Ekspres Kargo

Revamped energy priorities in the US and data-related industrial projects are driving out-of-gauge cargo demand.

The days where container ships could be seen as fungible assets used in flexible ways might be coming to an end, leading to inefficiencies – and higher costs – in global liner networks, writes Lars Jensen.

Primus has been vocal in his opposition to consolidation in the rail industry, voting against the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger in 2023 and Canadian National Railway’s acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway earlier this year.

The Chinese state-controlled carrier said in an interim earnings statement the industry experienced a volatile first half of 2025 due to “tariff swings and lingering geopolitical tensions.”

The company unveiled the restructuring investment less than 12 months after completing a two-year streamlining initiative.

Opening of the first phase of the port’s new on-dock railyard will be delayed until next year, while the project faces a 42% increase in budgeted costs.

The automated equipment provides customers with data on package volume dimensions, among other benefits, Ranpak CEO Omar Asali said.

The union claims the Virginia Port Authority is tacitly violating the new master contract by influencing the port’s main terminal employer.

Suppliers can now tap the furniture retailer’s CastleGate network as a 3PL alternative for big-and-bulky goods across their entire customer base.

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Global Port Congestion Analysis shows that half of Northern Europe’s ports reported year-over-year declines in port moves per hour in Q2, while Asian ports faced higher arrival process times and mixed efficiency results.