Port Houston officials say continuous training and early preparation allow the port to restore operations after hurricanes.
Leading Democratic senators have called for the U.S. to reinstate a tax on Chinese ships after Trump and Xi agreed to a mutual postponement through November.
A year after analysts predicted a fundamental shift to a late peak season, trans-Pacific rates are surging on frontloading by importers as the U.S. hits dozens of countries with new punitive tariffs.
FedEx pilots have finally approved a collective bargaining agreement after years of labor unrest.
The Gulf crisis has yet to hit global container traffic, liner operators say, as April volumes surged past year-ago levels.
Amazon has deployed 1 million robots, mostly in the United States. Now it is investing heavily to expand robot use across fulfillment centers in Europe.
FedEx and China Southern Cargo promise to work together on finding joint cargo efficiencies.
Canada Post is turning its attention to pricing and operational reforms aimed at restoring financial stability after unionized letter carriers ratified a new contract.
A FedEx air cargo contractor says it wants to use bigger aircraft on Caribbean routes, but that FAA rules governing how far the planes can fly over water jeopardize continued service.
A liner drops one of the biggest recent surcharges as demand surges for the peak shipping season.
Target is beefing up its food supply chain with a new facility in Colorado to support more in-store food selection.
Rate hikes and surcharges pushed up benchmark ocean container rates by $1,000 in the latest week, with more to come.
Global Crossing Airlines filed a breach-of-contract suit against freight broker and investor Ascent Global Logistics, alleging the former partner harmed its cargo business by awarding charter flights to its competing in-house cargo airline.
The Federal Maritime Commission regulator filled its remaining vacant seat with yet another Florida native.
FedEx is investing $54 million to add capacity at its Netherlands trucking hub to keep up with growing transport demand in Europe and enable easier connections to its air cargo network.
Atlas Air announced plans to acquire 49% of Air Atlanta and its fleet, which it will lease back to the carrier to continue operating.
UPS says it has invested $50M in elevating service for freight shippers that use its parcel network between Mexico and the U.S. with the introduction of guaranteed day delivery and freight-specific pricing.
Cargo through the Port of Oakland was little changed from a year ago despite a decline in total vessel calls.
A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.
Maersk paid a $1.9 million fine to the Federal Maritime Commission for improper detention billing to non-contracting third parties.
Maersk this week contradicted a consultant’s report that one of its vessels made a recent transit of a violence-plagued Mideast shipping route.
Amazon is making deliveries in the District of Columbia using battery-powered cargo bikes, part of a broader micromobility policy aimed at reducing emissions, noise and congestion in cities.
New Port of Virginia CEO and Executive Director Sarah McCoy spoke with FreightWaves at the hub’s annual State of the Port event.
Air China Cargo has exercised options for four additional Airbus A350 cargo jets. Airbus now has almost double the amount of orders for large, next-gen freighters as Boeing.
Walmart is using automation to help streamline inbound shipment consolidation for vendors who prepay for the service.
CMA CGM sees precipitous decline in Q1 core earnings as higher volumes failed to boost weak ocean rates.
Condor, the passenger airline with the unique striped livery on its aircraft, is marketing its ability to handle express cargo shipments.
Stord investors have provided more funding to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in the company’s e-commerce fulfillment centers, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $800M over the past decade.
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is calling for an investigation into Chinese-controlled parcel delivery companies in the U.S., saying they receive heavy subsidies that allow them to underprice domestic carriers and could be sharing critical U.S. market data with the Chinese government.
Port Houston reported its first container slowdown since early 2025 in April, though executives say improving May volumes point to a quick recovery.
Long-serving International Longshoremen’s Association executive James McNamara inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame.
The Georgia Ports Authority said higher operating costs and a softer market were reflected in the latest container figures for the Port of Savannah.
Walmart’s sophisticated supply chain system is allowing it to speed up delivery speeds to customers who order online. The extra convenience was a key factor in the company’s 26% gain in e-commerce sales during the first quarter.
Target has made it a strategic priority to improve supply chain operations so it can avoid out-of-stock situations and reduce costs.
The U.S. Justice Department has indicted four major Chinese shipping container manufacturers and seven executives in a global price-fixing conspiracy.
Global logistics provider DHL provides the logistics support that makes Formula 1 races possible around the world. Traditionally relying on air, ocean and road transport, DHL has now moved the first F1 shipment between race locations by rail.
Ahead of a takeover by Hapag-Lloyd, Zim earnings were hit by a softer freight rate environment and weaker demand.
Southern California ports saw broadly steady container dwell in April across truck and rail.
As the peak season nears, freight rates are expected to shift from their currently high fuel-cost baselines due to seasonal demand and fleet capacity management.
Maersk led a growing stream of brand-name vessels transiting the Suez Canal-Red Sea route, says consultant Drewry.
Target has recruited ex-Walmart exec Jeff England away from QXO to be its next chief supply chain officer.
An investor’s surprise bid for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services would sweeten the buy price and keep the liner under Israeli control.
The biggest port in northern China is using an autonomous vacuum berthing system that secures a container ship in 30 seconds.
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan includes orders for 15 nuclear-powered battleships, dozens of autonomous vessels.
The United States and South Korea agreed to formally cooperate on shipbuilding investment and development.
Evergreen Marine Corp. saw first-quarter profit tumble 70% as higher container volumes were dragged by weaker shipping rates.
Flexport leaders said import demand remains uneven across North America, with Houston and East Coast ports gaining share.
Dollar Tree’s massive new distribution center in Arizona is ready to go live.
Ocean freight rates on the trans-Pacific remain above pre-war levels as retailers warn of tepid peak season gains.
