<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Two independent trans-Pacific carriers have formed an alliance that will reduce their capacity durin</p></div>

Two independent trans-Pacific carriers have formed an alliance that will reduce their capacity durin

<div><p>Two independent trans-Pacific carriers have formed an alliance that will reduce their capacity during the winter-spring slack season but will provide additional space during next year's summer-fall peak. Great Western Steamship Co. and Far Eastern Shipping Co. asked the Federal Maritime Commission for permission to share space on as many as eight ships between the U.S. West Coast and Asia. The deal is an effort to match capacity to demand in a trade lane that experiences an annual surge in volume during the holiday shipping season. The eastbound trans-Pacific trade experienced another record peak shipping season this year, with imports...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>On a Q2 earnings call, company officials said tightening driver availability, increased regulatory enforcement, and rising operating costs are removing capacity from the market faster than freight demand is growing.</p></div>

On a Q2 earnings call, company officials said tightening driver availability, increased regulatory enforcement, and rising operating costs are removing capacity from the market faster than freight demand is growing.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Trade between Europe and its partners continues to adjust to the ever-changing geopolitical environment, and that uncertainty is being felt in the port's container handling business.</p></div>

Trade between Europe and its partners continues to adjust to the ever-changing geopolitical environment, and that uncertainty is being felt in the port's container handling business.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging. </p></div>

The pressure remains far less severe than the shortages that disrupted inland supply chains during the pandemic, but after nearly four years of relative stability, truckers and rail workers say equipment gaps are emerging.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.</p></div>

Three executives told a webinar they have great expectations for 2027, but shippers keep raising the performance bar.

LTL CEOs see firmer demand, higher revenue driven by truckload tightness

<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.</p></div>

Imports of hardware and infrastructure components for data center buildouts are keeping volumes steady, although masking weakness in the consumer merchandise sector, sources say.

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