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April 22, 2026
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The terminal operator and port authority will enter a one-year exclusivity period to explore jointly developing and operating the proposed mega terminal that would increase Vancouver’s capacity by 50%.
The new surcharges will be introduced immediately on cargo to and from specific locations in the Caribbean and South America before being progressively rolled out in other regions globally.
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 The war in the Middle East is the latest example of geopolitical conflicts that will mark the shipping landscape for at least the rest of the decade, attendees at Breakbulk26 were told.
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The rising cost of trucking in the US is showing up in various indices. The TD Cowen/AFS index, for example, measured a 10.2% jump in truckload linehaul costs per shipment in the first quarter. The TD Cowen/AFS truckload rate per mile index is expected to reach 10.1% in the second quarter. That would be its highest level in three years, up from 9% in the first quarter. Similar pricing momentum is reflected in the US Producer Price Index (PPI), which covers a broad range of “selling” prices, including spot and contract rates paid by shippers, and includes fuel surcharges. In March, the index rose 4.3% year over year to 177.8, its first annualized increase since February 2025.
JOC.com Gold subscribers can monitor the rebounding trucking market in terms of spot and contract pricing on the Trucking channel on Gateway, a library of more than 200 continuously updating charts. The channel also has service performance and capacity indices for the surface sector.
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The possibility can’t be ruled out that carrier-controlled port operations will commence in the next few years at Charleston and Savannah, where the state-operated model has prevailed for decades.
 But the conflict in the Middle East and resultant increase in fuel prices could weigh on nearer-term prospects, participants heard Tuesday at the Journal of Commerce’s Breakbulk and Project Cargo Conference 2026.
Assessing maritime choke points and leveraging partnerships in regions around the globe will serve as important strategies for EPC companies and forwarders in developing contingency plans for their projects.
 Hapag-Lloyd said the changes “reflect the consolidation of capacity into alternative services to ensure continued reliable coverage in the region."
Forwarders are juggling a steady stream of distractions while balancing a workforce to meet ever-evolving hot-button topics, conference attendees were told.
 Unveiled at Breakbulk26 in New Orleans this week, the Journal of Commerce’s new Breakbulk Shipper Index tracks a range of indicators including changes in volumes carried by different vessel types, lead time for chartering vessels, and load and discharge regions.
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Tuesday, April 28th at 2:00pm EDT
The tail end of 2025 provided a sneak preview for what was a hopeful first quarter for truckload carriers, and a potential concern for truckload shippers. Capacity contracted due to regulatory crackdowns and rising fuel costs, which led to a firming of spot rates. Now the attention turns to whether contract rates will be impacted, or rather the extent to which they will. CH Robinson, North America’s biggest freight broker, in late March raised its guidance for rate increases from 10% to 12%. Truckload rate providers are warning shippers to brace themselves for rate increases. But it’s still unclear just how steep those increases will be, and the second quarter will likely be a good guide in answering that critical question. This one-hour webcast, a primer of sorts to the Inland Distribution Conference in September, will examine the fundamentals of a market that has very much turned, with input from a panel of truckload experts.
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