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Port Tracker report calls for U.S. import declines over the first half of 2026


 
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Port Tracker report calls for U.S. import declines over the first half of 2026

Port Tracker report calls for U.S. import declines over the first half of 2026

For December, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. imports, for the ports surveyed in the report (excluding missing data from the Ports of Houston and Charleston), came in at 1.99 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU), falling 1.7% compared to November and rising 6.6% annually.
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December retail sales end 2025 with growth

December retail sales end 2025 with growth

Retail sales, at $735.0 billion, were essentially flat, up 0.4%, from November to December and posted a 2.4% annual gain, according to Commerce. For all of 2025, it stated that retail sales were up 3.7% annually, with total retail sales from October through…
 
Looking at global trade and tariffs with S&P Global Market Intelligence Research Director Chris Rogers

Looking at global trade and tariffs with S&P Global Market Intelligence Research Director Chris Rogers

In this podcast, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews S&P Global Market Intelligence Research Director Chris Rogers.
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DHL Supply Chain and RL Cold ink MOU to accelerate modern, FSMA-ready cold chain infrastructure

DHL Supply Chain and RL Cold ink MOU to accelerate modern, FSMA-ready cold chain infrastructure

DHL Supply Chain, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, said it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Atlanta-based RL Cold, a real estate development firm specializing in cold storage warehousing and processing for the food…
 
USPS reports a $1.3 billion net loss for fiscal first quarter earnings

USPS reports a $1.3 billion net loss for fiscal first quarter earnings

Operating revenue, at $22.2 billion, fell 1.2% annually, or $264 million, which USPS said was largely due to declining First-Class Mail, Shipping and Package, and Marketing Mail volume declines, which it said were partially offset by price increases. 
 
House group urges STB to closely scrutinize proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger

House group urges STB to closely scrutinize proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger

A group of 47 members of the United States House of Representatives called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to conduct a “rigorous and comprehensive review of the proposed merger” between Class I railroad carriers Union Pacific and Norfolk…
 
FedEx study shows than only 18% of staffers within organizations can intervene in shipment delays

FedEx study shows than only 18% of staffers within organizations can intervene in shipment delays

While most teams can see disruptions, they lack the tools and processes needed to respond fast enough to limit the damage.

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