Airfreight is one solution Abbott Laboratories is using to replace lost production from a U.S. plant that was closed down by the FDA.
Saudi Arabian Airlines is investing in seven 777 converted freighters as it looks ahead to strong cargo opportunities.
A hard landing on the runway puts stress on a plane. ATR is using artificial AI to help identify any damage and get planes flying again.
When it comes to lifting lockdowns in China, false hope will remain the norm.
Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd sees consumer demand and spot rates slipping, with market highs in the rearview mirror.
Israel Aircraft Industries announced Cargojet as the third customer for its program to convert Boeing 777 jets into full-time freighters.
First came a pause in cargo bookings to Russia. Now, ocean carriers have halted almost all of their Russian port calls.
April volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at the second highest in port history, right behind December 2021.
PetSmart’s complex supply chain includes the shipping of more than 50 million crickets annually.
Ann Phillips will take over at the U.S. Maritime Administration as the agency receives a fresh boost of funding for port infrastructure.
A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.
Shares of ocean shipping companies have given back much of their 2022 gains after another big sell-off.
Boeing has landed a large freighter order from Lufthansa, while Embraer has launched a program to modify used planes for cargo in the regional market.
Air Transport Services Group seems to have immunized itself from air cargo volatility by leasing aircraft to e-commerce shippers and U.S. government personnel.
China’s zero-COVID policy is a prescription for more inflation and supply chain “illness.”
Atlas Air’s cargo business is on a steep growth path this year and ongoing fleet investments indicate management’s confidence in the future.
The pain at the pump keeps getting worse. Bad news for consumers. Good news for owners of refined product tankers.
U.S. regulators have ordered the world’s largest ocean carriers to submit more pricing and capacity data to help protect shipping markets from anticompetitive practices.
Trucking solutions, sitting cargo are among the issues in Henan province’s capital city.
Airlines are carrying less cargo because of global economic headwinds, but the slowdown isn’t reflected in shipping rates.
‘Right now, we don’t see a huge buildup of volumes because of the closedown in Shanghai,’ reports Maersk CEO Soren Skou.
More planes and less cargo haven’t translated yet to a big drop in shipping prices between North America and Europe because of airport logistics problems.
Pete Buttigieg pushed back during a DOT budget hearing in the Senate against an effort to blame the Biden administration for rising inflation.
New container prices, new production, lease rates, lease durations and used container prices are all down.
The U.S. military has tapped private cargo airlines to ferry weapons for Ukraine to Poland.
Canada isn’t a sleepy cargo destination anymore. E-commerce, cross-border and international shipping are robust, and Canadian airlines are adding freighters to meet the demand.
Container-ship transits of the Panama Canal are up as liners favor the East Coast. LNG transits are down as U.S. gas heads to Europe.
“Higher shipping costs hit prices of imported goods at the dock within two months and quickly pass through to producer prices — many of whom rely on imported inputs to manufacture their goods,” IMF researchers wrote.
Cargojet last year announced an order for two passenger-to-freighter conversions of the Boeing 777 but was less public about buying six more of the aircraft.
“The only reason for an oil tanker to go to Saldanha Bay is to unload the oil into storage,” says an industry consultant.
Converting passenger aircraft for cargo use is like rebuilding a house. One alternative is a quick makeover for carrying parcels in the cabin.
Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.
CEO Brad Wright explains how Chunker’s short-term container storage model reduces risk for shippers.
Kai Timmermann says the FMC’s “relatively standardized narrow dataset will solve a large portion of operational issues” in global shipping.
New reports from Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel and Drewry point to an ongoing boom for container shipping lines.
COVID lockdowns in major Chinese cities are bottling up freight shipments, but the full impact on global trade won’t be clear until this summer.
China’s zero-COVID measures will make it harder for European exports to reach the East Coast because empty containers aren’t getting where they’re needed.
Retail stock pickers seem increasingly nervous about shipping. Shares of dry bulk, tanker, container and mixed-fleet owners all fell.
Air Lease Corp. is writing off $800 million worth of aircraft it can’t reclaim from Russian airlines – another reason leasing could be more expensive.
The U.S. government is preventing the sale of any item to a Russian cargo airline it accuses of flying U.S.-made aircraft in violation of sanctions.
The Shanghai lockdown isn’t following the same supply chain script as the big Chinese disruptions of 2020 and 2021.
United Airlines more than doubled its cargo revenue in the first quarter versus 2019. The passenger side is nearing full health too.
The movement of materials and finished products between China and its key Asian suppliers is taking a big hit — and the ramifications will be felt around the world.
Logistics companies like Dimerco are combining air and road transport to move supplies for Mexican manufacturers from Asia.
The trans-Pacific container trade is vastly different than pre-pandemic, with more ships, more competition, and a new leader: Maersk.
Russian imports via ocean, truck, rail and air are now being simultaneously squeezed. Shipping data shows growing pressure.
China took steps to restart export manufacturing, but strict COVID measures pose a continuing challenge for logistics providers.
Alpine Air Express flies for FedEx and UPS. By acquiring a small cargo airline, it also picked up DHL Express as a customer.
Five hundred containers were removed from the Ever Forward to lighten its load and help salvage crews refloat the vessel stuck in Chesapeake Bay.
Passengers get a smoother journey, airlines save money, and air pollution is reduced with new aircraft descent procedures at large U.S. airports.
Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach executive director, says there have been “notable improvements across the supply chain,” but lockdowns in China could change that.
A torrent of backlogged cargo in China is expected to overwhelm global ports once Chinese authorities end widespread COVID lockdowns.
Tanker, bulker and LNG shipping stocks rise as domestic freight and container stocks face pressure.
Delta Air Lines grew Q1 cargo business because of supply chain chaos like that unfolding in Shanghai now. (Photo: Delta)
The future of global supply chains is in flux. The pandemic was a game changer. Then came the war.
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.
