Air Freight News
Amtrak cancels some long-haul trains on threat of freight strike
Amtrak is preemptively canceling trips on three of its long-distance routes that operate on freight rail-owned tracks and adjusting schedules on other routes due to…
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Congress would act to avert a national rail strike, Hoyer says
Congress would act to avert a national freight railway strike which could have a devastating effect on the US economy in the weeks leading up…
US officials seek to persuade Mexico’s AMLO on energy, climate
US officials meeting with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his cabinet plan to send the message that Mexico’s climate and energy policies are preventing…
Soybeans surge after US report shows surprisingly tight supplies
Soybean futures soared the most in more than a year after a closely watched US crop report signaled shockingly tight supplies.
US and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework partners announce negotiation objectives
Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai hosted counterparts from the 13 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partner…
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MSC PSS - scope: Black Sea (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, South Russia , Ukraine) to US East Coast /Gulf/WC and San Juan
MSC announced its new PSS amount from BLACK SEA to USEC,USGC and WC and San Juan Puerto Rico, effective September 7th, 2022 (last container gate…
New container rail connection between Czech Republic and DCT Gdansk
On 6 September 2022, a container train from Ostrava, Czech Republic arrived for the first time at the Polish container shipping terminal DCT Gdansk (DCT).…
3PL industry vets found tech-enabled freight forwarding & Customs brokerage firm
3PL industry veterans Spencer Strader and Dan Gardner announced the launch of a tech-enabled Freight Forwarding & Customhouse Brokerage company, Trade XCelerators LLC. As President…
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Freight railroads reach more tentative agreements
The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents the nation’s freight railroads in national collective bargaining, today issued the following statement:
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White House pushes railroads, unions to avert crippling strike
The White House urged labor unions and freight-rail operators to come to an agreement in contract talks, with mounting concern that a strike as soon…