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Welcome to this week's market update! ?? - Trump has proposed a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada unless they take stronger action to stop the flow of migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S. ???? - Port of Montreal employers and union dockworkers have mutually agreed to mediation in their contract negotiations. ?? - The Port of Oakland continues to experience growth in container volumes. ?? - Port Houston has handled 3,430,212 TEUs from January to October this year, marking a 7% increase compared to the same period in 2022. ?? - Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) — together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) — has received partial funding for five zero-emission locomotives. #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

Welcome to this week's market update! ???? - Donald Trump is nominating Sean Duffy to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. ???? - Longshore workers returned to the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia on Thursday, just days after Canada ordered an end to a lockout of longshore unions by port employers. ?? - The Port of Long Beach set a new record in October, handling nearly a million containers. ?? - South Carolina Ports saw 209,107 TEUs handled in October, representing an 11% year-over-year decrease, attributed partly to a three-day work stoppage on the East Coast. ?? - U.S. rail traffic continued its pattern for most of 2024 through early November, with strong intermodal growth leading to an overall gain compared to 2023. #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

Welcome to this week's market update! ?? - FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller has officially called an end to the Great Freight Recession after two and a half years. ???? - Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon has intervened in the Canadian port strikes, seeking a court order to end the crippling lockouts at Montreal, Vancouver, and Prince Rupert. ??? - The global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) could face new obstacles if President-elect Donald Trump goes through with his proposed 60% tariff on imports from China. ???? - Around noon on Tuesday, protestors in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, began blocking the roadway on the Mexico side of the World Trade Bridge that connects to Laredo, Texas. ?? - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Transportation will launch a new cross-border rail service on Dec. 1, connecting Mexico to the US Southeast. #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

Welcome to this week's market update! ?? - Overhaul’s latest cargo theft report shows that California was the top target in September, with 53% of incidents ?? - The Biden administration has released $3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at U.S. ports ?? - The Port of Long Beach has been awarded more than $2.6 million by FEMA to protect critical infrastructure ?? - Georgia Ports Authority marine terminals handled 450,700 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), the second-busiest September on record ?? - Total intermodal volume in the third quarter increased 9.8% year-over-year #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

?? - The U.S. economy is currently out-performing any other country in the Group of Seven by a significant margin ?? - The port of Los Angeles could soon be handling $1 trillion worth of imports in a single quarter ?? - The Port of Long Beach reported record box volumes from the month of September ?? - South Carolina Ports reported 214,558 TEUs in September, up 8% compared with the same month last year ?? - Almost half of the containers bound by freight rail out of the Port of Los Angeles are waiting nine-plus days to get out of the port and onto the rail #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

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?? - Hurricane Milton caused at least $160 billion in damage and economic loss, making it one of the most damaging storms in Florida history ?? - A.P. Moller Maersk A/S and Hapag-Lloyd AG, the two container giants starting a vessel-sharing cooperation, will continue to avoid the Red Sea well into 2025 ?? - The Port of Oakland’s loaded container volume increased by 7% in September compared to the same month in 2023 ??♂? - Employers warned an overtime strike by union dockworkers at the Port of Montreal could lead to a shutdown of cargo operations at the eastern Canada maritime hub ?? - Freight railroads from the Gulf Coast to Miami are still assessing damage and making repairs after Hurricane Milton #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

It's been a hectic last few weeks for the transportation industry... ?? - Just a couple weeks after Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding to the Southeast, Hurricane Milton now has the potential to deal another significant blow ??♂? - The short-lived strike by dockworkers that shut down East and Gulf Coast ports came to an end late last Thursday ?? - The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach significantly reduced emissions last year ?? - The ILA warned that major issues involving automation remain to be negotiated before an extension of the current contract expires early in 2025 ?? - CSX and Norfolk Southern are operating as normal, but they are watching Milton closely as it approaches landfall #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

HUGE week for the logistics industry! ???? - Roughly 47,000 unionized dockworkers began striking against employers at ports across the U.S. East and Gulf coasts early Tuesday morning ?? - Port Houston is on track for a record year thanks to increased container volume ? - The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach are prepared to handle diverted volumes from the East and Gulf Coast ?? - Port Houston is on track for a record year thanks to increased container volume ?? - Union Pacific says it’s already successfully handling the surge in container volume at West Coast ports #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports

A potentially historic work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports could occur in less than a week ? ???? - The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the United States Maritime Alliance remain far apart in their talks as the Oct. 1 rapidly approaches ?? - The Port of Los Angeles handled 960,597 twenty-foot equivalent units in August, a 16% increase over the previous year and the busiest month ever outside the pandemic ? - Grain workers at the Port of Vancouver went on strike on September 24, over a dispute regarding hours and pay ?? - Ports along the Gulf Coast are monitoring Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean that will likely strengthen into a hurricane and hit the area on Thursday ?? - BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) have both halted grain shipments into Mexico, as the country's rail network struggles to keep up with rising demand #SupplyChain #Logistics #Freight #Shipping #Ports #Trucking #Rail