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America’s largest container port, Los Angeles, just posted the best March and best first quarter in its history.

Air France-KLM is an early adopter of the new Airbus A350 freighter, which is based on the popular long-haul passenger aircraft.

Deputy director for the past three years, Beth Rooney will become leader of the Port of New York and New Jersey on May 2

The European Union’s permission for airlines to load cargo in the passenger compartment during the pandemic will expire on July 31.

Canadian passenger airline WestJet is transforming itself into a hybrid passenger-freighter airline.

Major logistics platform E2open’s heavy debt load can be handled by the company’s free cash flow, S&P Ratings says.

United Airlines is bringing back dozens of 777s after a safety issue was resolved, but the process is taking longer than expected.

Zero-COVID policies seem effective only in creating widespread supply chain disruptions.

Cargo is piling up at the Port of Shanghai because a citywide quarantine means most trucks can’t reach the port to pick up loads and keep commerce flowing.

The debate heats up on whether this is the beginning of the end of container shipping’s bull run.

Maersk is one of the world’s dominant container shipping lines. Now it is making a play to be a major cargo airline.

The ripple effects on logistics from Shanghai’s quarantine are being felt beyond the city as companies try to redirect freight to alternative import/export gateways.

Relief efforts are ‘proving extremely challenging’ for those stuck on 140 vessels in the conflict zone.

The biggest deal in tanker shipping history would merge Euronav and Frontline, but consolidation is no panacea.

The partnership marks a “pivotal step” toward making green e-methanol more accessible and commercially viable for the maritime industry.

The air cargo market turned negative in March, after a strong February, because of the Ukraine war. Analysts say inflation and lower export orders could signal less shipping activity ahead.

Crane Worldwide Logistics is tired of fighting for space on cargo jets, so it’s leasing whole planes so it can meet customers’ shipping needs.

PSA International has added to its port portfolio with the acquisition of Canadian container terminal Ceres Halifax.

The Postal Service rejected lawmakers’ calls to produce a new analysis of its future electric delivery vehicle fleet.

Chinese President Xi is intent on eradicating COVID. The policy has come at a high economic cost. A new lockdown in Kunshan could threaten electronics production and further snarl ocean and air transport.

Carl Bentzel’s vision for the next-generation supply chain is one that shares public data across transportation modes and anticipates future shocks.

If at first you don’t succeed, switch to plan B.

China’s latest move announcing a phased-in exit of the lockdowns for the eastern part of Shanghai has logistics managers warning clients about the impact it will have on truck deliveries.

Air Canada is a major international passenger carrier, but did you know it is going big on cargo with special planes, warehouses, IT systems and drones?

Dirty trucks will pay $10 per TEU in and out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports to raise money for zero-emission trucks and infrastructure.

Folding five empty shipping containers into the space of one could curb smuggling, save shippers money and reduce emissions.

ASL Aviation plans to acquire at least 10 737-800s and pay Boeing to turn them into freighters as demand grows from customers such as Amazon, DHL and FedEx in Europe.

The pandemic supply chain disruptions never seem to end, especially in China. Strict restrictions on movement in Shanghai mean cargo can’t get to the airport, resulting in backlogs.

A federal regulator is using a new report to spotlight the importance of ocean containers to the U.S. economy and the threat of China’s market dominance.

RH confirms sharp drop in demand since Russia-Ukraine war and sees no supply chain relief.

The ports of Corpus Christi, Galveston and Brownsville will receive federal funding to complete ship channel improvement projects aimed at increasing cargo capacity.

The sustained year-over-year gains propel the Georgia Ports Authority to expedite more than $538 million in funding for projects aimed at increasing capacity at the Port of Savannah.

Big companies are finding it increasingly difficult to make big deals that can get regulatory approval in the U.S. and other countries.

Charter rates hold steady at their peak as the seemingly neverending container shipping boom continues.

Gulf Coast port volumes rose in February, boosted by imports of steel and breakbulk cargo, along with exports of petroleum and crude oil.

With Shanghai in a COVID bubble, air cargo airlines are avoiding the city because there is little freight to pick up and imports may take a long time to get unloaded.

“This will limit the capability of factories to deliver containers to the ports,” said one industry consultant.

The new container cranes will enable the terminal to accommodate multiple ultra-large container vessels simultaneously.

Airbus is investing heavily in making planes that can fly entirely on sustainable aviation fuel as a bridge to hydrogen power.

WestJet is among several passenger airlines going all-in on all-cargo operations.

U.S. LNG cargoes were already flooding toward Europe months before the new deal. Real progress seems years away.

More than 20 years after the planning began, the Port of Savannah shipping channel has been deepened to 47 feet at low tide.

Some shipping shares are rising because of war tailwinds. Others are rising despite war headwinds.

The Port of Vancouver handled a record volume of containers in 2021, but the biggest driver was the export of empties headed back to Asia.

Alaska Airlines is growing and so too are its cargo ambitions.

Shippers should brace for “skyrocketing haulage costs,” HLS Holding warns.

