UK watchdog calls for end to ocean carrier antitrust immunity: ow.ly/fuXG50Q9FLy

Congress steps into debate over jurisdiction of rail fees for ocean containers ...Draft legislation would also seek to codify that rail demurrage fees be billed to the ocean carrier, which would pass along the charge to the responsible shipper or BCO: ow.ly/5YHs50Q9FIW

A shrinking spread between ocean freight rates from China to the US West and East coasts reflects the return of import volumes to West Coast ports. Learn more: ow.ly/wAnQ50Q9tXV

No easy fix on the horizon for Panama Canal woes as shipping sector scrambles: ow.ly/BVZ150Q90Ej

OUT NOW: The Intermodal Savings Index (ISI) report by Ari Ashe. This report uses proprietary data and calculations to determine how much money the average shipper will save using domestic #intermodal compared with #long -haul #trucking across the US. ow.ly/PeIx50Q8IKA

US imports from Asia hit 2023 high in October despite muted peak season: ow.ly/M70l50Q8xJ2

Grim 2024 outlook drives Zim to take huge Q3 impairment loss: ow.ly/mOzn50Q843F

Rate spread between US East-West coasts erodes amid shifts in volume, sourcing...The spread, typically around $1,000, is now half that as volume growth returns to West Coast ports and shippers increasingly tap into Southeast Asia manufacturing: ow.ly/70fj50Q7HrW

J.B. Hunt shakes up Mexico-US intermodal market with Ferromex deal...Hunt will no longer partner with CPKC on cross-border loads destined for the Midwest and West Coast, in the latest shifting of alliances on new services between Mexico and the US: ow.ly/a65P50Q7cmi

The alarm bells for global manufacturing and shipping are ringing louder. The GEP Global Supply Chain Index, a barometer of future demand for raw materials used in finished goods, has been in negative territory for the last six months, ending September. joc.com/gateway/about

Crashing trans-Atlantic spot rates delay long-term contract signing... Carriers and shippers, however, believe there is little room left to fall for spot rates that are already below pre-pandemic levels: ow.ly/A0AZ50Q69AR

Hapag-Lloyd prioritizes costs as rates, earnings plummet...The carrier has followed its peers with a sharp decline in earnings, and although still highly profitable, its CEO warned that rates on the east-west trade lanes are at unsustainable levels: ow.ly/490g50Q69zi

ILA looking for local ports to bring in more union foremen... Alongside broader talks on wages, the International Longshoremen’s Association said individual ports need to use more union supervisors and foremen, particularly throughout the South:
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ILA, USMX remain at odds over dockworker wage increases: Daggett...
The ILA president says further progress on a new master contract, as well as port-specific local deals, can’t happen until the two sides agree on coastwide pay hikes: ow.ly/PXII50Q5Euy

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ONE finalizes terminal deals in Los Angeles, Oakland, Rotterdam...The Singapore-based carrier has now expanded its access to capacity in the strategic locations of the US West Coast, North Europe and Southeast Asia: ow.ly/ZlpN50Q4OyR

The sudden loss of Yellow’s capacity in July has driven up less-than-truckload rates. The US producer price index (PPI) for long-distance LTL trucking rose 5.3% from July through September. Learn more: ow.ly/iCfJ50Q4Ast

Flexport’s CEO tells the Journal of Commerce that the first order of business after this week’s acquisition of Convoy’s tech stack is getting the Convoy app running again and reaching out to the shuttered company’s customers: ow.ly/tKHB50Q48bQ