Gary Burrows
By Jackson Wood
July was a busy month for U.S. containerized imports, following two months of uneven performance. Total volumes surged 18 percent over June to 2.62 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). It’s also a 2.6 percent increase over July 2024 – and just 555 TEUs short of the record set in May 2022.
On the surface, the sharp jump is consistent with seasonal demand as retailers prepare for back-to-school and early ...
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Descartes Systems Group, the Ontario-based on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions provider, said it has acquired PackageRoute, which focuses on last-mile carrier solutions.
PackageRoute’s simplifies and optimizes daily operations of final-mile carriers, offering a mobile and web-based platform that provides real-time visibility into package deliveries, route optimization, and fleet management.
Sammamish, Washington-based PackageRoute said its ...
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Port Houston said its public terminals saw double-digit growth, with July container volumes climbed 21 percent over July 2024 to 392,829 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs.
It was one of Port Houston’s strongest single-month performances, as throughout this year the port has continued to demonstrate strong growth, with year-to-date up 6 ...
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Supply chain professionals showed confidence in their fulfillment systems for 2025, said Deposco, the supply chain software provider, in its newly released Peak Season Confidence Report 2025: How 26 Percent of Leaders Plan to Outperform the Competition.
The report said 84 percent of respondents expressed confidence in their fulfillment systems. It ...
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TOTE Services, Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Maine Maritime Academy and the U.S. Maritime Administration christened the third of five National Security Multi-Mission vessels (NSMVs), State of Maine, on Aug. 27.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Labor Elaine Chao, served as the ship's sponsor, which is a special designation that bestows the ...
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The Port of New Orleans has promoted Chris Gilmore to chief engineering officer, vice president of engineering and program management at Port NOLA.
Gilmore was instrumental in advancing major infrastructure initiatives and has served as project leader for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), Port NOLA said. In his new role, he ...
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Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments plunged a combined 49 percent year-over-year between January and August 2025, according to a report from BIMCO, the Danish shipping association. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024.
“Overall, the combined production from both countries was ...
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Deutsche Post and DHL Parcel Germany are no longer accepting and transporting parcels and postal items containing goods from business customers destined for the U.S., due to a Trump executive order suspending duty-free de minimis shipments.
With the executive order "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for all Countries," Deutsche Post and ...
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Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, the provider of outsourced aviation logistics, announced a new long-term agreement with DSV, to provide dedicated airfreight services for the airfreight forwarder and transport and logistics supplier.
Under the agreement, Atlas Air will operate one of its newly delivered 777-200Fs exclusively on ...
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The AAL Antwerp has marked both its own and the wider AAL Shipping Super B-Class fleet’s maiden call in Dover with the successful delivery of a 330-tonne transformer and associated project cargo units.
The components are to be used in the ongoing redevelopment of the Sellindge Substation, a key facility within ...
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