Throughput at terminals operated by the Northwest Seaport Alliance slipped another 4.4 percent.
ATA: Truck tonnage steady in May
The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index ticked up 0.7 percent following a revised 2.7 percent increase the previous month.
WiseTech buying TMS provider Pierbridge
Australia-based software company makes its eighth acquisition this year.
Cass: U.S. freight market ‘extraordinarily strong’
Accelerating growth in both volumes and spending a signal that “U.S. economy is ignoring all of the angst coming out of Washington” about potential trade war.
South Carolina Ports embarks on record capex plan
The board approved $277.6 million in capital expenditures, the largest portion of which will go toward the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal currently under construction.
U.S. finds unfair subsidies for large pipe imports
The American Line Pipe Producers Association is particularly pleased with Commerce’s “strong response” in its investigation of these imports from China and India.
Nominee: CSPC must catch up with e-commerce
President Trump’s pick for the Consumer Product Safety Commission tells the Senate Commerce Committee that the agency still thinks in terms of “brick-and-mortar retail.”
Ports plan Southern States Chassis Pool Agreement
Georgia and South Carolina ports authorities say their goal is to improve the supply and condition of chassis.
Executive Moves: VASCOR, Pace, Little Rock Port
Daugherty leading joint venture of APL and Fujitrans; Proulx heading operations for logistics provider; and Hendricks chairing board.
U.S. ‘not even close’ to Canada and Mexico on NAFTA issues
There are several divergent paths that talks could take, a former USTR official said.