Chart of the Week: US Customs Maritime TEUs, Import Ocean Bookings TEUs Index – USA SONAR: CSTEU.USA, IOTI.USA Container volumes arriving from overseas at U.S. ports are averaging double-digit percentage growth since mid-July. Import bookings, which measure container volumes based on departure dates from the ports of origin, are signaling that growth will probably sustain through August. What…
The threat of a strike by longshore workers at U.S. ports could swell import container traffic to “a near-record surge” as shippers look to get holiday goods ashore in August. Fresh off June’s early peak shipping season for end-of-year holiday merchandise, the latest Global Port Tracker indicates container traffic approaching record monthly levels as retailers…
Maine State Police are investigating after a tractor-trailer slammed into a bridge Friday morning, shutting down a roadway. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. when the truck, which was transporting a wind turbine blade, collided with a railroad bridge that crosses over Route 1 in Stockton Springs, a small coastal town. The driver was transporting…
On episode 744 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about an explosion in Ningbo aboard Yang Ming’s YM Mobility. Are lithium ion batteries to blame again? Korber’s Rik Schrader talks about their big deal for MercuryGate. WeatherOptics’ Scott Pecoriello looks at fallout from Hurricane Debby and looks ahead to how the rest of the…
This story originally appeared on Trains.com. OTTAWA – The Canada Industrial Relations Board has cleared the way for a potential rail strike that could begin as soon as Aug. 22 if the Canadian railways can’t reach an agreement with the union that represents train crews. The CIRB ruled today that a work stoppage on Canadian…