Latest News HMM investing $135 million in Washington United Terminals to boost capacity 50% Shippers saved record on intermodal in Q2 amid truckload rate hikes Rhine water levels near record lows threaten inland cargo movement US breakbulk ports avoid congestion, for now, as market uncertainties loom Carriers, forwarders pile in to Africa trade as demand surges More News ✕ More News & Analysis HMM investing $135 million in Washington United Terminals to boost capacity 50% The modernization project is meant to enhance the competitive position of Seattle-Tacoma among other ports along the West Coast of North America that have outperformed the NWSA this year. Shippers saved record on intermodal in Q2 amid truckload rate hikes Railroads hauled a record number of domestic containers in the second quarter as shippers banked some of the largest savings against truckload in the history of the Journal of Commerce’s Intermodal Savings Index. Rhine water levels near record lows threaten inland cargo movement With Europe gripped by a blistering heatwave, operators on the crucial waterway warn the river may soon be impassable for cargo-laden barges.