Former Bethlehem Steel plant site at Sparrows Point, Maryland, attracts shippers and 3PLs to build Northeast distribution centers.

The London-based maritime market data provider will offer subscribers airfreight indices via partnership with TAC.

More than 200 breeder hogs were flown this week from St. Louis to Sao Paulo. Midwestern airport hopes it is the beginning of more livestock exports.

European 3PL says integration with e-commerce marketplaces strengthens activity with American online retailers and shoppers.

Freight forwarder guides customers through online shopping shift and transport capacity choke points.

Wholesale by Vels sees newly formed Amsterdam-based air cargo consolidation service for freight forwarders taking off during coronavirus pandemic.

Executives from Horizon Fitness, Estes Forwarding Worldwide and The DDC Group talk during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME about keeping up with the trend of online ordering and home delivery.

No more need to build information technology from the ground up when available cloud-based solutions can cheaply and efficiently modernize a trucker’s operation, experts tell the FreightWaves LIVE @HOME audience.

Shipwell CEO Greg Price explains during FreightTech Venture Summit the importance of winning over venture capitalists at the onset of presenting your idea.

A half-dozen basic tips on what drayage truck drivers must consider when picking up a container chassis from a pool.

Rate increases, which apply to ground, air and international services, take effect Dec. 27.

Envase Technologies platform will expand its presence in Canada with the acquisition of TMS provider Tailwind Transportation Software.

Air Transport Services Group’s freighter leases offset financial losses from its grounded passenger planes.

The e-commerce retail and logistics giant’s bottom line is healthier than ever.

Chassis manufacturer anticipates chassis shortage as COVID-19 subsides as well as desire among pool operators to replace aging units.

Danish third-party logistics services provider’s bottom-line benefits from easing COVID-19 during summer months.

Kalitta Air’s order of 777 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft is an industry first.

A half-dozen basic physical characteristics of ocean containers should be considered before shippers or their packers stuff them.

David Fisher’s 30 years of industry experience is expected to advance the university’s graduate program for transportation, logistics and supply chain executives.

Crowley has the Jones Act-compliant marine transportation assets to accommodate the start of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry.

German forwarder says acquisition will expand its global business in handling nonhazardous bulk liquids such as alcoholic beverages and edible oils.

COVID-19 keeps bookings soft, planes parked during quarter.

The carrier sought relief from commission regulations earlier this month as part of its efforts to recover from a crippling cyberattack in late September.

The ocean container industry association files an agreement with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to ensure its collective activities do not violate the Shipping Act.

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition, together with TradeLanes, surveys hundreds of American shippers about the cost to their bottom lines of uncommunicated earliest return dates from ocean carriers.

Former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive takes over at IICL from Steven Blust, who will continue in a senior adviser role.

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s general counsel Ed Greenberg looks forward to spending time with his grandson.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will consider a change in its regulations that would allow filing of service contracts up to 30 days from the agreement’s effective date.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will consider the French liner carrier’s relief petition to give it time to clean up its systems.

Container chassis management model in the U.S. challenges advancement of full-circle tracking technologies.

Kenco’s Jason Neal explains at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit how this service requires drivers to also be resilient customer service representatives.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn the extent of allegations that ocean carriers are targeting noncontracted service providers for freight payment.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission steps forward with notice of inquiry to evaluate alleged ocean carrier abuse of “merchant” definition for bill of lading responsibility.

Drayage truckers on the Envase platform have access to an online marketplace that connects them to available parking and storage lots nationwide.

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.

SAL Heavy Lift Group sees Intermarine expanding its ability to serve project cargo shippers throughout North and South America.

The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.

Tim Robertson succeeds Bill Meahl, who will continue to serve in an advisory role until his retirement next September.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission anticipates COVID-19 impact on U.S. supply chain to continue into the first half of 2021.

The 3PL will add up to 8,000 employees to handle the seasonal increase in e-commerce shipments on top of its ongoing effort to raise its profile in the American market.

For DHL Global Forwarding, the coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for the ocean freight industry to neglect sustainability initiatives in the supply chain.

Insight Partners’ investment will allow PayCargo to build new online freight payment services and tools for shippers, 3PLs and transportation providers.

The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association says the Federal Maritime Commission’s jurisdiction does not apply to a domestic transport dispute with container-hauling truckers.

JAL supports testing drone systems to safely and efficiently deliver essential goods to the country’s health care network.

Bias-ply tires persist within the nation’s container chassis fleet, but equipment providers vow that their days are numbered with the ongoing switch to radial tires.

Court-approved access to $2.45 billion is expected to help the South American carrier weather the pandemic.

The 737-800 and 767-300 passenger planes are ripe for converting to all-cargo configurations due to their age and capabilities. Boeing is adding extra capacity to keep up with orders.

Ryder System’s chief technology officer tells American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech Summit that the time is right to explore future supply chain technologies.

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said its members are tired of ocean carriers charging them hundreds of dollars over their service contract rates.

COVID-19 may have disrupted supply chains but not the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s regulatory and policy focus on ocean container shipping, FMC chairman says.

Hyster introduces newest double-empty container handler to marine terminal and intermodal rail yard operators.

Iowa transportation company Travero plans to open a multimodal cross-dock operation by next September.

More than 20 years of investment and dedication to the U.S. wind energy industry pays off for Anderson Trucking Service even during the worst of times.

New ocean container floor design developed and tested by the Institute of International Container Lessors over the past 10 years reduces wood use by up to 45%.

