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CH Robinson Sees Strong Q3, Raises ’26 Targets

Amid a prolonged freight recession and shifting global trade patterns, C.H. Robinson said it delivered another strong quarter of earnings, with execution of its strategic initiatives and the growing impact of its Lean AI transformation. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Dave Bozeman, president and CEO, highlighted how CHR’s sustained outperformance – seven consecutive quarters of consistent performance – has translated into tangible results, including market share gains, gross margin expansion ... [+]

Cabotage Grows at Unprecedented Pace, AMP

The American Maritime Partnership said it has released a study by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) that finds cabotage laws exist on 85 percent of the world’s coastlines and are growing in number at an unprecedented pace. The Cabotage Laws of the World report, commissioned by the ... [+]

‘Stronger When We Work Together’ – ALAN@20

Launched in response to the logistics challenges associated with Hurricane Katrina in October 2005, The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is marking 20 years of helping humanitarian organizations get relief supplies stored, transported and delivered to disaster sites more quickly – and free of charge. “In ... [+]

San Pedro Ports Ponder Cleaner Drayage Trucks

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the state and feasibility of using cleaner drayage truck technologies to help reduce air pollution in the San Pedro Bay port complex and achieve zero-emissions (ZE) goals adopted in the 2017 ... [+]

Holiday Spending Immune to Tariffs? NRF

U.S. consumers plan to spend US$890.49 per person on average this year on holiday gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount is the second-highest in the survey’s 23-year history ... [+]

DHL Offers US Import Consolidated Clearance

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, has launched DHL Consolidated Clearance Service for U.S. Imports, a new customs solution tailored to e-commerce and retail businesses. As U.S. tariff policies evolve and regulatory demands intensify, importers – particularly in fast-moving consumer ... [+]

CH Robinson Launches Agentic Supply Chain

C.H. Robinson harkened the arrival of its Agentic Supply Chain: an intelligent ecosystem that continuously thinks, learns, adapts and acts. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota logistics provider said it is the most advanced form of artificial intelligence in logistics. It understands context, makes decisions in real time ... [+]

Boxship Recycling Lags 1.8 million TEUs, BIMCO

Container ship owners and operators are extending a pattern of low recycling activity since 2021, as BIMCO estimates a recycling overhang of at least 500 vessels and 1.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUS. “So far this year, only 10 container ships have been recycled, said ... [+]

BIMCO Developing Clause for Chinese Port Fees

BIMCO, the Danish shipping association, has begun development of a clause specifically addressing the new fees introduced on Oct. 14 for U.S.-related ships calling at ports in China. The Chinese Ministry of Transport said Oct. 10 that it would impose new “Special Port Fees” on ships ... [+]

UNCTAD’s Rebeca Grynspan – Maritime Transport Enters Uncharted Waters

By Rebeca Grynspan Following is the foreword for the Review of Maritime Transport 2025, written by Grynspan, secretary general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Not since the Suez Canal’s closure in 1967 has the industry witnessed such sustained disruption to the arteries ... [+]

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