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Rail traffic growth broadens across the US

Simon Walton
July 10, 2026
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Freight rail traffic in the United States continued to strengthen during the second quarter of 2026, with both carload and intermodal volumes extending a sustained…

Rail traffic growth broadens across the US

Simon Walton
July 10, 2026
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Freight rail traffic in the United States continued to strengthen during the second quarter of 2026, with both carload and intermodal volumes extending a sustained…

Chinese vehicle manufacturers seek non-specialist ships

Simon Walton
July 8, 2026
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The shortage of available Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) capacity has encouraged the use of containers, flat racks and multipurpose vessels.

Chinese vehicle manufacturers seek non-specialist ships

Simon Walton
July 8, 2026
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The shortage of available Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) capacity has encouraged the use of containers, flat racks and multipurpose vessels.

Block trains a smarter approach to intermodal disruption

Simon Walton
July 2, 2026
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Unpredictability rather than transit time is the greatest obstacle to supply chain performance, according to Martin Hubert, founder and chief executive of Freightgate.

Southampton gets Europe’s biggest STS cranes

Simon Walton
June 19, 2026
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Arriving this morning, Europe’s largest STS cranes have docked at DP World’s Southampton container terminal.

UK Port freight shows imports down, exports way down

Simon Walton
June 19, 2026
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Figures, published by the UK Department for Transport, show a year-on-year drop in freight tonnage passing through major British ports.

Verizon deploys Ericsson private 5G edge networks worldwide

Guest authors
June 16, 2026
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Verizon has expanded its private 5G alliance with Ericsson to deliver localised edge computing and cloud orchestration to global enterprises. Hannes Ekström, SVP and Head of Customer Unit, Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said: “Enterprises are rapi…

Outspoken Greek shipping owner willing to pay Iranian transit toll in Hormuz

Simon Walton
June 5, 2026
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Greek shipping owner Evangelos Marinakis has said he would be prepared to support the payment of a transit fee to Iran to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Any such move would mark a significant departure from the established maritime legal framework.

De Jong Shipping expands into Belgium with TransMatch stake

Simon Walton
May 27, 2026
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De Jong Shipping Group has acquired a minority stake in Belgian inland shipping operator TransMatch. It marks the first time the Dutch group has had a formal presence in the Belgian market. The deal forms part of De Jong Shipping’s wider growth strategy in inland and push barge shipping across Northwest Europe. The companies said the partnership would broaden operational coverage and strengthen commercial activities in the ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) arc, and inland European waterways.