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  Container truckers in British Columbia will see their hourly and trip rates increase by 2 percent as part of a package of reforms implemented by the provincial government. The move, announced on April 18, will affect about 1,700 drivers. It includes truckers at the Port of Vancouver, who...

Containerized freight rates are continuing to decline. And where gains are made, these are only marginal gains. International maritime consultant Drewry expects that ocean carriers "will struggle to recover rates" in the coming week. Maritime consultancy Drewry notes in its World...

Contship Italia SpA has sold its 50 percent share in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro, which includes the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) a source told FreightWaves. Eurokai owns two-thirds of Contship Italia SpA; Eurogate owns the remaining one-...

One of the biggest terminals on the west coast is showing better results after multi-year automation project as final auction nears. The buying interest for a marine terminal on the U.S. West Coast shows the increasing value of automation in the logistics sector. The Long Beach Container Terminal (...

Despite the strain of a last-minute dash for imports, the Port of New York & New Jersey aims to handle even more cargo this year by increasing efficiency and fluidity at its major marine terminals. The nation's third largest reported a "record-breaking" 2018 with full-year...

The Port of Oakland was one of the main beneficiaries of surge container volumes last year due to the strong U.S. economy and fears of higher tariffs on Chinese goods. The third-largest port on the U.S. West Coast, Oakland notched a 5 percent growth in container volumes last year, reaching 2.5...

Port of Houston faces choice as to which ships to prioritize; U.K. Parliament turmoil leaves Brexit deal in doubt. Container supply-demand balance appears firmer The ocean carriers appear to be hitting peak ship in terms of fleet size as the carrier's focus now turns to being more horizontally...

The U.S. import binge of 2018 is creating a hangover for shippers – where to store containers and trailers. North Carolina-based start-up SecurSpace offers a solution by marketing parking and yard slots at third-party terminals to space-constrained shippers. Last year saw record volumes of...