An 1851 law invoked by the makers of the Titanic is allowing the ship that brought down Baltimore’s Key Bridge to avoid liability costs, a lawmaker contends.
Vessel delays and labor concerns had importers rushing to get holiday merchandise into the Port of Los Angeles before the traditional peak season in the fall.
Eastern Class 1 railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX will help reach Midwest cities with double-stack trains from the newly expanded Port of Virginia central rail yard.
Importers are advised to seek alternative routes and plan for extended delays as the peak shipping season gets underway, following an explosion involving hazardous materials at China’s Port of Ningbo.
The Blue Ridge Connector will improve intermodal services to the northeast Georgia logistics center.
The Teamsters union claimed a legal victory in its pressure campaign for collective bargaining at Amazon’s primary air hub in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati.
Magma Aviation, which charters aircraft under management control, has begun Middle East operations with two narrowbody cargo jets sourced from its parent company.
Amazon logistics partner Air Transport Services Group expects better revenue and profits the rest of this year after a difficult second quarter.
Air Canada has jettisoned two freighter aircraft from its fleet because there isn’t enough business to justify the cost.
Digital freight forwarder Flexport has appointed Trine Nielsen as global head of ocean freight.
Sun Country Airlines expects to double its cargo revenue once a revised transportation contract with Amazon is fully implemented in 2026.
Parcel logistics giant DHL is banking on a strong peak shipping season to bring up results for 2024.
Large passenger airlines recorded solid growth in cargo revenue during the second quarter after more than a year of contraction.
The Zim Kingston ship fire in 2021 shows Canada isn’t adequately prepared for marine emergencies, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
It took only nine days for airfreight to return to normal following the CrowdStrike Windows outage on July 19, according to data from Xeneta.
U.S. officials announced a delay on the start of new tariff increases on Chinese imports, including a 25% tariff on China-made ship-to-shore cranes.
Air France-KLM is pulling cargo capacity out of Latin America to give customers more airlift in the lucrative China-to-Europe market.
FedEx is rebranding its cargo jets by erasing the Express descriptor to signify there are no longer separate Express and Ground operations, just One FedEx.
DHL is beefing up its aircraft maintenance capacity in Europe.
Port Houston saw a surge in container exports in June, while crude oil exports rose at the Port of Corpus Christi.
The U.S.-flag subsidiary of shipping leviathan Maersk has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government over the termination of a seaman who alerted authorities to potential unsafe conditions on a cargo vessel.without first notifying the company.
FedEx will fly fewer aircraft and go to fewer U.S. cities starting this fall after the U.S. Postal Service gave its primary air cargo contract to a competitor.
The recovery of the air and ocean logistics market since the start of the year helped improve second-quarter results at Kuehne+Nagel and DSV.
The Embraer E190 cargo jet is getting closer to commercial service after Brazil’s aviation authority signed off on the passenger-to-freighter conversion plan.
UPS is taking longer than expected to restore profit levels amid slower parcel growth and increased operating costs.
National Airlines plans to order four 777 freighters, underscoring why Boeing remains upbeat about the air cargo market over the next 20 years.
Federal regulators have finalized a rule making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse to provide vessel space for customers.
Alaska-based Lynden Air Cargo received FAA approval to modify a civilian version of the Hercules C-130 with an aerial delivery system so it can support more humanitarian missions.
Passenger and cargo airlines are coping with a computer crash, which has disrupted many airfreight shipments.
A massive technology outage Friday morning caused widespread disruptions across industries around the globe, but it’s mostly business as usual at America’s ports.
More than 100 Boeing 757s that underwent passenger-to-freighter conversions by Precision Aircraft Solutions need to be inspected and repaired to address the risk of cracking in an external component.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a civil penalty of $400,000 against cargo airline Kalitta Air for allegedly operating flights in a prohibited region when certain aircraft have a faulty […]
Airbus slightly trimmed its demand forecast for freighter aircraft but said airlines would need more large cargo jets than previously estimated. As if on cue, Emirates ordered more 777s from rival Boeing.
DHL Express is expanding China air network through teaming arrangement with Central Airlines.
Maersk Air Cargo will operate its first Boeing 777 freighter between Denmark and China.
Avianca Cargo is replacing the fleet of its Mexican partner with Airbus A330 freighters.
This week: p44 offers eBOLs on all LTL shipments, ODeX moves into Singapore, Goodyear offers Tires-as-a-Service and AutoScheduler.AI raises funds.
Pilots for Western Global Airlines say they need help from the National Mediation Board to move along negotiations on a labor agreement.
Airfreight volumes are buoyant during the typically slow summer season. One theory is that businesses are ordering sooner to avoid late deliveries for second-half shopping holidays, which could mean the busy season will be less busy than expected.
Extremely rough seas have made it impossible for commercial shipping to operate around the lower end of South Africa, adding to supply chain disruptions.
Northbound looks to expand its product development after raising $1.4 million in funds.
CargoX has launched its solution tailored to meet the electronic bill of lading standards of Korean container carrier HMM and the Digital Container Shipping Association.
Ports in Houston and Galveston remain closed Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Ports along the Texas Gulf Coast remained closed as Hurricane Beryl moved through the area Monday.
Ports prepare for Hurricane Beryl’s impact as the storm moves through Mexico and toward South Texas.
Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain.
My Freighter is growing its fleet so it can be your freighter in the Asia-Europe region.
The cargo division of Turkish Airlines has agreed to buy four 777 freighters from Boeing.
Northern Air Cargo has joined the DHL Express air network as a partial replacement for Mesa Airlines.
Birmingham airport in Alabama has opened its first cargo facility and is leasing it to logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel.
