“Efforts to successfully move aging cargo out of shipping terminals” improve the picture at California’s San Pedro Bay ports.
CEO Rodolphe Saadé said CMA CGM “will transform the Beirut port’s container terminal into a state-of-the-art facility that meets the best international standards.”
The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.
Of 18 companies that Friend of the Sea evaluated, it identified Hapag-Lloyd as “the international shipping company most committed to minimizing the risk of whale ship strikes.”
New data released by project44 shows vessels waiting to berth in Asia recorded an average increase from 13 days in December to 16.7 days in January.
Atlas Air has a huge freighter fleet to help take advantage of shipper interest in air transport and is adding more planes this year.
The crew of 22 was rescued for ship headed to the United States.
A one-on-one talk with the top supply chain policy expert at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
“Removing plastic waste is a priority when discussing the protection of our oceans and conserving biodiversity,” CMA CGM Group said.
The large freighter wars are heating up between Boeing and Airbus.
Green ammonia production emits no carbon dioxide, but it has major safety, cost and scaling hurdles to overcome.
SmartLynx will use the Airbus conversion center to modify a half dozen small jets for full-time cargo operations.
After last year’s historic run-up, factories are producing fewer containers and pricing of new boxes is down.
CBD — we know what you’re thinking — also stands for Chinese Development Bank and it is going deeper into air cargo leasing.
“Everything we have sails. Every box we have we try to move,” says Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.
Ceres Terminals will lease, operate and modernize the TraPac Jacksonville terminal in a $60 million deal.
Third-party logistics provider Flexport’s latest innovation: renting modified passenger aircraft for dedicated cargo service from a novice cargo carrier.
A one-on-one talk with the head of maritime operations for the Port of New York/New Jersey.
Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans maintains that container shipping stocks still have a lot more room to run.
The new A320 passenger-to-freighter jet is ready to join its sister, the A321, on the market as the aircraft attract more interest for airlines.
Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund explains how carrier negotiating power has changed the annual contracting equation.
Long-term contract rates are at record highs. Shipping lines hold all the cards at the negotiating table.
On-demand air charter companies are providing emergency parts deliveries for automakers trying to cope with demonstrations blocking a key U.S.-Canada border bridge.
The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.
West Coast terminal operators could be taking advantage of supply chain disruptions by overcharging shippers for using night gates.
Dysfunction at the nation’s largest port helps explain why the U.S. is losing the trade war to China.
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They can take my gravy when they pry it from my cold, greasy skillet.
Korean Air’s cargo division is propping up the entire airline with passenger traffic still underwater.
A carbon price is an “essential element in any decarbonization plan,” John Butler, president and CEO of WSC, said during a press conference Thursday.
In the absence of shipper’s interest cargo insurance to protect the cargo owner against financial loss, carrier’s liability is all that remains, and cargo owners are often disappointed by the all-too-common misconception that the carrier will fully cover their loss.
Azul welcomes its first quasi-freighter, an Embraer regional jet with a stripped-down cabin.
Amazon Air is expanding further in the Great Plains.
Natilus is developing robot cargo jets in four sizes and has orders from five customers.
COVID container boom continues: Maersk may earn even more this year than in record-trouncing 2021.
The Port of Savannah has seen monthly port records for the past 18 months.
A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the $1.8 billion acquisition of U.S. forwarder Pilot Freight Services. The deal is the company’s latest move in building out a land-based logistics network.
January marks the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year container records, according to SC Ports.
Donald Trump claimed his trade war got the Chinese to bend to U.S. will. But the “historic” trade deal he negotiated didn’t turn out so well.
The number of ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach fell 23% over the past week.
DHL is renewing every aircraft lease it can because air cargo demand is robust.
Value Maritime has developed a system to capture carbon onboard vessels, fill up CO2 batteries and use the captured carbon dioxide in greenhouses.
DHL, seemingly in perpetual expansion mode, is targeting two more U.S. airports for its giant cargo network.
Traxens CEO David Marchand says that “known port congestion is only the tip of the iceberg.”
The FMC is considering minimum billing standards for late fees charged by ocean carriers for picking up and returning containers.
The cost of ship fuel looks like it’s about to topple records set in 2012 and 2008.
No. 7 on FreightWaves’ 2022 FreightTech 25 is landing $935 million in a series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners.
FedEx operates about 280 small, turboprop cargo aircraft. New ones starting to enter the fleet are bigger and more capable.
AskWaves dives into the potential benefits and drawbacks of using blue hydrogen on the path to green hydrogen.
FedEx is facilitating exports from Europe and the U.K. to the U.S. with a new cargo service.
Swissport, a company that gets your luggage on and off a plane for partner airlines, is fending off a ransomware attack.
