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The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach announced that they will further delay consideration of the “Container Dwell Fee” for another week, this time until January 10 citing improved cargo movement in the ports. "Since the program was...

As the Omircron coronavirus variant has reintroduced travel restrictions in many countries, it is also putting pressure on the already-fragile supply chain by removing bellyhold space from inventory. Above, an airport check-in queue in Zurich is near...

A southern rail route between China and Europe which could effectively redesign transport out of China, especially Guangdong, is being suggested, although some big problems first need to be overcome, a breakout session of the European Silk Road Summi...

Europe needs to play a stronger leadership role in developing rail links with China in order to ensure the emerging connections achieve their true potential, a senior industry official told the European Silk Road Summit in Amsterdam.

Ahead of a major expansion, Russia has underlined the benefits to Asian exporters of its rail links between Asia and Europe.

EVs have been well-recognized by both the public and private sectors in most parts of the world, including Thailand. Not only are they notable for being environmentally friendly, sustainable, cost-effective and fuel-efficient, but the EV trend is on...

China’s plans to create a rail freight network in Laos will require extensive modernization, if this old bridge in Luang Prabang is any indication. A new Kunming-Vientiane rail line with 170 bridges, 72 tunnels and 21 stations is reportedly nearing c...

Shippers and carriers from Asia are expected to benefit from the recently announced merger between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of North America’s largest railroads. The merger will create the first Mexico-U.S.-Ca...

Demand for rail freight is expected to further grow as the lingering coronavirus pandemic, among other factors, continues to restrict capacity through air and sea. The rail freight option to Europe, for example, provided Asian shippers an affordab...

Indonesia’s national railway, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), believes freight is more of its future after the sector helped it survive massive slumps in passenger traffic during the Covid-19 pandemic, KAI president director Didiek Hartantyo said via...

China has a new multimodal route to the Indian Ocean, easing its reliance on the crowded Malacca Strait and underlining the pull it has over Southeast Asia. The new route links Myanmar’s business centre Yangon with the border town of Chinshwehaw i...

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern’s merger became reality on September 15, 2021, when rival KCS suitor Canadian National abandoned its pursuit. The combined rail carrier will be the first with a network spanning the United States, Canada and...

Boris Johnson waves to reporters on his visit to New York City on September 19, 2021. A week later, he announced that the United Kingdom would grant temporary visas for heavy goods vehicle drivers to alleviate the UK’s truck driver shortage.

As shippers look for alternatives to crowded U.S. West Coast ports, Candian National, DP World Canada, COSCO Shipping and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have partnered to run priority trains between the British Columbia port and Chicago.