Ekspres Kargo

“End to end, every segment of what we do is driven by some form of intelligence,” said Indira Uppuluri, SVP of supply chain technology. 

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, and without a clear ruling from the Court, brokers, shippers and manufacturers will face ongoing uncertainty, potentially weakening the national economy, writes trucking expert Matthew Leffler.

Shaun Stevenson, who guided development of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal and the port’s intermodal services to Chicago and eastern Canada, is leaving at year’s end after 28 years with the port, including the last seven as CEO.

Upheaval in global trade is putting more pressure on forwarders to invest in automation to price their services quickly and more effectively, an area that startup Nexcade is targeting.

Some global executives are also rethinking network geographies, choosing facility locations based on energy reliability, a Prologis survey found.

But if current rate competition doesn’t possess the edge it did in prior years, the question is why and whether that matters if the overall effect is to substantially lower rates for shippers in a down market, writes Peter Tirschwell.

Shippers and their forwarders will soon be launching long-term contract tenders for 2026 as the spot market — which heavily influences the contract market — slides to pre-Red Sea attack levels.

Major delivery providers have increased the rates of their temporary holiday surcharges versus last year.

The president is pushing back a previously planned implementation date for the 25% levies, per a Monday social media post.

Micah Mallace, who served for over a decade at the port, will return to take the reins as chief executive.