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Texas port completes $625M ship channel-deepening project

Freight Waves

After $625 million and six years of construction, the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has opened the 11.9 miles of its expanded ship channel. The four-phase improvement project deepened the ship channel from 47 to 54 feet and widened it from 400 feet to 530 feet to accommodate the growing demand for larger vessels.

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Key border crossings, including Laredo, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan, are experiencing delays of up to 24 hours, as U.S. Exploring alternative shipping routes via Gulf Coast ports to bypass land border congestion. Fast-tracking partnerships with alternative logistics providers to bypass Chinese ports and avoid tariffed shipping routes.

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E2open Ocean Shipping Index Reveals Sharp Increase in Global Ocean Shipment Transit Times Due to Multiple Ongoing Disruptions

E2open

Latest report shows year-over-year increase of eight days for global average shipment time from initial booking to clearing gate at final port, five-day increase in actual transit time AUSTIN, Texas – July 31, 2024 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019. Of course, the best plans depend on the actions of yesterday.

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New world order: Ocean rates up 88% as shippers pounce on lower tariffs

Freight Waves

The mid-high shipping rate on the Far East to North Europe route has also seen an upward trend, rising by 32% since the end of May and currently priced at $2,704 per FEU. East Coast, reaching $7,180 per FEU by early June, as a significant number of businesses attempt to expedite shipments amid volatile trade conditions. The Far East to U.S.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. Terence earned an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin, and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.

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The TraylorTranspo Story with Brittany Traylor

The Logistics of Logistics

With the goal of paying it forward, Traylor Transpo partners with the Texas Workforce Commission to help people get their start in logistics and supply chain. TraylorTranspo is an asset-based freight brokerage based in Dallas, Texas. Traylor’s technology streamlines the shipping process, reduces cost, and facilitates collaboration.