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Trucking Freight Demand Falls Off as Peak Season Weakens

The drop reflects a market where shippers are moving fewer loads than expected, and where "the traditional rhythms of logistics are no longer dependable."

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Trump's Tariffs Put a Pinch on U.S. Trade in August

U.S. businesses have reacted to Trump's tariffs by slowing purchasing for foreign-made industrial supplies, pharmaceutical ingredients, machinery and telecom equipment.

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Dutch Government Hands Chipmaker Back Over to Chinese Parent Company

The weeks-long standoff stoked fears over the possibility of a semiconductor shortage that would have shut down vehicle assembly lines across Europe.

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Maryland Estimate for Rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge Reaches $5.2B

Maryland's Transportation Authority pointed to "drastically" higher construction costs as the main reason behind the updated estimate.

Salvors continue to remove debris from the wreckage site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as seen from the edge of the remaining bridge that still stands April 17. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Anxiety Grows Among U.S. Fleets as Cargo Thefts Surge

Concerns have also mounted headed into the holiday season, when heavier delivery volumes and tighter schedules create more opportunities for would-be thieves.

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Supply Chain Leaders See Cybersecurity as Defining Risk of Decade

Cybersecurity was flagged by 56% of leaders as a top operating concern, particularly as hackers have become more sophisticated and persistent.

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Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead

The industry is starting to suffer from lower freight rates as the disruption in the Red Sea, which effectively is taking out about 7-8% of the world’s fleet.

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NTSB Retrieves Data From Black Boxes of Crashed UPS Jet

The data from the recorders, commonly called “black boxes,” will allow investigators to piece together what happened in the final minutes as the doomed jet took off.

Smoke from the crashed UPS cargo jet near Muhammad Ali airport in Louisville, on Nov. 4. Photographer: Stephen Cohen/Getty Images

U.S. Senators Press STB for Careful Review of Rail Mega-Merger

Senators from both sides of the aisle called on the STB to remember its mandate to "preserve long-term competition and ensure efficient, economically viable rail service."

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Behind the U.S. Cannabis Industry's Oversupply Battle

The industry's oversupply has led to a crash in cannabis retail prices across the country's most mature markets, from Michigan to Oregon.

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Death Toll Rises to Nine in UPS Plane Crash as Airport Reopens

The crash comes at a time of widespread air travel disruptions across America caused by air traffic controller shortages since the U.S. government shutdown began October 1.

Smoke from the crashed UPS cargo jet near Muhammad Ali airport in Louisville, on Nov. 4. Photographer: Stephen Cohen/Getty Images

Thaw in U.S.-China Trade Talks Not Expected to Fix Lagging Shipping Demand

With vessel capacity continuing to outpace demand and trade policy still up in the air, carriers are unlikely to see meaningful pricing power return anytime soon.

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