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Maritime operators make the case for being included in the next COVID-19 relief bill.

Korean container carrier HMM expects equipment and capacity shortages to continue at least through the end of the first quarter.

All Nippon Airways is consolidating freighter operations at one of its Tokyo airports, and only relying on passenger planes to deliver cargo to Okinawa to save money after losing a lot of money in the first three quarters of its fiscal year.

The Port of Long Beach may need to start filling out its record book in pencil as new numbers keep replacing those on top.

“ZEBOX will assist innovative startups in developing new technologies in transportation, logistics, mobilities and industry 4.0,” says CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.

Aerospace engineering firms are busy converting passenger planes to pure freighters.

Long grind ahead for crude tankers: Executives and analysts don’t see recovery until second half — if not later.

We haven’t heard many airlines recently culling their cabins of seats, but Kenya Airways is now the first to do so with a Boeing 787.

Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data sharing and teamwork can eliminate most glitches.

The discharging of damaged containers continues nearly two months after the storm-battered ONE Apus arrived in Japan.

Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero delivers a melodious annual report.

California calls on feds to protect exporters. Shipping groups claim California export cure will worsen congestion — including for importers.

Uncertain vaccine rollouts and mutant COVID-19 strains are messing up airline industry hopes for a second-half recovery this year. At best, traffic will be half that of 2019. But, at least, airlines can count on cargo shipments.

During a panel discussion, Home Depot and others talk about how to grow freight rail.

A maritime coalition wants Congress to fund a new maritime relief program as part of the next COVID-19 relief bill.

Ocean Network Express takes giant profitability leap — from $5 million to $944 million year-over-year.

Call Cainiao the Amazon Logistics of China. When most of China normally takes a break for the Lunar New Year, Cainiao will still be delivering packages to Hong Kong this year.

Pete Buttigieg wants to push through an infrastructure package that links highway funding to electric vehicles and climate policy.

With the focus on technology, service and operations, Team Worldwide has appointed Randy Sinker as president of the company.

Container lines score huge negotiating advantage as spot-rate surge set to persist through annual contract season.

“Demand in the intermodal and trucking sectors is at an all-time high, which makes this an ideal time to optimize FYX’s many assets and take it to the next level,” says new CEO Kenneth Forster.

Less well known is that the federal face masks rule for traveling on a commercial conveyance within or in and out of the U.S. also applies to anyone doing work on airport or seaport property.

Cargojet is riding the e-commerce wave and to grow business even more it sold shares so it can buy more big cargo planes.

Though maritime shipments of LNG are routine today, it was only 62 years ago that the first shipment of LNG occurred.

Capacity can be a fleeting thing, especially in the middle of a pandemic. Airlines are shrinking their flight schedules and it’s hurting cargo shippers who depend on the lower-deck space to move goods.

Airspace moves goods fast, with a mix of technology, air transport, ground couriers and people who literally carry a critical product on a flight and to one’s door. Investors just gave the company a big pile of money to play with.

FMC commissioners appeal to President Joe Biden to immediately vaccinate the maritime workforce.

Hong Kong has some of the most rigid COVID-19 health measures and travel restrictions in the world. New rules targeted at home-based crews are impacting operations at Cathay Pacific and FedEx, where pilots are also griping about the lack of good air conditioning when overnighting in China.

ZIM just completed the first U.S. shipping IPO in over five years. Here’s a look back at shipping’s wild multidecade ride on Wall Street.

China’s latest maritime measure to control the spread of the coronavirus will add to the clog of containers at ports.

Hapag-Lloyd credits higher freight rates and lower bunker prices as “the main drivers of these positive business developments.”

Asia-U.S. liner sailings are now being canceled because too many container ships are stuck at anchor off California.

Alaska Airlines’ parent company is one of the better managed airlines in the industry. Its financial results during a pandemic year show why.

Short of a conflict in the Middle East and its adjacent shipping lanes, it is hard to see a spike in tanker spot rates in the near term.

U.S. ports have seen “month-over-month strength across multiple business segments.”

Gina Raimondo will be the anti-Wilbur Ross as secretary of commerce, with less focus on protectionism.

The Georgia Ports Authority is adding capacity in anticipation of another busy year.

In Africa, one seafarer is dead and 15 have been kidnapped. Worldwide, more seafarers are being barred from travel as COVID fears rise.

If you can’t rent an entire cargo plane for yourself, you might have trouble finding space on an aircraft to make an international shipment.

There’s a steep learning curve for importers and exporters now that the U.K. is no longer part of the European Union. Botched customs forms are leading to freight backlogs.

Nearly 700 dockworkers in California have COVID. Hundreds more are out due to quarantines. Pleas for fast-track vaccinations intensify.

FreightWaves identifies importers who use the Asia-West Coast service.

BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management plans to add up to a dozen Boeing 737-800 converted freighters to its portfolio in response to high demand for regional cargo jets that can […]

United Airlines is outperforming the competition on cargo and officials say they have a good strategy for returning to profitability.

Ocean carrier ZIM has hiked its fleet capacity with new charters and is planning to price its New York IPO next week.

“These best practices are needed now more than ever to relieve pressure on the supply chain due to the ongoing surge,” Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka says.

WebCargo has landed a big boy in the cargo world. Qatar Airways will sell space to shippers through the third-party platform.

Airlines are bleeding red ink and are asking incoming DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg to focus on testing and other steps to give people confidence to travel.

This has been the best January for dry bulk shipping rates in a decade. Is this the long-awaited turning point or yet another head fake?

Airlines are heavily in the red and a big shrink in passenger revenue last year is to blame. The International Civil Aviation Organization quantifies the results and gives its outlook for 2021.

