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The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for declining container volumes while committing billions of dollars to terminal, rail, and road projects. U.S. manufacturing is picking up, giving dry van carriers more freight to chase after years of poor pricing. Meanwhile, shipowners are struggling to recruit and train skilled crews as conflict, detention risks, and new vessel fuels plac...

Foreign direct investment in Mexico grew 15% year over year to about $41 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, reflecting a clear case of nearshoring...

Shippers are seeing a market that feels calmer on volume than on cost, with less room for error across trucking, ocean shipping, warehousing, and labor. Truck freight spending increased even while shipment volume hardly changed. Ocean carriers saw

Manufacturing is sending mixed signals. New plants are being announced, and capital is moving into assembly lines, steel processing, dairy production, electric bikes, and industrial parts sourcing. However, factory hiring is still soft. China’s SME manufacturers are losing ground, and transport markets are reacting faster than demand can fully recover.

Although more st...

According to a Kase industry report of retail supply chain leaders, 84% planned to change their 3PL partnerships by 2026. That suggests the criteria used to select the original providers does not predict h...