The software company, which provides backbone systems for forwarders and customs brokers, will use data from tariff research and compliance tool provider Digerati to guide its next generation of customs entries technology.

The U.S. Gulf Coast port is currently developing a new forest products terminal and is looking to dredge its east channel, according to Port Panama City Executive Director Wayne Stubbs.

The agreement, which is retroactive to July 2016, covers about 3,000 Canadian National Railway conductors represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons union.

The east-west freight rail corridor has exploded in volume, particularly from Asia to Europe, causing bottlenecks and delays as European terminals and its infrastructure cannot handle the increase in volumes, according to a report from the JOC.

Domestic transportation management systems provider MGN Logistics will connect to SimpliShip’s ocean and air freight marketplace via an application programming interface, the company said in a statement.

The multi-modal transportation management company’s new tool, dubbed Hub Group Connect, provides customers with shipment visibility and online tracking.

Major retail container ports across the nation are expected to collectively experience the busiest month on record for imports in August, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Gate-to-gate turn times at the mid-Atlantic port still haven’t completely returned to what is considered standard, although terminal operator Ports America Chesapeake did say that they are “returning to historical norms.”

Initial coin offerings are all the rage in technology markets, and veteran analyst Johnson Leung says his new company 300cubits is intent on bringing blockchain-backed crypto coins to the liner shipping world.

The block exemption order was issued Tuesday for vessel sharing agreements between liner shipping companies, and is scheduled to remain in effect until Aug. 8, 2022.