Jeff Berman

For the week of December 1-6, DAT reported that 2.18 million loads were available, representing a 114% sequential increase, as well as posting the highest weekly tally since the week before the July 4 holiday.

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The Port of Long Beach reported that total November volume, at 884,315 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 16% annually, snapping a four-month stretch of monthly volumes topping the 900,000 TEU mark. The Port of Long Beach reported that total November volume, at 884,154 TEU, increased 20.9% annually, marking POLB’s highest-volume November tally on record

With President-elect Donald Trump set to return to the White House later this month, there has been a fair amount of attention focused on his plans regarding tariffs, a key cornerstone of his economic agenda.

A potential East and Gulf Coasts’ port labor strike has been averted, with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the largest union of maritime workers in North America, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and port associations serving United States-based East and Gulf Coasts , having come to terms on a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract.

With one week remaining until the expiration of the tentative agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, there is a fair amount of uncertainty about what could be coming next.

In what could be viewed as a largely down freight market in recent years, driven by various factors, including inflation, uneven demand, and sluggish manufacturing, among other factors, a more stable part of the freight market appears to be an increase in logistics-focused mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity.

The company said this lane is based around a freight consolidation at its Cincinnati terminal, coupled with shipments routed to Laredo, El Paso, McAllen, Brownsville, Eagle Pass, and Del Rio. And for the final mile delivery to these cities, Pitt Ohio said it will work with its southern U.S. partner carrier Averitt Express.

This retaliation, according to Primus, is focused on shippers and other industry stakeholders whom participate in the STB’s regulatory proceedings.

Proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are creating a new dynamic in…