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            <title><![CDATA[UK faces surge in cheap imports as EU eliminates duty-free access]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK could become a dumping ground for low-value imports come July, prompting industry leaders to urge the government to accelerate the removal of its de minimis tax reforms.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CMA CGM, ONE in India-USEC VSA talks amid standalone operational woes: sources]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sources believe a potential vessel-sharing deal between the two could pave the way for a more balanced and resilient supply-demand environment for all participating carriers in India-North America trades.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norfolk aims to be preferred USEC gateway with deeper port: CEO]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The chief executive of the Port of Virginia said the newly inaugurated deeper harbor allows big ships to be fully loaded, giving the port a chance to become a fulcrum for container services.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US warehousing expanding faster at key inland hubs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Industrial real estate vacancy rates are falling in Chicago, Indianapolis and other key hubs as the frontloading of imports and data center construction drive demand.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[No fast turnaround expected for declining MPV capacity trend]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/no-fast-turnaround-expected-for-declining-mpv-capacity-trend-6239839</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Journal of Commerce Breakbulk Shipper Index tracked down again in May to 97, a drop of 26 points since March and two points lower than April.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BNSF gets approval to develop Barstow transloading hub]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/bnsf-gets-approval-to-develop-barstow-transloading-hub-6239412</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The 4,500-acre inland site in Southern California will serve as a hub where ocean containers are transferred into 53-foot domestic boxes and as a staging point for some international freight.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US transportation pricing soars, aided by frontloading, capacity cuts]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/us-transportation-pricing-soars-aided-by-frontloading-capacity-cuts-6239398</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[While freight demand isn’t booming despite growth in imports and manufacturing activity, it’s enough to push transportation pricing higher.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Overlapping demand waves reshaping traditional peak seasons: Rhenus]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/overlapping-demand-waves-reshaping-traditional-peak-seasons-rhenus-6239308</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With global trade flows shifting toward more volatile and irregular demand patterns, the focus is moving away from planning around fixed seasonal cycles, according to the forwarder.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MPV operators lash out over ‘mind-blowing’ environment regulations]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/mpv-operators-lash-out-over-mind-blowing-environment-regulations-6239268</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A tangle of new rules and a lack of clear direction on which green fuel will power the MPV fleet of the future were cited as reasons for the current lack of new ship orders.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MPV carriers reticent to resume Hormuz transits despite peace deal]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/mpv-carriers-reticent-to-resume-hormuz-transits-despite-peace-deal-6239263</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Ship operators told Breakbulk Europe they need certainty that the truce between the US and Iran will hold before committing crew and vessels to the region.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DP World begins talks with Corpus Christi for container terminal project]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/dp-world-begins-talks-with-corpus-christi-for-container-terminal-project-6238905</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ The Dubai-based company said it wants to secure a long-term lease at the Gulf Coast port to build a new box terminal, thanks to the port’s newly deepened ship channel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Truck tech suppliers connect capacity, relationship management]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/truck-tech-suppliers-connect-capacity-relationship-management-6238841</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:19:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Technology developers are emphasizing the need for greater visibility into networks of loads and trucks and greater trust in shipper-carrier partnerships.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[India-USEC ocean rates jump to 20-month high amid capacity pressures]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/india-usec-ocean-rates-jump-to-20-month-high-amid-capacity-pressures-6238784</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Space availability on the trade lane has tightened as a result of MSC withdrawing its Indus Express service, while other competing networks reported schedule disruptions in the form of six blank sailings.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Many US retailers bracing for likely doubling of all-in service contract rates]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/many-us-retailers-bracing-for-likely-doubling-of-all-in-service-contract-rates-6238766</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After inking annual service contracts that were slightly lower than the prior year, importers are now facing the double-barrel reality of rising bunker fuel costs and soaring peak season surcharges.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intermodal supply chain exposes recent weak link: drayage]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/intermodal-supply-chain-exposes-recent-weak-link-drayage-6238244</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:37:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[While the war-driven boost in intermodal demand is not breaking the rail network, it is exposing a weak link at the end of the trip where drayage fleets cut during the freight downturn are now struggling to find enough drivers to handle the cargo.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shipping wants clarity on US-Iran deal before Hormuz transits can resume]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/shipping-wants-clarity-on-us-iran-deal-before-hormuz-transits-can-resume-6238142</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Statements made by the combatants are unclear and did not offer enough information around key aspects of Hormuz transits, such as timings and safe routes, industry stakeholders say.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gulfport looks to future of bigger ships with dredge project approval]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/gulfport-looks-to-future-of-bigger-ships-with-dredge-project-approval-6238127</link>
            <guid>https://joc.com/article/gulfport-looks-to-future-of-bigger-ships-with-dredge-project-approval-6238127</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:25:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The US Army Corps of Engineers has recommended deepening the Mississippi port’s main channel to a depth that would allow it to accommodate post-Panamax vessels, up from the feeder container ships it now handles.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CMA CGM suspends Asia-US pendulum service]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/cma-cgm-suspends-asia-us-pendulum-service-6237310</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:40:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Marseille-based carrier has ended a 14,000-TEU per week service that called Asia and both US Coasts, deploying bigger ships on an existing East Coast service and a new West Coast express service.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UP imposes peak season surcharge on low-volume shippers]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/up-imposes-peak-season-surcharge-on-low-volume-shippers-6237274</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:39:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It’s been five years since Union Pacific instituted a surcharge this early in the year, a sign that the railroad expects shippers to continue to shift freight off the highway amid higher trucking and fuel costs.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rail congestion adds to inland delays from India’s Mundra Port]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/rail-congestion-adds-to-inland-delays-from-indias-mundra-port-6237247</link>
