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U.S. ports reported strong results amid efforts in August to move cargo ahead of the holiday shipping season and a potential strike.

DETROIT — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table.

The Biden administration is pressuring three major rail companies to provide their workers with paid sick days, aiming to expand the benefit into an industrywide norm.

As much news has been made about new “tech-first” players entering the digital space of #freight brokering, efforts from established and newer enterprises to develop robust digital tools are being shaped by market demands and technological innovations, including artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, experts said. 

The public-private Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) partnership is proving very helpful to overcoming the challenge of forecasting freight congestion, said industry experts at the 2024 IANA Expo. 

Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year’s holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.

Grain workers at Canada’s largest port went on strike Sept. 24 over a dispute regarding hours and pay, creating what an industry association called a “devastating” situation for farmers.

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.8% to 115.8 from the prior month, and 0.7% compared with August 2023.

Phoenix-based Evo aims to build a diversified, national truckload carrier and brokerage through the acquisition of Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based West Side.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time to show how the maritime industry can slash carbon dioxide emissions.