Cargo News Updates

Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

New York City to Test Microhub Final Dropoffs

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.

June 11, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

US Retail Cargo Seen Cooling in Second Half as Inflation, Rates Bite

U.S. ports will see less retail cargo entering the country in the second half of the year as economic growth slows amid back-to-back interest rate increases and persistent inflation.

August 8, 2022
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Winter LNG Boom Creates Most Expensive Cargo Ships in History

An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive ships ever hired to ferry commodities.

January 11, 2021
Business, Logistics

Rail Cargo Posts First Gain in Two Years as Consumer Goods Surge

U.S. railroads are back, with freight volume posting the first quarterly gain in two years.

December 29, 2020
Business, Logistics

Surprise Cargo Surge Could Surpass Last Year鈥檚 Holiday Period

Freight carriers including container shippers and cargo airlines say global demand is building toward a seasonal peak that could outstrip last year鈥檚 as more consumers shop online to overcome coronavirus curbs.

November 16, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Shipping Industry Hit With Second Cyberattack in Week

The global shipping industry sustained a second cyberattack within a week that鈥檚 raising concern about disruptions to supply chains already straining to move goods heading into the usual peak season for consumer demand.

October 1, 2020
Technology

Solving a $1B Problem with Cargo Image Capture

A picture is worth 1,000 words; in our industry, it鈥檚 worth countless dollars. How many times have you wished for eyes inside your trailer when you鈥檙e managing detention? How many times have you sent for a trailer, to find it鈥檚 still loaded? New cargo imaging technology tackles a $1B problem.

June 11, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Proposed Cargo Hub for N.Y. Town Faces More Delays

The Manlius town planning board this week urged 鈥済reat caution鈥 as town officials consider how a proposed rail-and-truck cargo hub near the CSX rail yard would affect traffic on Fremont and Kirkville roads.

February 14, 2020
Safety

CVSA Seeks Solution to Allow Inspectors to Ticket Shippers for Cargo Securement Violations

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked U.S. and Canadian trucking regulators to explore a solution that would permit roadside inspectors to cite shippers 鈥 not just drivers and motor carriers 鈥 for cargo securement violations in sealed trailers and intermodal containers.

May 22, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Baltimore Tops 10 Million Tons of Cargo for Third Straight Year

The port of Baltimore had another historic year in 2018. The Maryland Port Administration鈥檚 public terminals handled 10.9 million tons of general cargo 鈥 more containers, cars, construction equipment and other cargo than ever before 鈥 surpassing 10 million tons for the third straight year, officials announced March 6.

March 7, 2019