James Miller

MSC suspends bookings to the Middle East, disrupting Red Sea and Persian Gulf services

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has suspended all worldwide bookings destined for the Middle East, immediately removing an estimated 73,000 TEU of weekly capacity across nine liner strings serving the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. The advisory cites crew safety as the reason and signals a halt in direct calls to roughly 25–30 regional ports until security stabilizes. Scope of the suspension and immediate capacity impact The suspension affects multiple MSC strings, including services that link North India and South America to the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean rim. While MSC did not specify every string by name, industry estimates place the affected capacity across intra‑regional feeders and

Settlement ends Progress Rail’s antitrust fight with Wabtec after GE Transportation deal

Progress Rail and Wabtec announced a settlement in the Delaware litigation that followed Wabtec’s 2019 $11 billion acquisition of GE Transportation, after Progress Rail alleged exclusionary conduct that affected diesel-electric long-haul locomotive markets and component compatibility.

L'attaque contre le Stena Imperative, battant pavillon américain, à Bahreïn soulève des défis de congestion et de réacheminement du transport maritime régional

Environ 150 pétroliers sont ancrés dans le golfe Persique après que l'Iran a bloqué l'accès au détroit d'Ormuz, créant un point de blocage qui perturbe les exportations de brut, augmente les temps d'attente à quai et fait grimper les coûts de surestaries et de calage pour les opérateurs de courte et de longue distance.

How Strait disruptions and shrinking refinery capacity squeeze diesel supply chains and trucking margins

The temporary halt of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively removed roughly 15–20% of daily crude flows from commercial transit, triggering an immediate surge in Brent beyond $82/bbl and a sharp spike in diesel futures—a direct hit to the trucking sector that consumes over 35 billion gallons of diesel annually.

Le diesel devance le brut dans les premiers échanges alors que l'incertitude concernant le détroit d'Ormuz se répercute sur les marchés

Le diesel à très basse teneur en soufre (ULSD) pour le contrat du mois avant a bondi d'environ 12,8 % lors des premières transactions de dimanche pour atteindre 2,8415 $/g, surpassant le Brent (+7,4 %) et le West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (+7,3 %), alors que les marchés digéraient les données américaines.

Container Lines Suspend Persian Gulf Calls After Strikes on Jebel Ali and Strait of Hormuz

Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. instructed vessels to avoid Persian Gulf calls and seek shelter after missile and drone strikes affected Jebel Ali and other ports, leaving tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz and interrupting a key crude oil and container artery. Immediate operational picture: vessels, ports and routes Multiple carriers suspended or diverted services to Persian Gulf hubs. Container ships that normally call at Jebel Ali and nearby UAE ports were ordered to omit those calls or reroute via alternative ports. Tankers were observed anchoring outside the Strait of Hormuz while cruise and naval assets repositioned. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

Cargojet’s fleet redeployment, UPS partnerships and what it means for freight networks

Cargojet has operated as many as 14 Boeing 757-200 rotations between the Toronto area and Louisville and flown seven Boeing 767-300 legs primarily between Vancouver and Louisville in the past three months to meet UPS demand after the MD-11 groundings.

BNSF must convert efficiency gains into higher operating margin, Greg Abel says

BNSF reported a 2025 operating ratio of 65.5%, translating to an operating margin of 34.5% — about 5.7 percentage points behind western rival Union Pacific at 59.8%.

What a freight scam call revealed about identity theft and communication control

A routine carrier verification call about a refrigerated shipment en route to Chicago ended with an unambiguous admission: “Honestly… it’s gone.” That moment is now a textbook example of how modern freight fraud moves from paperwork to physical loss.

Neolix autonomous mini-trucks cut IKEA Hefei pick-up times and halve transport costs

IKEA China has put two Neolix electric mini-trucks into continuous operation in Hefei, moving goods from a nearby warehouse to the store floor and pick-up point — a move that reduced average customer waiting time for store collection from six hours to two and lowered transportation costs by more than 50%.

FMCSA enlists drivers to pre-test Flexible Sleeper Berth and Split Duty pilots for HOS reform

FMCSA is recruiting 18 commercial truck drivers to take part in a six-week pre-test of the Flexible Sleeper Berth and Split Duty Period pilot programs, with participants receiving $600 for completing all study tasks under data collection managed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).

Supreme Court tariff decision forces small businesses to rethink inventory, refunds, and supplier diversification

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision immediately increased ambiguity in landed cost calculations for import-dependent SMBs, complicating reorder points, safety stock levels, and short-term freight buy decisions across air, ocean, and overland lanes.