Freight Business Journal North America

BIMCO Adopts Biofuel Time Charter Clause BIMCO has adopted a new Biofuel Clause for Time Charter Parties aimed at addressing legal, technical and operational issues associated with the growing use …

GEODIS: Trade Volatility Reshapes Logistics GEODIS reported revenue of €10.6 billion in 2025 while advancing sustainability, artificial intelligence and supply chain transformation initiatives amid a challenging global trade environment, according …

Rhenus Group Shifts Sustainability Focus Rhenus Group said its Sustainability Report 2025 marks a shift from building sustainability systems to using them to drive performance across its global logistics operations. …

Dangote Offsets West Africa Clean Fuel Imports Imports of clean petroleum products into West Africa fell 44 percent year over year during April and May, reducing tanker demand and cutting …

Drewry Promotes Standardized BAF Policy Drewry is encouraging shippers and logistics providers to adopt a standardized bunker adjustment factor (BAF) policy as rising fuel costs and new environmental regulations add …

Freedom Intermodal Invests in NOLA Operation Freedom Intermodal Tank Services has expanded its New Orleans operations with a new automated bulk liquid packaging facility, adding capacity for packaging, warehousing and …

Tariffs Shape Regional Supply Chain Strategies Companies are increasingly shifting toward regional supply chains, multisourcing strategies and foreign trade zone operations as tariffs, geopolitical risks and supply chain disruptions make …

VW Tops 250,000 Vehicles Through Port Freeport Volkswagen Group of America has surpassed 250,000 vehicles shipped through Port Freeport since establishing the Texas port as its Gulf Coast vehicle processing …

UP, NS Clear Hurdle; STB Accepts Application Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have cleared an initial regulatory hurdle in their proposed merger to create the nation’s first transcontinental freight railroad, …

US Justice Appeals Broad Tariff Refund Order The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a Court of International Trade ruling requiring the federal government to issue broad refunds of tariffs …

FedEx Completes Spin-Off of Freight Unit FedEx Corp. has completed the spin-off of its less-than-truckload subsidiary, FedEx Freight, creating two independent publicly traded transportation companies and concluding one of the …

CH Robinson Expands AI Role in Supply Chain C.H. Robinson has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to continuously assess, improve and operate customer supply chains, marking the latest …

Exec Charged in Scheme to Supply US Tech to Iran Federal authorities have arrested a California resident and chief executive of an Iranian technology company on charges he orchestrated a …

HHI, BAR Technologies Partner on WindWings HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and BAR Technologies have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the adoption of WindWings wind-assisted propulsion …

Maersk Pays FMC $1.9M for Detention Fees The Federal Maritime Commission has recovered US$1.9 million in civil penalties from Maersk A/S following allegations that the carrier improperly assessed detention charges …

Analysis: Consolidation or Specialization? At first glance, two major transportation stories this month appear to point in opposite directions. FedEx has completed the spin-off of FedEx Freight, creating a standalone …

Western ‘Dirty Tanker’ Exports Fill Void, BIMCO Dirty tanker exports from the Americas reached a record 14.5 million barrels per day in May, according to BIMCO, as oil producers in …

Harvey Sworn in as Newest FMC Commissioner Robert J. Harvey was sworn in June 1 as the newest commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, filling a seat on the five-member …

CMA CGM Notre Dame Kicks Off 10-vessel Order CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Notre Dame, a 24,212-TEU liquefied natural gas-powered containership that the French carrier said …

GEODIS Reshuffles Americas Operations Leaders GEODIS has reported several executive leadership appointments and organizational changes in the Americas as the global logistics provider seeks to strengthen customer experience capabilities and …

International Maritime Hall Honors Leaders Nearly 500 maritime and transportation industry executives gathered Wednesday evening at Chelsea Piers for the 32nd International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards hosted by the …

Port of Montreal names Bird President and CEO The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has appointed Paul Bird as president and CEO, succeeding Martin Imbleau, who departed earlier this year, the …

Port Freeport Cargo Volumes Rise in 2025 Port Freeport and its port community handled 39.3 million tons of cargo in 2025, an 8.7 percent increase from the previous year, according …

Panama Canal Transits Climb Amid Hormuz Crisis Ship traffic through the Panama Canal has risen sharply this year as disruptions tied to the Iran war and reduced transits through the …

CMA CGM Says Softer Q1 Result Shows Resilience CMA CGM reported lower first-quarter earnings as softer freight rates and ongoing geopolitical disruptions weighed on profitability, though the French shipping and …

