With no attacks on shipping off the Yemeni coast since December — that is, until two strikes over the past three days — a feeling was taking hold among some ocean carriers that the threat posed by Houthi militants was greatly diminished. And as the threat diminished it would become more difficult for carriers to
The ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is pleased to announce that Joni Casey, its previous president and CEO, will be honored with the 2025 Silver Kingpin Award during this year’s Intermodal EXPO, Sept. 15-17, in Long Beach, California. During her 27-year tenure, ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ grew its membership to more than 1,000;
US chassis provider Direct ChassisLink Inc. (DCLI) will deploy BlackBerry Radar tracking devices across 100,000 of its domestic 53-foot chassis, a move that would benefit shippers seeking track-and-trace capability, faster turnover of units and reliable equipment that doesn’t break down. The move is an extension o
April intermodal volumes saw annual gains, according to data provided to LM by the ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ). Total April volume, at 1,559,593 units, posted a 7.1% annual gain. Trailers continued a longstanding decline, falling 22.5%, to 37,392, and domestic containers, at 707,015, increased 6.2
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), the largest chassis pool operator in the U.S. Southeast, has deployed 300 newly refreshed red SACP chassis to Port Tampa Bay as part of its strategy to invest in markets where demand and freight patterns are evolving. To mark the occasion, CCM hosted a re-opening celebration at
Total intermodal volume rose 6.3% in first-quarter 2025, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, reported the ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) in its latest quarterly report. International and domestic containers increased 8.5% and 5.6%, respectively, while trailers fell 18.2%. The