The U.S. transportation secretary took on drugs and port labor at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
After raising funds with Wischoff Ventures, Freightmate Ai launches its first automated tool for freight forwarders.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals publishes an annual report on the state of the logistics industry, but people are paying less attention to it.
As the bar code turns 50, many large companies are working with GS1 US to create a more effective product code process, which may result in switching from bar codes to QR codes.
FedEx is cutting nearly 20% of its Boeing 757 cargo jets because of soft demand and efforts to modernize the fleet.
Container volumes rose 21% at Port Houston in May, while the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, recorded a 9% increase in crude oil shipments.
FreightWaves Air Cargo Editor Eric Kulisch got direct airfield access to Dulles International Airport as part of a presentation for media. Several things caught his eye.
While logistics problems from the Red Sea have become white noise, it is important not to forget that lives have been lost.
Sun Country Airline will see improved economics from its amended contract for outsourced air transportation to Amazon, executives said.
A long-standing dispute between logistics technology providers ended with a $16 million payment from CargoSprint to PayCargo.
Sun Country Airlines will operate 20 freighter aircraft for Amazon by late 2025 after the retailer agreed to expand its partnership with the passenger and charter airline.
A Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-400 freighter operated by Atlas Air experienced a tire and landing gear failure at Hong Kong airport, blocking a runway for eight hours.
The threat of a rail worker strike across Canada could be extended through at least mid-July amid stalled negotiations between Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and CN and CPKC railroads.
Logistics costs for U.S. businesses were lower in 2023, but prices remain higher than they were before the pandemic, much like the situation with consumer price inflation.
Maersk has ambitious plans for its dedicated cargo airline to become a major piece of its integrated logistics service, alongside its ocean container business.
Korean Air will give a small South Korean carrier first crack at buying the freighter assets of Asiana Airlines, as required by EU regulators to approve a Korean-Asiana combination.
Chinese e-commerce store JD.com is growing its in-house airline to satisfy customers in China with quick order delivery.
The air cargo market is enjoying an unexpected boom during the slow season, but it’s unclear whether demand is pulling from the third and fourth quarters to avoid supply chain delays or will continue to build.
The International Longshoremen’s Association is in a contract dispute with ocean carriers over wage increases and use of automation.
The Port of New Orleans has received $230 million to complete infrastructure projects aimed at boosting international trade.
Ship Angel announced its recent raise and new products at Plug and Play’s Silicon Valley Summit.
The shipping channel for the Port of Baltimore has fully reopened to commercial traffic more than two months after a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has discovered gray-market imports of Ozempic from Colombia and is trying to close down the shipping pipeline.
Cargojet will fly planeloads of e-commerce goods from China to Canada several times per week as part of a direct-to-consumer logistics operation.
Altana’s enhanced platform Value Chain Management System is designed to help customers track, identify and manage all the components of their supply chain.
Seko Logistics said U.S. Customs and Border Protection has harmed its business by temporarily suspending some import privileges without providing evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. trade regulators and lawmakers are trying to even the playing field for U.S. companies and close a security gap by cracking down on e-commerce importers taking advantage of a trade loophole.
SITA moves into maritime with its new brand, SmartSea. CEO Julian Panter gives an inside look at why he believes SmartSea’s model should be an industry standard.
The size of the U.S. Postal Service network could allow the agency to take e-commerce market share from UPS and FedEx.
ATSG has shuffled CEOs for the third time in seven months and named a new president.
While the FMC’s revision to the detention and demurrage rule went into effect last week, the industry is left with a lot of questions. The commission provided us answers in this exclusive Q&A.
Lars Winkelbauer, a former high-level executive at Polar Air Cargo, received a four-year prison sentence for defrauding the company.
Atlas Air will phase out flight operations for Amazon but continue to lease aircraft to the retailer while targeting more cross-border shipping.
The end of Aloha Air Cargo’s service from the West Coast to Hawaii will result in unpaid leaves of absence for 18 pilots.
The Red Sea conflict continues to endanger shippers that do not divert around the Cape of Good Hope. But with the changing seasons, sea conditions also threaten cargo and safety. Allianz Commercial says risks are coming faster than ever in maritime.
FedEx will soon begin streamlining flight operations in line with changing market demand and a world in which it no longer is the prime contractor for the U.S. Postal Service.
RoadOne has started construction on a 100-acre distribution project near the Port of Charleston.
Container shipments rose at Port Houston in April, while New Orleans and Corpus Christi recorded slight drops in movement of some goods.
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Mesa Airlines has stopped flying for DHL Express, citing low cargo demand.
DHL’s supply chain unit has invested nearly $100 million to set up an air line haul operation with the help of a local airline that will support logistics customers in Brazil.
Mexico’s major seaports handled a record 2.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units during the first four months of the year.
Maersk is pursuing its air cargo ambitions with a new freight station in Miami and its first two Boeing 777 freighters.
ASL Aviation is upgrading the fleet at its Australian subsidiary with a modern Boeing 737-800 cargo jet.
Almost two months after colliding with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the MV Dali was hauled away from the site Monday.
A new report from CNBC shows consumer spending will not dramatically rise this peak season, but a modest uptick is likely. Companies with a clear view of their businesses have an idea what peak season will look like and are preparing.
In the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB Chief Jennifer Homendy wants states to start testing their bridges to prevent similar catastrophes.
A congressional waiver on sunsetting Boeing’s production of 767 freighters to comply with international emissions rules will benefit FedEx and UPS.
Brandy D. Christian is stepping down as president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, a role she has held since 2017.
The air cargo market is maintaining momentum despite entering the slow season, thanks to strong demand for e-commerce and e-cigarettes out of China and a mode shift tied to the Suez Canal cutoff.