Hapag-Lloyd Maintains Cautious Outlook Hapag-Lloyd reported a first-quarter loss as weaker freight rates, severe weather disruptions and the conflict in the Middle East weighed heavily on earnings, while the German …

Jumbo Orders Four J-Class Heavy-lift Ships Jumbo Maritime has ordered a new series of heavy-lift vessels designed to support offshore wind, oil and gas, offshore construction and other project cargo …

Log-hub Initiative to Help LSPs’ Lost Margins Swiss supply chain analytics provider Log-hub has launched a program aimed at helping logistics service providers identify hidden operational inefficiencies and recover lost …

Long Beach Asks: ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ The Port of Long Beach is offering a US$1 million incentive to the first oceangoing vessel to commercially bunker methanol at …

REPS Funded to Turn Roads into Power Plants Austrian cleantech startup REPS has secured US$23.6 million in equity financing to expand deployment of its Road Energy Production System, a technology …

UK Maritime Carbon Rules to Take Effect July 1 The United Kingdom will expand its Emissions Trading Scheme to domestic maritime shipping from July 1, bringing cargo and passenger vessels …

Data Center Surge Drives Heavy-lift Strategies AI’s explosive growth has brought a breakneck rush to build new data centers across North America, but the surge in capital spending is colliding …

Technip Energies Employs deugro for US Project French oil and gas engineering group Technip Energies called on project forwarder deugro recently for a complex U.S. industrial project, involving nearly 50 …

Artemis Restructure Enters New Breakbulk Phase The successful return to Earth of the Artemis II crew in April signalled a shift in North American heavy-lift transport, from a “test-flight” cadence …

Brazil Shipbuilding Revival Gains Momentum Brazil’s shipbuilding sector continues to show signs of revival following the delivery of 13 newly built mineral barges from Bahia aboard the heavy-lift vessel AAL …

CVOW Heralds Offshore Breakbulk Successes The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, but also one of the most contentious, driving …

CEVA Adds Fagioli to Boost North America Reach Freight specialist CEVA Logistics has completed its acquisition of heavy-lift, specialized haulage group Fagioli Group, as part of its strategy to expand …

GEODIS Brings History, Berlin Wall to Arkansas When an Arkansas museum approached GEODIS in late 2025 about transporting pieces of the Berlin Wall to the United States, the assignment quickly …

Hapag-Lloyd Expands West Africa Footprint Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Cotonou, expanding its presence in West Africa and strengthening direct customer engagement in the Benin market. The move …

IACS: Ships Comply with Emergency Power Tests The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) said inspections of more than 36,000 vessels in 2025 found generally strong compliance with emergency power …

JAXPORT Adds 3rd Liebherr Crane at Talleyrand The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has placed a third new ship-to-shore container crane into service at its Talleyrand Marine Terminal, expanding cargo-handling capacity …

Geopolitics, Fuel Costs Shock MPV Outlook, MSI The multipurpose and heavy-lift shipping sector is entering a period of near-term volatility driven by geopolitical disruption and fuel cost escalation, even as …

Long Beach Port Launches Green Truck Corridor The Port of Long Beach and private-sector partners are moving forward with a zero-emissions truck corridor linking the San Pedro Bay port complex …

Port Tampa Bay Adds 2 Post-Panamax Cranes Port Tampa Bay has taken delivery of two post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes as part of its container terminal expansion, with the units expected to …

Port Tampa Bay Nets $24M Grant for Port Redwing Port Tampa Bay has been awarded a US$24 million federal grant to expand bulk handling capacity at its Port Redwing terminal, …

UNCTAD: Non-Tariff Impact Bigger Than Tariffs A new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development warns that regulations, technical standards and other non-tariff measures are becoming a …

Vancouver USA Posts Cargo Record 170M Tonnes The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority reported record cargo volumes in 2025, driven by surging exports of crude oil, grain and potash, as Canada’s …

Industry Lacks Unified Crew Welfare Data, SSI The Sustainable Shipping Initiative has released what it describes as the shipping industry’s first integrated mapping of crew welfare, well being and safety …

Execution Data a Goldmine for Fleets By James Wee (From FBJNA’s May Issue) Every fleet operation generates a massive volume of execution data every day: GPS pings, delivery timestamps, service …

Union Maritime Adds Wind-assisted LNG Tanker Union Maritime has taken delivery of the LR2 tanker Monza, equipped with rigid wind propulsion technology, marking a step toward broader commercial deployment of …