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Supply continues to expand at a record pace, with a projected 36% surge in new vessel capacity from 2023 to 2027. On the flip side, demand for container shipping is expected to contract 1.1% in 2026.

Access to parking for the nation’s commercial drivers will increase because of recent legislation Congress and President Donald Trump approved Feb. 3.

The European Union will pitch the U.S. on a critical minerals partnership to curb China’s influence, looking to shape the Trump administration’s push to strike global agreements this week.

The U.S., previously a leader in growth rates for container shipping, is now lagging much of the world. Inbound volumes in December dropped 6.4% from a year earlier to 1.9 million TEUs.

Pennsylvania has added truck parking at 24 sites, while Arizona opened a new lot on Interstate 17 where demand is high. Both states are in the midst of plans to rapidly increase availability.

Earnings reports from some large U.S. manufacturers and transportation companies drove home how President Trump’s policies on trade and energy are putting a squeeze on the sector’s profits.

U.S. tariffs on commodities and the resulting uncertainty led to more than $550 million Canadian ($406 million) in forgone revenues last year at Canada’s two largest railroad operators.

A bill that would give a significant funding boost for projects aimed at expanding access to truck parking nationwide appears stuck in the Senate.

The goods and services trade gap nearly doubled from the prior month to $56.8 billion, Commerce Department data showed Jan. 29. The trade data has been prone to volatility related to trade policy.

China’s imports of canola and canola products from Canada — a trade valued at C$4.9 billion ($3.6 billion) in 2024 — had plunged last year after Beijing imposed steeps levies on the goods.