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Update: Port of LA Leader Outlines 2024 Goals

"The Port of Los Angeles ranks as the nations No. 1 container port, Gene Seroka emphasizes. In the annual State of the Port address, the executive director detailed his vision for the port regarding economic growth and environmental actions.

January 18, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

US Calls Houthi Shipping Threat an All Hands on Deck Issue

The U.S. launched a new strike against the Yemen-based Houthis on Jan. 16, hitting anti-ship missiles in the third assault on the Iranian-backed group in recent days, the U.S. military said.

January 16, 2024
Government

Amazon Business Tops 2023 Global Freight List

Amazon's extensive 3PL operation landed it atop this year's TT Top 50 Global Freight Companies list.

November 3, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Strike Halts All Shipping on St. Lawrence Seaway

MINNEAPOLIS A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the U.S. via the Great Lakes to the rest of the world.

October 26, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port of Long Beachs Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif Port of Long Beach Chief Operating Officer Noel Hacegaba said the port is down nearly 27% year-to-date compared with 2022, but he believes business is turning around.

September 14, 2023
Business, Logistics

Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif. Shippers and transportation companies hope that the fall peak season pushes the industry out of the freight recession, an IANA Intermodal Expo panelist said Sept. 12.

September 13, 2023
Business, Logistics

Panama Canal Says Shipping Congestion Will Last Into 2024

The operator of the Panama Canal said theres no immediate prospect of relief from the drought thats reduced water levels and snarled shipping and global supply chains.

September 12, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Revived Amazon Service for Sellers Competes With UPS, FedEx

Amazon has restarted a shipping service it paused in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and that competes with carriers such as FedEx and UPS.

August 18, 2023
Business, Logistics, Private

Amazon Imposing Fee on Sellers Who Do Their Own Shipping

Amazon.com Inc. is imposing a new fee on merchants who dont use the companys logistics services, a change many of these sellers consider coercive and surprising.

August 16, 2023
Business, Logistics

Midwest Rivers Falling Water Levels Raise Shipping Concerns

Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along the all-important U.S. freight routes.

July 14, 2023