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s recent announcement that Damco will no longer exist as a separate brand is expected to drive some shippers into the arms of others.

MD Logistics, a specialist in handling temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals, will operate as a subsidiary of the Japanese logistics services provider.

3PL’s MyParcel provides European e-commerce customers a scheduled, yet competitively priced shipping service between existing express and postal.

The flagship Japanese airline joins other transportation and technology providers to develop urban freight delivery capabilities with drones.

Direct ChassisLink has added 1,000 new chassis to the Gulf Coast region since its departure from the OCEMA Gulf Consolidated Chassis Pool earlier this year.

Class I railroad crews will spend the next two days clearing downed trees and restoring electric power along tracks in southern Louisiana.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Administrative Law Judges is expected to announce an initial decision in this multibillion-dollar complaint against the ocean carriers by August 2021.

Hong Kong-based 3PL’s warehouse business suffers from shrinking inventories, but forwarding business saves the day, leading to $109 million first-half profit.

The trans-Atlantic may not be the dominant container market, but it remains dependable for hungry ocean consolidators and forwarders.

DHL Supply Chain North America will provide three months of fully paid maternity leave starting Jan. 1 as part of a push to recruit, retain and promote women in its management ranks.

The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference seeks to put an end to alleged price manipulation of container chassis usage between ocean carriers and draymen.

The Intermodal Association of North America said the federal agency’s signoff allows more efficient training and helps recruit and retain equipment mechanics.

FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill interviews co-founders of Baton about their technology plans to eliminate long-haul truck driver dwell times.

Shipco Transport and its container freight station subsidiary ICT have adopted Vector Software to reduce human contact and on-site paperwork processing as the coronavirus persists.

Russian airline has become the 19th customer for the twin-engine, all-cargo aircraft.

Former XPO executive Daniel Walsh succeeds Jennifer Polli, who is credited with leading the chassis provider through “significant transformation.”

The first of 31 giants of the sky in British Airways’ fleet says goodbye.

ATRAN Airlines says increased online shopping has increased express air cargo traffic between Moscow and China’s northern cities.

GE Capital Aviation Services now has 74 orders for Boeing to convert versatile, narrow-body passenger planes for express and e-commerce services.

Magma has a nose for cargo. It will operate a new 747 that can open its front end to load big shipments.

Don’t confuse Florianopolis with Indianapolis. It’s in Brazil and LATAM is flying freighters there from Miami.

PayCargo has become a force in the online payment of freight transportation bills and now offers coronavirus-impacted shippers and forwarders credit lines to smooth their cash flow.

Airlines are saving every penny possible and with so few people traveling they don’t need more airplanes. That’s hurting sales at Airbus and Boeing.

Multipurpose marine terminal operator Enstructure says the purchase of Ambassador Services in Port Canaveral establishes its presence in U.S. Southeast.

Deutsche Post DHL saw a significant rise in e-commerce activity during the second quarter due to continued COVID-19 travel restrictions and retail store closures.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission found during its Fact Finding 29 investigation that the Port of New York and New Jersey showed supply chain resolve during the coronavirus pandemic.

With airfreight capacity squeezed and rates high between China and the U.S., ocean freight consolidators offer the option of fast, cheaper less-than-container load, trans-Pacific services.

DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.

DHL located a new life sciences warehouse in Indianapolis because the city has many pharmaceutical companies in the area.

Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries fell by more than half over the past six months, compared to the same period last year.

Boeing has received orders from DHL Express to convert four 767-300s to all-cargo configuration and from AFG for two 737-800 converted freighters.

First Atlantic hurricane of the 2020 season could cause substantial flooding to south Texas and northeastern Mexico this weekend, delaying freight traffic at ports and land border crossings.

While the storm is expected to weaken as it passes over the islands, Young Brothers pulls its interisland barges into calmer waters for the weekend.

Chairman Michael Khouri explains how the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission keeps track of COVID-19-induced ocean container carrier sailing schedule changes for anticompetitive behavior.

American Airlines’ cargo revenue for the first half of the year was $277 million, or 37% lower than the first half of 2019.

American Airlines lands $2.7 billion pretax loss in second quarter.

An Ethiopian Airlines plane suffers extensive damage in a fire at Shanghai Pudong airport.

Latin American airline mobilized five Boeing 777 passenger planes to move 1,200 tons of N95 masks on board 39 cargo-only flights from China to São Paulo.

The coronavirus’ whipsaw effect on the global supply chain took a toll on Kuehne + Nagel during the first half of 2020, but without a rapid internal response the hit would have been far worse, CEO Detlef Trefzger says.

Kenny Lund, executive vice president of Allen Lund Co., tells FreightWaves 3PL Summit that the fresh produce supply chain still has some growing to do, as coronavirus showed Americans that food shortages can still occur.

The increase in freighter flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport during the first half of the year was not enough to offset the dramatic drop in cargo transported by passenger planes.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Amazon’s Pflugerville fulfillment center will be located off State Highway 130, a rapidly expanding business corridor in central Texas.

With safety and travel logistics in mind, the annual AirCargo Conference, which draws up to 800 attendees, will take place online in 2021.

Delta Air Lines will retire more than 100 planes by year’s end, reducing the carrier’s available cargo capacity to some destinations after coronavirus passes.

German company picks DHL Supply Chain in North America for its flexible and efficient logistics platform to handle sophisticated medical equipment.