News & Notes September 3, 2020

Port News

Port Says Business Beginning to Recover (TT News)

Port Access Road Update (Port Access)

Charleston Sees Recovery While Preparing to Be Deepest East Coast Port (Maritime Exec)

Steamship/Pilot

Shipping Lines Learn to Make Money By Balancing Supply and Demand (WSJ)

Shipping Stocks Weather the Pandemic Storm (WSJ)

Classic Panamaxes Roar Back (Splash 247)

Inactive Boxship Fleet Dips Below 1M TEU for First Time This Year (Splash 247)

Zim Launches New Cybersecurity Initiative (Port Tech)

Truck/Rail

Robot Trucks Are Seeking Inroads Into Freight Business (WSJ)

Regulators Warn Class 1 Railroads on Service Issues, Excessively Late (Supply Chain)

Private Carriers Have Adjusted Their Operations For the Long Haul (TT News)

Logistics/Supply Chain

New COVID 19 Layoffs Make Job Reductions Permanent (WSJ)

World Wide AI Spending to Double in Next 4 Years (WSJ)

Ocean Reefer Cargo Expected to Grow Nearly 4% annually Until 2024 (Supply Chain)

Maersk Accelerated End to End Transformation (Port Tech)

Is China Splitting Smart Supply Chains Into Two Digital Ecosystems (Splash 247)