Logistics Industry Updates

The UAE-based investor’s acquisition of a majority stake will bolster the logistics company’s efforts to accelerate its technology capabilities and develop new services for shippers.

A hot summer for import containers has sent spot drayage rates up in select markets, with safety concerns now becoming a factor in carrier selection.

Demand for car-carrying capacity now far exceeds the current capability of the global fleet, prompting a raft of newbuild orders.

Potential pitfalls, from tighter Panama Canal restrictions to stronger-than-expected import volumes, should send a warning to shippers importing from Asia to the Americas, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi.

Member states will evaluate the baseline net-zero emissions framework and four alternative proposals during a meeting at IMO headquarters next week.

The number of drivers placed out of service in the US and Canada rose almost 19% from the 2025 Roadcheck, with almost 10% of those drivers in the US sidelined for failing to meet English language requirements.

Shippers and large forwarders are turning to data sources that can directly turbocharge their automation ambitions, something the global terminal operator’s SeaRates product could not provide.

With demand softening on the westbound trade lane, carriers continue to withdraw capacity, resulting in slow but steady rate gains through August on routes out of North Europe and the Mediterranean.

Vessels deployed on MSC’s India-Europe “Himalaya Express” service will return to the traditional, shorter route effective with a late-August voyage; the carrier’s five other Asia-Europe strings will follow.

The RXO Curve index shows renewed pressure on spot and contract truckload rates as shippers take more business to bid in late 2026 and fuel costs remain volatile.