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Amidst Another Disappointing Peak Season, Manufacturers Increasingly Look to Data

Manufacturers can't prepare for everything, but they can prepare to be more agile when the inevitable disruptions occur.

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Biden Administration Awards $12M to Marine Highway Projects

The funding will go towards improving the movement of goods along navigable U.S. waterways and expanding existing services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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Blank Sailings Will Rise During China's Coming Holiday

Blank sailings peaked at 21% early on during the first few weeks of 2023 before eventually falling to 7% during weeks 36 through 40.

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Yang Ming Accused of Profiteering During Pandemic by Bed Bath & Beyond

Current law does not allow the FMC to enforce federal anti-trust laws against foreign-owned ocean carriers — which covers all major ones.

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Drought Restrictions in Panama Canal to Continue Into 2024

The daily limits have contributed to a backlog of 116 vessels waiting to cross, well above normal, but below the more than 200 ships that were stuck last month.

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Big Emissions Bills Are Coming for Ships Sailing in Europe

It could take a while to really cut emissions, because it would still be cheaper to pay for the emissions rather than use more expensive marine biofuels.

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First Grain Ships Arrive Using New Route to Ukraine

Officials said it was the first time civilian ships had reached a Ukrainian port since the collapse of a UN-backed deal with Russia.

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YoY Port of LA Container Volumes Grew for the First Time in Over a Year

The port also saw the number of imported TEUs handled increase by 7% year-over-year to more than 433,000 TEUs, the first year-on-year increase in more than a year.

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Watch: A Look at DOT's FLOW Data-Connection Initiative

Andrew Petrisin, supply chain advisor with the U.S. Department of Transportation, describes the role of the agency's Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative.

Andrew Petrisin

C.H. Robinson Opens 400,000-Square-Foot Logistics Facility in Texas

The venue has 154 dock doors that can support up to 700 trailers, making it one of the largest cross-docking facilities in Laredo, Texas.

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Maersk Taps Investors for First Dollar Green Bond

Maersk is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2040, a decade earlier than its initial 2050 ambition.

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Neptune Lines Orders Two Car Carriers from Fujian Mawei

The 4,200 car equivalent unit (CEU) dead freight pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) will be delivered by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding by 2026.

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