Can the air cargo market absorb a record onslaught of new capacity?

Cost of shipping crude oil remains cheap, but tanker rates could jump if the war doesn’t end by fall.

If imported adult beverages are your thing, there’s a good chance DHL or J.F. Hillebrand took care of the shipping.

Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union agreed to settle a labor dispute through binding arbitration, averting a supply chain crisis.

The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.

Federal regulators will begin to assess how container lines are serving U.S. exporters.

Fake timestamps helped UPS collect full payment for U.S. Postal Service deliveries, federal authorities say.

Ship-position data shows a fleet of LNG carriers en route to Europe amid scramble to bolster energy supply.

AirBridgeCargo has stopped flying its large Boeing 747 cargo jets because of U.S. and European sanctions on Russia.

The multiple testing hurdles and current stay-at-home orders in China are slowing down this critical movement of trade and increasing prices.

Aircon is “building technology to achieve operational efficiencies that will change what air cargo means to the global supply chain.”

The refloating of the container ship stuck in Cheseapeake Bay could be a “long, laborious operation.”

Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.

Getting Russian aircraft in the air to fly home is like aiding and abetting a criminal, the U.S. says. Penalties will apply.

Host John Kingston also discusses why retail diesel prices haven’t plummeted with the fall in futures prices.

Are you involved in the actual goods movement to other states or countries if you load the plane instead of fly it? Tune into SCOTUS this month to find out.

Maritime authority Lars Jensen says the “reality is that vessels do at times get stuck and this is not an event with major global ramifications.”

“50% of our ocean freight out of these two ports are non-electronic products,” explained Terry Unrein, COO of the Americas for Seko Logistics.

Racing a car at 223 mph is insane and so is the logistics that makes it possible. Get ready for the F1 season.

California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.

Amazon Air is a juggernaut. It has doubled in size in two years.

DOT is leading a freight data exchange pilot project that it envisions as a long-term effort to speed cargo flow and cut costs for consumers.

“Solving the climate emergency and decarbonizing our customers’ supply chains is a strategic imperative for Maersk,” said CEO Soren Skou.

When planes age they become less pleasant for passengers and cost more to operate. That’s when companies like Air Transport Services Group buy them for cargo.

COVID lockdowns haven’t closed Chinese ports yet. If they do, U.S. importers face “shockwave” of higher rates and delays.

The Coast Guard said it is working with the Maryland Department of the Environment to refloat the grounded Ever Forward.

Current CEO Jae Hoon Bae was not mentioned in the announcement that Kyung-bae Kim will succeed him.

A $150 million project at the Port of Brunswick will increase annual capacity to 1.4 million vehicles.

he Houston cold chain facility is scheduled to open in August and be operated by Performance Team, a company Maersk acquired in 2020.

The all-new Cessna SkyCourier is an important part of FedEx’s fleet modernization for serving small, rural locations.

“Prompt is the leading logistics technology company with all the major global data privacy and security certifications — GDPR, ISO27001 and SOC 2 — meaning that we can, and have, met the requirements of even the most stringent IT departments,” says Prompt CEO Robert Petti.

Rising sea levels and increasingly extreme weather are expected to cost ports and shippers billions of dollars annually.

The Alabama State Port Authority will receive $265 million from the 2022 federal spending bill and a $38 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Seko Logistics, Worldwide Logistics among those reacting to China’s “zero-COVID” strategy.

Russia’s aviation system is quickly being ground to a halt by sanctions.

Fancy a Moscow mule or White Russian? Get ready to change brands.

Oil companies face a potential profits-versus-people dilemma as a flotilla of tankers carrying Russian oil heads for U.S. ports.

The six companies plan to produce at least 730,000 metric tons of green methanol by the end of 2025.

COVID has been great for container shipping, terrible for cruising. What does this mean to MSC, which is big in both?

Consumers will see higher prices in the coming months at their retail and grocery stores as a result of the rise in black gold.

Vessel strikes are a major threat to whales, so better monitoring of their locations could help reduce collisions.

“Africa remains an important strategic growth market. Particularly for our service offering from and to South Africa, DAL is a valuable addition, allowing us to offer our customers a better network and additional port coverage in this region,” said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

DHL runs a big airline, but it doesn’t fly the planes. Singapore Airlines is the latest big supplier.

Customer service hasn’t been a top focus at cargo carrier Amerijet. That’s quickly changing under new CEO Tim Strauss, who is driving the company into shape.

In general, land-based oil spills are more time-intensive to clean up, but oil spreads out more rapidly in water.

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping line’s customers and employees.

“The solution to the nation’s port congestion problem is right here in this room,” CEO Eric Green said during his State of the Port address.

DHL is upgrading its fleet of large freighters.

Postal Service reform legislation is headed to the White House after the Senate stamped its approval on Tuesday.

Think of Cainiao as the Amazon logistics of China. It’s spreading its wings in Latin America.

The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.

Longshoremen along the U.S. West Coast say they won’t touch any shipments for Russia.

Invasion and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.