Transportation: Page 27

6 Maritime Chokepoints of Global Trade

Here are six critical maritime chokepoints, their impact on global trade, and the strategies needed to navigate an increasingly uncertain world.

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Tenet Transportation, Crown Data Systems Merger to Create Premier Technology Platform for Cartage and Air Freight Carriers

Tenet (formerly known as Pallet TMS)

Together, the companies bring together the leading technology solutions in the market, unite their more than 40 employees, significantly expand resources, including a broader partner ecosystem, and equip customers with a technology partner deeply committed to their success.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Strait of Hormuz: The Future of Freight Intelligence

The Strait of Hormuz will eventually reopen to broader commercial traffic. But the conditions that created this disruption – geopolitical instability, energy market sensitivity, the vulnerability of concentrated trade corridors – are not going away.

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Fuel Volatility and Tight Capacity Add Pressure Across Asia-Pacific Supply Chains

Dimerco Express Group

Strong demand for electronics, semiconductors and AI-related shipments is also driving volumes into the United States, contributing to backlogs and elevated rates on key routes.

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Spotter AI to Help Fleets Reduce Fuel Costs Within Dispatch Workflow

The new fuel optimization feature helps motor carriers and dispatchers reduce fuel costs by identifying more efficient fuel stops along a route based on real-time pricing and savings opportunities.

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Rail & Intermodal

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

The deeper analysis confirms the merger will make rail significantly more competitive with long-haul trucking, taking approximately 2.1 million trucks off the road.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Trailer Bridge's Tony Kvasnicka Talks Crisis Management: Pros to Know Award

Trailer Bridge Inc.

Tony Kvasnicka, president, Ocean Division for Trailer Bridge, was named a recipient of this year's Pros to Know award, in the Leaders in Excellence category.

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3 Ways Transportation Execution Breaks Down

Understanding where execution tends to break down is the first step toward fixing it.

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Fleet Management

ePost Global, Easyship to Expand Cross-Border Shipping Services

The new Link Your Own Carrier capability enables high-volume label generation while preserving negotiated rates and routing preferences.

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Transporeon’s Natural Language Search to Help Carriers Find Freight Faster

TRANSPOREON Group Americas, a Trimble company

The new capability allows users to type conversational queries and immediately receive matching results with AI-powered buy-it-now offers.

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Middle East Disruption Impacts Cargo Markets

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Global manufacturing sentiment remained in growth territory in March, easing slightly from February.

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How Decentralized Storage Redefines Cold Storage Design

Dawsongroup tcs USA

While centralized mega-warehouses will continue to play a role in bulk storage and long-haul consolidation, the future of the cold chain will be hybrid.

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