity shortages in certain trades and allow the Chinese carrier to utilize surplus tonnage.

Shortline, port operators are owned by the same investment group.

China’s clean-up campaign has shut down tens of thousands of Chinese factories with no end in sight.

With the exception of Africa, call sizes rose in all major world regions.

India’s major, or public, ports together account for roughly 70 percent of the country’s total container trade.

The US Coast Guard on Tuesday reopened the Sabine-Neches Waterway.

Relief and recovery efforts get priority while commercial operations slowly get back on the road.

Terms of the 50-50 joint venture were not disclosed.

Hurricane Irma is the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic since 2005.

Matson has added a port call to its expedited China-Long Beach Express service.

The Daseke-R&R deal shows that the transportation merger and acquisition market remains hot.

Mumbai-headquartered JSW together with expansion-hungry Adani Group had been widely rumored to be the frontrunners for APM Terminal’s speculated divestments.

Around 10 percent of all claims in the last decade have been for cargo theft that logistics minded crooks are stealing ever more efficiently.

Rail traffic between Italy and Germany is expected to rise sharply in September, which is not good news with the crucial Alpine route shut down until Oct. 7.

Truck-to-rail freight conversion critical to easing terminal congestion is steadily picking up momentum at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

The significant number of mega-ships set to enter Asia-North Europe by the end of 2018 has resulted in capacity upgrates on many services on the trade.

Paranagua is Brazil’s leading port for soy exports.

Terminals handle container ships during holiday weekend.

Carriers will find it tough to levy rate hikes with so much capacity awash in the market, SeaIntel says.

India's premier gateway port has seen throughput surge in the month after a cyber attack on Maersk Group impacted JNPT's APM Terminal.

Containerized exports are tied closely to agricultural commodities.

It has been a remarkable ride for South Korean start-up carrier SM Line, which is about to enter the Top 20 that after just six months of operations.

The SSA-run Oakland International Container Terminal, which now handles 75 percent of the cargo at the port, showcases how Oakland has emerged after four years of painful transition.