Asia-West Coast spot rates are up 173% year on year. Rail and trucking volumes from ports are up double digits.

The first airports are releasing cargo performance data for 2020. Hong Kong and Amsterdam took a hit.

Higher fuel prices are bad news for box shippers. Higher fuel spreads are good news for owners with scrubber-fitted fleets.

The 8,113,315 TEUs moved in 2020 stacked up as a record year for the Port of Long Beach.

United has made cargo a priority during the pandemic. The number of passenger cargo flights it operates is evidence of that.

The jump in passenger traffic for U.S. airlines during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays was a mirage, not a sustainable source of revenue for overcoming the coronavirus crisis. On Thursday, […]

“The way we responded to the challenges, kept commerce moving and preserved jobs is a story that we will all remember for a long time to come,” says Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka during his State of the Port address.

Delta Air Lines is bringing in new blood and hiring from within as it works through the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Delta’s downsizing helped it contain costs during an extremely challenging pandemic year. On Thursday, it reported a fourth-quarter loss before taxes of $2.1 billion.

There are more container ships stuck off California than at any time since 2004. What’s behind the pileup? When can it be cleared?

Thanks to a resurgence of imports that began in late summer, Port Houston moved 2,989,347 TEUs in 2020.

New COVID travel restrictions have dealt Canadian airlines and their workers another blow. The financial road ahead looks scary until vaccines start working.

An electronic bill of lading must be in a format that ensures interoperability across multiple user interfaces.

Amazon is the bogeyman for many people. Freight forwarders say if they have to screen cargo to get it on all-cargo planes then electronic retailers like Amazon should too. They see a double standard in the making by the Transportation Security Administration.

Boeing is pulling the plug on its 747-8 production line, and Atlas Air is snapping up the last planes. DHL Express is also ordering 777 freighters.

The opening of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal and deepening of Charleston Harbor are expected to make for an even brighter 2021.

An LNG ship is now earning more than any other vessel in history. Extreme weather in Asia has propelled LNG rates into the stratosphere.

A new type of air cargo plane is entering the market to much fanfare. The Airbus A321 has many capabilities. Titan Airways is getting the second freighter ever produced.

Dachser promotes Burkhard Eling to CEO; GlobalTranz hires Bryan Foe as SVP; the Containerization & Intermodal Institute appoints Randy Bayles to its board; and Illinois Railroad Association taps Michelle Kelm as executive director.

Even after a wave of just-ordered container ships is delivered by yards, cargo shippers are unlikely to see lower freight rates.

Schiphol Airport is moving its commercial cargo unit under the airline operations division in an effort to streamline functions and benefit users.

Airlines operating in the U.S. are once again collecting the federal excise tax on freight shipments that were suspended for most of last year to help the industry survive the […]

The Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has extensive pharmaceutical experience and will handle the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna around the world.

The division of work between state employees and union members at the new South Carolina container terminal goes to the labor board.

A Biden administration teamed with a Democratic Congress should lead to even more stimulus, a recipe for even more container imports.

The airfreight sector is nursing itself back to health and should be discharged from intensive care by April. Find out why.

How surprise Saudi production cuts and escalating Mideast tensions could impact timing of crude-tanker rate recovery.

The air cargo market is doing much better than passenger business for airlines. It could reach equilibrium, following the pandemic shock, in the next few months.

Like clockwork, liner operators sharply reduce their sailings each year during the Chinese New Year holiday. Not in 2021.

The Transportation Security Administration’s top official for air cargo security is looking at a less-expensive alternative to intrusive inspection of all freighter shipments.

No end date is in sight as the wreckage removal proceeds nearly 16 months after the roll-on/roll-off vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia.

Successful IPO by ZIM would offer investors direct exposure to trans-Pacific freight-rate craziness, but not without risks from debt load.

The Boeing 777 is highly prized for its cargo capability, whether it’s in passenger or cargo configuration. Three airlines are adding freighters to their fleets, which is welcome news to companies trying to book cargo space when there aren’t enough aircraft flying.

DHL Freight promotes two and ev Transportation appoints two to board.

Cranes arrive, environmental prizes are awarded and cruise ships are welcomed.

Russia is shipping its COVID-19 vaccine to several countries, including Argentina.

The Teamsters union has patched things up with one of Amazon’s main air transport providers. Talks remain stalled with the other cargo airline.

The Port of New York and New Jersey is committed to fluid operations during cargo surges.

Former FEMA official Tim Manning will coordinate COVID-19 supply chain management in Biden White House

Asia-U.S. container rates had held firm at a record high since September. Now they’re on the move again — and headed even higher.

Volga-Dnepr is bringing back one of its An-124 jumbo freighters after an accident forced the company to temporarily ground the fleet for safety checks.

Mexico’s new fuel import regulations are seen by critics as an attempt to boost state oil firm Pemex.

The World Shipping Council responds to assertions from FMC commissioners of potential Shipping Act violations.

Freight forwarders are vying against all-cargo airlines and online merchants over whether export cargo should be screened or get a green light to the aircraft if it comes from a secure facility audited by the government.

A look back at 2020’s shipping roller coaster: how container sector emerged as ‘surprise rock star’ and tankers peaked early, then plunged.

Ocean carrier Maersk says it is “working closely with the Agriculture Transportation Coalition and local trucking associations to address their concerns of equipment availability and detention and demurrage issues.”

Hapag-Lloyd and ONE have ordered 12 ultra large container ships, all of which will be able to carry more than 23,500 TEUs.

2000: UPS Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing Co. to take delivery of 13 MD-11 widebody freighters over the next four years.

The United Arab Emirates has its first doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine thanks to a free delivery from national airline Emirates.

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