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Already elevated truck rates will likely be pushed higher with the convergence of floral imports into south Florida for Mother’s Day demand.

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by SeacatLine that it will add a second vessel to its Costa Rica – Tampa container service, increasing the frequency from fortnightly to weekly.

Truckload freight activity declined last month but April was still the second busiest month on record for shippers, freight brokers and motor carriers, said DAT Freight & Analytics.

President Joe Biden said on June 24 that the White House has struck a deal on what he called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.

Big new cranes are coming to the Port of Oakland.

‘Tis the season for the Allen Lund Co.

A bipartisan group of colleagues is voicing concern over reports that certain vessel-operating common carriers are declining to ship U.S. agricultural commodity exports from U.S. ports.

With truckload rates at historic highs, more carriers made their equipment available on the spot market last week, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest load board network.

Produce truck rates are up 70% or more compared with a year ago, and industry sources don’t think relief is coming anytime soon.

The Castellini Group of Companies made a Transportation Management, Warehousing and Transportation Services Agreement with Curation Foods, a subsidiary of Landec Corporation (Nasdaq: LNDC).