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Maritime
Company Earnings
Nothing but higher numbers in Expeditors’ quarterly earnings report
All the key financial numbers at Expeditors were higher in 2025’s second quarter than a year earlier.
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Former U.S. shipping czar Sola joins D.C. lobby firm
Container News
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Rail deal will open new markets for top US container port
The Port of Los Angeles is poised to reap the benefits of Union Pacific’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern, its top executive says.
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CMA CGM revenue, earnings decline on China tariff fight
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Ocean container rates becalmed as shippers, carriers try to be calm
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FMC publishing container freight data
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HK company offers stake in port terminals sale to Chinese company
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Expect ‘subdued’ peak container season in wake of tariffs, says analyst
The Trump administration is reshaping global trade, and the effects are being felt in the ocean and air freight sectors.
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Air Cargo
Sun Country to operate 20 Amazon cargo jets by peak season
Sun Country Airlines is preparing the final three aircraft from Amazon to enter into service by the end of this quarter, just in time for the peak shipping season.
Trade and Compliance
Trump revokes de minimis privilege for global e-commerce imports
The Trump administration is wiping out duty-free treatment for low-cost imports shipped by e-commerce retailers direct to consumers as it ratchets up tariffs on countries around the world.
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UPS posts tepid results amid tariff, restructuring challenges
UPS’s stock price slid Tuesday after it reported lower parcel volumes and difficulty cutting costs as it works to right-size its delivery network.
Logistics/Supply Chains
Ceva Logistics restructures North America operations, names new chief
Ceva Logistics has named a top executive from France to improve the performance of its North American business, as it tries to improve profit margins in the wake of a major acquisition last year.
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South Korea offers billions to help make US shipbuilding ‘great again’
South Korea proposed a massive U.S. shipbuilding partnership as Seoul looks to finalize a trade deal with Washington.
Parcel Freight
Teamsters call UPS driver buyout offer ‘paltry’
The Teamsters union says the UPS offer to buy out delivery drivers from their contract is a slap in the face.
Trade Compliance
Air Cargo
US cargo airlines welcome DOT aviation sanctions on Mexico
The Cargo Airline Association is applauding the U.S. Department of Transportation effort to pressure the Mexican government to reverse restrictions on U.S. carriers, which it says are anti-competitive.
Air Cargo
US moves to restrict Mexican airlines over cargo, competition concerns
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China trade outlook improves, container rates — not so much
Trade and Compliance
Maersk unveils new AI platform to simplify customs tasks
Infrastructure
Global Supply Chain
Trump pick grilled on supply chain strategy
Michael Rutherford vows to step up congestion monitoring to avoid supply chain delays as head of DOT’s freight office.
Infrastructure
Federal support paving way for millions in truck parking expansion
Shipping + Maritime
Global Supply Chain
US-EU deal sets a 15% tariff on most goods from Europe
The U.S. and the European Union have established the framework of a deal that could set tariffs at 15% for most imports from the 27-nation bloc.
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Trade flows boost China, Europe ports while tariffs pain US gateways
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Trans-Pacific shippers’ turn to pause as box rates end slide
Shipper's Perspective
Sponsored Insights
Delta Cargo’s DeliverDirect offers ‘e-commerce delivery at the speed of flight’
DeliverDirect serves various industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and related sectors.
Shippers Perspective
What it takes to streamline shipping operations and control costs
Air Cargo
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Alaska Airlines gains cargo momentum from Hawaiian integration
Widebody aircraft received in the Hawaiian Airlines acquisition have allowed Alaska Airlines to increase domestic and international cargo capacity and cargo revenue as the company continues to integrate the two operations.
Air Cargo
Boeing raises outlook for widebody freighters as 777-8 production begins
Fuel
Fuel News
Small decline in benchmark diesel price against a backdrop of falling futures numbers
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges posted its second consecutive small decline.
News
Full circle: benchmark retail diesel price is about where it was a year ago
Fuel News
Diesel benchmark moves up slightly but in a market with increasingly bullish factors
Rail
Railroad
UP-NS merger puts intermodal giants on the wrong side of the map
While Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to consolidate, intermodal heavyweights will have to reassess their links to the major railroads.
Railroad
Rail merger will bring ‘dismal service,’ ‘high rates’, says shippers group
An association representing several thousand rail shippers is warning a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will push freight rates higher and lead to unreliable service.
Business
BNSF earnings gain on lower costs
BNSF saw earnings improve in the second quarter and first half of this year as lower costs outweighed weaker revenue per car.
Truck Driver Issues
Trucking jobs bucked the tide, rising in July; warehouse employment is plummeting
The monthly employment report showed a healthy increase in truck transportation jobs, but a downward move in warehouses.
Company Earnings
Hub Group is fully behind a potential UP-NS transcontinental railroad creation
Intermodal provider Hub Group, which would be strongly affected by a UP-NS merger, backs it fully.
Railroad
Report: CSX talks with investment bank about merger options
Goldman Sachs is reportedly advising CSX on merger options after Union Pacific said that it would acquire Norfolk Southern.
Intermodal
Schneider National delays stance on railroad merger until more details emerge
Schneider National said Thursday it needs more information before weighing in on the potential fallout from a Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.
Railroad
Activist investor may target CSX, citing slumping financial performance
The activist investor that helped spur the historic Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal is building a position in CSX.
News
Activist investor to reap handsome return in Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern merger
Ancora built its position in Norfolk Southern in 2023 and 2024.
Railroad
While shippers cite merger concerns, rival railroad looks instead to ‘collaborations’
Canadian National, one of two transcontinental railroads in Canada, expressed support for the proposed coast-to-coast merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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Warehouse
First look: GXO Q2 earnings
GXO Logistics announced better-than-expected results for the second quarter and raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday.
Technology
Fleetworthy and Motive Partner to Streamline Toll Management Through Integrated Data
Legal issues
Each driver’s payout in Lytx Illinois biometrics case will be between about $650 and $850
Trucking Regulation
Future of Clean Truck Partnership now openly pitting OEMs versus environmentalists
Trucking Regulation
Trucking, railroads clash over plan to loosen grade-crossing rules
Logistics/Supply Chains
Descartes buys e-commerce inventory management platform for $40M
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Latin America poised for global trade growth, experts say
Technology
Truckstop Unveils Private Loads: streamlining freight matching for Brokers and Carriers
Layoffs and Bankruptcies