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General Rate Increase Could Intensify Shipping Instability

General Rate Increase Could Intensify Shipping Instability

Jul 1, 2013

The first week of July will bring a series of general rate increases to the Asia-North Europe trade shipping lines. According to the Loadstar.com, critics of this rate increase believe that it will only intensify price volatility. To read more, click HERE.

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Deliveries Still Delayed as Container Freight Rates Fluctuate

October 19, 2026

Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Expands to Record-Breaking Fifth Annual Event

October 16, 2026

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Highlights from 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™

October 8, 2026

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Panama Canal Announces Increase in Daily Transit

September 28, 2026

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Deliveries Still Delayed as Container Freight Rates Fluctuate

One factor putting pressure on rates is the return of shipping services to the Suez Canal.

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Mentorship Programs

Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Expands to Record-Breaking Fifth Annual Event

The Women in Supply Chain Forum™ is the only female-focused conference specific to supporting, celebrating and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

Mentorship Programs

Highlights from 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™

Check out the highlights from the 2025 Women in Supply Chain Forum™.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Announces Increase in Daily Transit

Panama Canal Authority (PCA)

The Transit Reservation (Booking) System remains the only way to guarantee a transit date.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ocean Carriers Resume Suez Canal Routings, Reducing Transit Times by 10-14 Days

Georgia Ports Authority

Improved supply chain velocity means faster inventory fulfillment and lower inventory carrying costs for cargo owners.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Transito Launches Total Freight: Unified Sea and Inland Shipping

The service covers the sea voyage, port handling, transhipment and onward transport by inland vessel.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Transito

Ocean Ports & Carriers

WiseTech Global Launches Ocean Capacity Forecasting Dashboard

WiseTech Global

The dashboard provides directional risk scores and forecasts published monthly, fed by aggregated data and WiseTech’s analysis across the three major ocean trade lanes: Asia – North America, Asia – Europe, and Europe – North America.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port of Savannah Exports up 4%

Georgia Ports Authority

Export loads totaled 117,242 TEUs in August, up nearly 4,700 TEUs or 4.2%. Import loads totaled 265,859, up approximately 3,800 TEUs or 1.5%.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Propose Zero-Emission Truck Rewards Incentive Program

Port of Los Angeles

The Zero-Emission Truck Rewards Incentive Program is designed to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucking, offering qualifying trucks incentives of $60 per terminal visit and up to $36,000 per vehicle annually.

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The AI Measurement Gap: Why Sales Growth Remains Invisible

Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA)

Across sales, marketing, customer experience and technology, the data raises a similar question: before adding more, do companies know what's already working?

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Emerging Technologies

Nominations Open for 2027 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

This award recognizes influential individuals whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain. Nominations close Dec. 4.

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