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Intra-Asia air freight capacity tightens on US high-tech demand The growth in traffic on intra-Asian routes is a result of ongoing US demand for cloud infrastructure logistics related to the rapid development of AI technology. Go to journal of commerce

Digital forwarder owned by Bolloré merges with French forwarding group The merger will see Fatton & Lyseo use Ovrsea’s proprietary operating software across its air and sea customers in Asia, Africa and North America. Go to journal of commerce

Operator switch gives renewed hope to Portland’s Terminal 6 Stakeholders say a contract with Harbor Industrial Services to manage the state’s only box terminal should herald a new era of stability and cargo growth. Go to journal of commerce

US truckload pricing remains unsettled despite red-hot December Contract shippers have not felt the impact of the surge last month in spot market truckload rates, but that could change amid market uncertainty as 2026 begins. Go to journal of commerce

Severe winter storm disrupts North Europe port, inland operations The storm is bringing fierce winds and Arctic conditions to the region, impacting ocean, road and rail freight transport. Go to journal of commerce

Australian regulators force WiseTech to sell software vendor The action is tied to WiseTech’s acquisition of E2open in 2025, which included software that Australia’s competition commission deemed gave WiseTech too much control of the market. Go to journal of commerce

DAT, AscendTMS push Convoy load automation into small broker world The integration will allow small truckload brokers to automate a range of load processes within their existing transportation management system. Go to journal of commerce

MSC’s Medlog Oceania inks deal for Seaway’s intermodal business The acquisition continues a wave of supply chain consolidation seen in Australia and New Zealand in recent years as service providers search for inorganic growth in a highly competitive market. Go to journal of commerce

North American rail container fleet fully outfitted with GPS devices Intermodal marketing companies have long been at a disadvantage because rail-owned containers lacked the real-time tracking and tracing capabilities that are standard among private fleets. Go to journal of commerce

Cosco awards initial newbuilding deals as part of $7 billion fleet expansion The deals for nine feeder container ships and four multipurpose and heavy-lift ships total about $490 million, according to Cosco and shipbrokers. Go to journal of commerce

Asia-Europe ocean carriers add capacity as trade enters peak shipping period Few blank sailings have been announced for January, and none this week, as shippers in Asia get their cargo on the water ahead of China’s Lunar New Year factory shutdown. Go to journal of commerce

Energy-related transport, metals and mining to lift project cargo sector in 2026 Power generation cargoes gave the heavy-lift sector a welcome boost in 2025, and it’s a cargo stream that will not dry up anytime soon. Go to journal of commerce

Soft volumes to keep West Coast ports congestion-free in early 2026 With inflation increasing, consumer confidence declining and unemployment on the rise, US imports from Asia are not expected to see the typical pre-Lunar New Year surge in January and February. Go to journal of commerce

Latest tariff delay by Trump echoes postponement from November While the new delay — on products reliant on wood imports —provides a respite for importers of the affected goods, it prolongs for another year a period of uncertainty over how tariffs might impact the cost of what they sell. Go to journal of commerce

Container sector pressure could upend steady MPV market MPV carriers confessed they were keeping a wary eye on the other sectors that traditionally compete with MPVs, with the container sector expected to cause the most angst heading into 2026. Go to journal of commerce

US energy policy overhaul, data center investments signal project cargo shift But tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper could present challenges for energy and data center construction projects. Go to journal of commerce

Supply-demand imbalance puts ocean carriers on course for heavy losses With vessel capacity outstripping volumes on the major trade lanes, analysts expect carriers to fall into the red as early as the first quarter, culminating in a multi-billion-dollar combined loss for the full year. Go to journal of commerce

Tariffs, economic uncertainty weigh on pre-Lunar New Year trans-Pac volumes Months of frontloading explain the sharp volume slowdown in the final months of 2025, and with consumer sentiment weak and long-term trade policies still uncertain, US retailers are keeping inventories lean in early 2026. Go to journal of commerce

Warehousing vacancies hit new peak, but larger facilities still needed Developers expect vacancy rates to drop as shippers that had been paralyzed by US tariff uncertainty set more long-term plans in motion. Go to journal of commerce

US LTL providers carefully managing capacity in changing market With demand conditions unlikely to improve in the short term, LTL carriers are putting more of their capacity, old and new, into reserve. Go to journal of commerce

US East, Gulf coast ports expanding intermodal access, vessel capacity While some gateways are expanding their intermodal access to vie for discretionary cargo destined for inland locations, others are moving full speed ahead with capacity expansions that will allow them to handle more and larger ships. Go to journal of commerce

Hong Kong to launch digital cargo tracking, data exchange network The use of real-time cargo status data is expected to make trade finance more efficient, reducing credit costs and processing and payment times, the Hong Kong government said. Go to journal of commerce

UP–NS deal could benefit some shippers, while others face longer transits While Union Pacific plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make a combined railroad run smoothly, there are locations where service could degrade should the merger be approved by federal regulators. Go to journal of commerce