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Grace Sharkey Thursday, January 30, 2025

Freightmate Ai raises $5M, highlights need for flexible freight forwarding tech

“We’re partnering with over three times the number of freight forwarders that we [anticipated] by this time,” said Bryan Lacaillade, co-founder and CEO of Freightmate Ai.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Friday, March 28, 2025

WestJet transitions out of freighter operations, cargo VP resigns

Canada’s WestJet is backing out of the cargo business after two years because of a difficult competitive environment.

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Stuart Chirls Friday, March 21, 2025

Port of Seattle says newly approved city housing plan would interfere with truck traffic

The Port of Seattle says a controversial plan to rezone part of downtown for residential development will chip away at the city’s industrial base.

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Friday, March 21, 2025

FedEx orders Boeing 777 and ATR cargo aircraft, delays MD-11 retirements

FedEx has switched from downsizing to incrementally growing its air cargo fleet by ordering large 777 freighters and postponing plans to retire older MD-11 jets.

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Stuart Chirls Friday, March 21, 2025

Trans-Pacific container rates below lowest 2024 levels: Freightos

Ocean container rates on trans-Pacific routes to the U.S. continued to decline in the latest survey from Freightos.

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Stuart Chirls Thursday, March 20, 2025

Port of Long Beach posts ninth straight monthly cargo gain

The Port of Long Beach saw double-digit gains in overall container volumes in February.

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Stuart Chirls Thursday, March 20, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd expects lower profits in 2025

Red Sea diversions hit liner operator Hapag-Lloyd’s profits despite higher revenues in 2024.

Trade Compliance

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, March 13, 2025

North American trade disputes an opportunity for CPKC, CEO says

CPKC has modeled scenarios involving tariffs and trade and says that even in the worst-case scenario, the railway can hit its target for double-digit earnings growth this year.

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Infrastructure

Bring It Home

Caleb Revill Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Norfolk Southern boosts industrial collaborations by enhancing infrastructure

In the latest episode of the Bring It Home podcast, Norfolk Southern executive Stefan Loeb discussed the role of railroads in America’s reindustrialization.

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Helmets resting on shovel handles at a groundbreaking ceremony.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Trucking Regulation

Trucking groups praise DOT termination of NY congestion tolls

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Regulatory Agencies

John Gallagher Friday, March 21, 2025

Regulator vows to back US exporters fearful about Trump’s shipping fees

With the prospect of massive fees against Chinese ocean carriers at U.S. ports, shipping’s top regulator is trying to quell fears of turmoil in American export markets.

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

American Shipper

Port of Los Angeles sees strong container volumes in February

Port of Houston
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Global Supply Chain

China stops importing liquefied natural gas from US due to tariffs

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Sponsored Insights

Britni Chisenall Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Delta Cargo’s DeliverDirect offers ‘e-commerce delivery at the speed of flight’

DeliverDirect serves various industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and related sectors.

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Shippers Perspective

Viewpoint: Why it pays to be a Shipper of Choice

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Technology

The future of procurement 

Air Cargo

Parcel Shipping

Eric Kulisch Thursday, March 20, 2025

FedEx says economic uncertainty slowing parcel and freight demand

FedEx reported higher revenue and operating income in the third quarter than last year but says shipping business could slow this quarter because of weakness and uncertainty in manufacturing.

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A medium-blue KLM Cargo jumbo jet lands on the runway on a sunny day.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Air Cargo

Air France-KLM trims Airbus order for A350 freighter

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Side view of a cargo jet with door open to receive large pallets of goods.

Rail

News

John Kingston Friday, March 28, 2025

5 takeaways from State of Freight: Getting ready for auto tariffs

In the March State of Freight webinar, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland talked about a freight market on the verge of auto tariffs.

Railroad

Stuart Chirls Thursday, March 27, 2025

Union Pacific in partnership for Kansas City shortline railroad

Union Pacific is partnering with Jaguar Transport Holdings to establish a new shortline railroad in Kansas City, Missouri’s West Bottoms industrial district.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, March 27, 2025

Broad gains as rail carloads stay ahead of 2024

For a fourth straight week, U.S. rail traffic has recorded an increase of more than 5% over the same week a year earlier. Statistics from the Association of American Railroads for the week ending March 22 show total traffic was 496,214 carloads and intermodal units, a 5.5% increase over the same week in 2024. That […]

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Wednesday, March 26, 2025

BNSF attracted $4.2B investment from online rail customers in 2024

BNSF Railway said customers invested $4.2 billion in industrial projects on its network in 2024.

Railroad

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Norfolk Southern expands portfolio of certified rail-served industrial sites

Norfolk Southern has expanded its offerings of certified rail-served properties for industrial site development.

Railroad

Stuart Chirls Monday, March 24, 2025

Thousands of Teamsters rail workers ratify new national contract

More than 8,700 members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference ratified a new contract with the railroads of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Thursday, March 20, 2025

Weekly US rail traffic remains ahead of 2024 levels

Rail traffic in the U.S. is staying ahead of 2024 levels, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Wabtec to acquire Sweden’s Dellner Couplers for $960M

Wabtec says it is acquiring Dellner Couplers, a Swedish manufacturer of passenger couplers and equipment, in a $960 million deal.

Railroad

Stuart Chirls Monday, March 17, 2025

County Line Rail acquires Sabine River & Northern Railroad

Rail services provider County Line Rail has acquired short line Sabine River & Northern in east Texas.

Railroad

Trains.com Staff Friday, March 14, 2025

STB issues draft environmental statement on proposed border crossing railroad

Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed 1.3-mile line would be part of a secure corridor linking Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico.

FreightWaves News

The Playbook

Adam Wingfield Monday, March 31, 2025

This New Bill Could Crash the Spot Market – Here’s What Small Carriers Need to Know

Why More Trucks Won’t Fix the Problem – And Could Actually Wreck the Spot Market A new bill just dropped in Washington – the Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act – and it’s being pitched as a solution to fix the “driver shortage,” unclog the supply chain and lower costs for American families. […]

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Trucking Regulation

Feds reject investigation into truck side guard recall

Yellow Corp. trucks parked at a terminal
Monday, March 31, 2025

Less than Truckload (LTL)

Yellow’s new bankruptcy plan revealed, next steps still uncertain

Speakers and protesters in front of the U.S. Capitol building with signs opposing corporate takeover of the U.S. Postal Service.
Friday, March 28, 2025

Trucking Regulation

VIDEO: Drivers voice frustrations with FMCSA enforcement

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Autonomous Vehicles

Aurora unveils safety blueprint ahead of driverless truck debut

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Trucking Regulation

Lawmakers propose tax relief for truck drivers

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Layoffs and Bankruptcies

Texas trucking company, affiliates file for bankruptcy