            <guid>https://joc.com/article/rail-congestion-adds-to-inland-delays-from-indias-mundra-port-6237247</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:57:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Ocean carriers are warning shippers to expect additional costs and delays for shipments through India’s busiest container port amid an influx of transshipment cargo rerouted due to the Middle East war.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trans-Pacific air cargo sees huge US demand for data center components]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/trans-pacific-air-cargo-sees-huge-us-demand-for-data-center-components-6237160</link>
            <guid>https://joc.com/article/trans-pacific-air-cargo-sees-huge-us-demand-for-data-center-components-6237160</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The volume of high-tech goods from Asia to North America increased 70% year over year while US imports of e-commerce declined, according to aviation consultancy Aevean.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Journal of Commerce exec director Brooks retiring after storied career]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/journal-of-commerce-exec-director-brooks-retiring-after-storied-career-6237113</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Chris Brooks rose from copy editor to co-running the Journal of Commerce and helping to build TPM into the largest shipping conference in the world during his 42-year tenure.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Minor dip in MPV freight rates belies trade lane imbalances]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/minor-dip-in-mpv-freight-rates-belies-trade-lane-imbalances-6236606</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Day rates out of Southeast Asia and China have remained firm, but it is a different story for charter fees out of Europe, the US or the Mediterranean.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amazon Freight says new LTL offering is not a ‘brokerage’]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/amazon-freight-says-new-ltl-offering-is-not-a-brokerage-6236573</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Amazon’s “asset-backed” less-than-truckload service is based on company-owned equipment and technology, its freight director says.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Asia-Europe ocean shippers face hefty July 1 rate increases]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/asia-europe-ocean-shippers-face-hefty-july-1-rate-increases-6236541</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Encouraged by the stickiness of early June rate hikes, carriers are capitalizing on robust demand as an early start to peak season keeps ships full on North Europe and Mediterranean trades.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intermodal prices rising for shippers even before 2027 contract talks]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/intermodal-prices-rising-for-shippers-even-before-2027-contract-talks-6236443</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As asset-based intermodal marketing companies reject lower-priced freight, shippers are pushed deeper into routing guides and end up paying more well before the next round of contracts take effect.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Persian Gulf bottleneck tightens global container supply]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/persian-gulf-bottleneck-tightens-global-container-supply-6236427</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Empty containers trapped on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz are impacting export markets, forcing ocean carriers to seek out lessors for more equipment.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amazon pushes further into logistics space with launch of LTL service]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/amazon-pushes-further-into-logistics-space-with-launch-of-ltl-service-6235586</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[But third-party logistics providers and brokerages — which have been playing an increasing role in the LTL sector — are more likely to feel the heat from Amazon’s competition than asset-based LTL carriers, sources told the Journal of Commerce.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[India-USWC rates jump as carriers redeploy capacity to hotter trans-Pacific trade]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/india-uswc-rates-jump-as-carriers-redeploy-capacity-to-hotter-trans-pacific-trade-6235481</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Forwarders have linked the sudden boost in rates to lower vessel capacity rather than an indication of resurgent demand, with liners shifting vessels to the more lucrative eastbound trans-Pac trade out of China.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Asia-South America rates surge after months of carrier blank sailings]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/asia-south-america-rates-surge-after-months-of-carrier-blank-sailings-6235455</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:26:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Spot rates from North Asia to Brazil are pushing near two-year highs after blanks on the trade lane last month jumped to their highest in at least three years.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Global air freight capacity shortages to put brakes on demand growth]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/global-air-freight-capacity-shortages-to-put-brakes-on-demand-growth-6235427</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Demand is projected to expand between 3.5% and 5% a year over the next decade, outstripping the supply of air cargo capacity that is forecast to grow by just 1% a year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drayage operators in Long Beach rewarded for purchasing EV trucks]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/drayage-operators-in-long-beach-rewarded-for-purchasing-ev-trucks-6235007</link>
            <guid>https://joc.com/article/drayage-operators-in-long-beach-rewarded-for-purchasing-ev-trucks-6235007</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The port is giving financial awards to early purchasers of EV trucks as it works toward its goal of being the “world’s first carbon-free port,” CEO Noel Hacegaba said.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats push USTR on China-linked port fees]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:01:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren and Mark Kelly want the Trump administration to reinstate port fees against China’s maritime industry after their one-year suspension expires in November.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Partner complaints put Hub Group payment practices under spotlight]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The company is dealing with the fallout from a $77 million accounting error that has delayed its financial reporting, led to the departures of its CFO and COO, and is possibly behind slow payments to some third-party vendors.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada’s ‘Driver Inc.’ model faces renewed scrutiny as Ottawa expands enforcement]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Canadian Trucking Alliance estimates that worker misclassification deprives federal and provincial governments of more than C$1 billion annually in tax revenue, while safety concerns also grow.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Retail Federation on Monday upgraded its previous forecast for June imports, but lowered expectations for imports landing through the rest of the summer and into early fall.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:58:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After three years of flattish revenue, the largest US LTL carriers are poised for growth, as long as manufacturing activity continues to expand.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hormuz closure drives deepening divide in east-west bunker supplies]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:20:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[While there is no widespread drying up of fuel in the worst-hit ports, availability is steadily tightening in specific regions, particularly around low-sulfur blends.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ocean carriers cash in as high demand piles on stretched shipping system ]]></title>
            <link>https://joc.com/article/ocean-carriers-cash-in-as-high-demand-piles-on-stretched-shipping-system-6233377</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:28:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A strong supply-demand balance has developed in favor of container shipping lines, with rate increases and surcharges sticking amid an early start to the peak season.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Truckload leader Kevin Knight retires from Knight-Swift]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:03:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Knight Transportation co-founder helped create the modern truckload business and built Knight-Swift into a diversified $6.7 billion transportation company.]]></description>
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