Latest News Amazon Freight says new LTL offering is not a ‘brokerage’ Asia-Europe ocean shippers face huge July 1 rate increases Intermodal prices rising for shippers even before 2027 contract talks Persian Gulf bottleneck tightens global container supply Amazon pushes further into logistics space with launch of LTL service More News ✕ More News & Analysis Amazon Freight says new LTL offering is not a ‘brokerage’ Amazon’s “asset-backed” less-than-truckload service is based on company-owned equipment and technology, its freight director says. Asia-Europe ocean shippers face huge July 1 rate increases 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. Intermodal prices rising for shippers even before 2027 contract talks 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.