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would give maritime regulators power to shift the carrier-shipper balance.
In this exclusive interview with American Shipper, the port envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force discusses the state of the ports, the challengers at hand and the outlook for the future.
Accusations fly as shipping lines rake in billions, but the numbers imply more carrier competition, not less.
A winter storm is severely impacting express air and air cargo operations in the middle of the country, which could impact deliveries anywhere in the U.S.
Congress, regulators and industry are trying to develop a long-term plan that would allow 5G cell towers to coexist with airport traffic.
The air cargo market is very strong, but the latest January numbers are deceiving.
Barring an economic downturn, U.S. demand could still be squeezing ports a year from now.
Despite the victory of saving Christmas, the congestion problems at the nation’s largest ports have not improved.
Extra safety precautions, for cargo and crew, are needed when vaccines need ultra-cold transport by air. The FAA wants to fine-tune its safety guidance.
A new export container subsidy at the Port of Oakland received a tepid response from lawmakers pushing for a major overhaul of shipping regulations.
Carrier profits are reaching previously unimaginable heights as supply chain disruptions supercharge gains.
E-commerce is becoming an increasing area of focus for some ocean carriers.
Qatar Airways is renewing its freighter fleet with a big order for an all-new aircraft from Boeing.
Legislation affecting the world’s largest gantry crane manufacturer brings supply chain risks along with it, according to a port security expert.
The FTC wants to know if large corporations are engaging in anticompetitive supply chain practices.
While there are other factors in driving up supply chain costs, it cannot be refuted that maritime costs are adding to inflation.
Airports in Asia have been in the news for cargo delays because of COVID cases, but infections are impacting cargo hubs around the world.
“International collaboration is essential to decarbonize global supply chains. It’s time to get started on this important work,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
A “bomb cyclone” is expected to hit the Northeast and disrupt air traffic.
Renting a plane to move cargo is expensive but necessary in these days of supply chain turmoil.
Despite voluntary sustainability efforts and increasing regulations, shipping emissions are on the rise.
China Airlines has 21 freighter aircraft in its fleet and is adding capacity to meet trans-Pacific demand.
SoCal imports suffering multimonth slide, not because of falling demand, but because of supply chain bottlenecks.
Volkswagen aims to support sustainability in shipbuilding and ship recycling through the initiative, said Simon Motter, head of Volkswagen Group Logistics.
Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the FedEx and UPS fleets.
Shipping analysts rethink outlooks on crude and product tanker rates: already grim market appears even grimmer.
A commercial cargo carrier is at the forefront of U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons ahead of a possible Russian invasion.
Passenger airlines are limping back to health, but the air cargo sector is on fire.
The Port of Savannah handled a record 5.6 million TEUs in 2021.
This beluga whale doesn’t swim, it flies. Airbus built a freighter that looks like the whale so it can get large shipments in the front dome.
MSC, a giant shipping line, wants to buy an Italian airline. If successful, it will then be in the passenger airline and air cargo businesses.
The United States takes tit-for-tat action against Chinese airlines after China restricts access by U.S. carriers.
An attack on Ukraine could hike costs for shipowners and cargo shippers across the globe.
Shippers are “fed up” with the West Coast logjam and “happy” to pay extra for East Coast destinations.
Family comes first for Lionel van der Walt, who has left PayCargo.
Amazon doesn’t have any pilots. It outsources flight operations to airlines. Find out which one is supporting cargo service to Wichita.
New financiers are backing a major fleet expansion at Mexican cargo carrier MasAir.
Kubed Living is turning shipping containers into homes, offices and gyms.
Among the major U.S. passenger carriers, United Airlines was the big winner in cargo performance during 2021.
Aeronautical Engineering takes used planes and turns them into cargo configuration. More countries are approving a new design for its 737-800 freighter.
Could container shipping and tanker stocks end 2022 very differently than they began it?
It’s a sign of the supply chain times when customers are renting entire planes from United Airlines to haul low-value commodities like mayonnaise.
“Historic, pandemic-induced import surge” drove record-smashing volume at the Port of Long Beach.
“An earlier transition will allow more gradual changes, thereby reducing the risk of significant disruptions of the sector and of asset stranding,” the report said.
Shippers, not just passengers, will be negatively impacted by delayed flights and rerouting to alternative airports if telecom companies eventually launch service close to airports.
For bulk commodity shipping, a rough start to the year. For container shipping, the profit bonanza continues.
FedEx wants to study the feasibility of putting a laser on planes to divert potential missile strikes. The FAA has shelved its review for the time being.
FedEx wants to put a laser-emitting device on a certain aircraft to protect against a missile attack. By all indications it’s for a very limited test, not a fleetwide procurement.
Freightos is expanding its North American air cargo customer base with the acquisition of 7L Freight.