Hapag-Lloyd posted a loss in the first quarter as lower volume and weaker rates hit earnings.
The Justice Department is bringing criminal charges against the operators of a container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge in 2024, killing six people.
Chassis provider CCM has expanded its management team with a new senior vice president/general counsel coming over from a major Japanese auto maker.
One of the world’s biggest ocean shipping forwarders officially opened its new U.S. headquarters in New Jersey.
The Port of Los Angeles posted its second-best April ever as consumer-fueled volumes surged above year-ago levels.
Six months after the crash of a UPS plane and the FAA ordered the grounding of all MD-11 aircraft, FedEx has been authorized to fly the freighter jets again.
The U.S. Postal Service has selected a former UPS executive as chief strategy officer.
A bulk carrier managed by a U.S. company was one of several vessels hit by suspected hostile fire in the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an initiative to explore powering cargo ships with onboard nuclear reactors.
While Portland has struggled to keep the doors open at its lone container terminal, the Maritime Administration has awarded a grant to a similar project from a competing port.
The Georgia Ports Authority’s annual conference showcased supply chain solutions addressing global trade challenges.
FedEx is in the final stages of resurrecting its MD-11 fleet after helping Boeing redesign a part that contributed to the fiery crash of a UPS jet in November, executives said during an employee briefing on Wednesday.
Maersk said first-quarter profits fell as weaker rates undercut increased volumes in the ocean container business.
Sarah McCoy will lead the Port of Virginia as CEO and executive director after serving in an interim role this year.
DHL is ditching the Deutsche Post corporate name and giving it to its Post & Parcel Germany unit as part of an internal reorganization.
Sun Country Airlines is preparing for a late June deployment of two new freighter aircraft provided by Amazon to increase air capacity in its domestic logistics network.
The Iran war is impacting FedEx operations in Dubai, which wants U.S. permission to pause flights there from Hong Kong so it doesn’t lose the right to fly that route.
While Panama chased a Chinese terminal operator out of its ports, U.S. companies face long odds in bidding for those port concessions, a source says.
The United States paused military escorts of ships in the Strait of Hormuz after a missile attack on a French container vessel injured crew members Tuesday.
Qatar Airways Cargo is restoring service to Baghdad despite ongoing hostilities in the Gulf region.
Developers break ground on a new Baltimore container terminal they hope will spur a sea change in mid-Atlantic intermodal transportation.
American Association of Port Authorities tabs Sang Yi, second-in-command at the Maritime Administration, as its new chief executive.
A Maersk vessel under U.S. military contract made a safe exit from the Strait of Hormuz Monday, escorted by American warships.
Amazon announced it has stitched together logistics services into a unified supply chain product for manufacturers and retailers to move and distribute heavy freight and parcels, which poses a potential threat to other freight management and transport companies.
DHL Global Forwarding is partnering with sister units DHL Aviation and DHL Express to provide dedicated transport service for customers with non-parcel, heavy freight cargo moving from Asia to the U.S. and Europe.
Port Houston secured a $48 million grant to expand Bayport Container Terminal to boost capacity and truck flow.
Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to ban MD-11s from flying again following the November crash of a UPS jet in Louisville last year.
DHL Express led DHL Group to a profitable first quarter as the integrated logistics provider navigated through Middle East supply chain disruptions.
Ocean freight rates remain high despite low seasonal demand due to increased fuel costs amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz closure.
UPS announced that it will eliminate a total of 51 parcel distribution centers this year as part of a network downsizing effort, as it reported lower profits that still topped consensus forecasts by analysts.
The Port of Virginia is in the midst of a massive buildout as it leverages its operating status and structural advantages to cement a ranking among the top American container ports.
FedEx is telling pilots and other personnel to get ready for the return to service of the MD-11 freighter as federal regulators could soon approve a Boeing fix for the grounded aircraft.
The Trump administration has temporarily extended the Jones Act waiver, allowing foreign vessels to carry oil and gas between U.S. ports.
Australia Post is investing heavily in parcel infrastructure, including a new express hub at Brisbane Airport.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has given China Central Airlines the okay to begin cargo flights to the United States under a temporary license.
The Iran war is making it more expensive to ship a container from Asia to the U.S., thousands of miles from the conflict.
YunExpress is the first Chinese company to lease a cargo terminal at East Midlands Airport in the United Kingdom. It will self-handle cargo on its dedicated freighter service from China.
Maine House and Senate members complained to the U.S. Postmaster General about nearly $350,000 in delinquent payments to an air carrier in the state that provides essential service to rural communities.
Airbus has completed the first large cargo door for the next-generation A350 freighter and begun installing it on the airframe.
United Airlines is charging an all-encompassing fee on cargo shipments as a buffer against skyrocketing transportation costs, most notably fuel.
Alaska Airlines and Amazon have restructured their air transportation agreement, but Alaska executives say the contract to fly Airbus freighter aircraft still isn’t profitable.
America wants to make its maritime sector globally competitive again. But significant obstacles hinder development and expansion, says the chief U.S. ocean shipping regulator.
Persian Gulf vessel traffic still at a trickle as the U.S. presses a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Global reach, transformational change and customer service: Chair Laura DiBella says this isn’t the Federal Maritime Commission you thought you knew.
2025 was a difficult year financially for Canada Post, but the hope is that a new labor deal opens the door for needed reforms this year.
Australia Post aims to reduce shipping friction for eBay merchants by allowing free label printing in post offices.
The Federal Maritime Commission has again rejected a request by Maersk to waive the 30-day waiting period to implement emergency fuel surcharges.
Home Depot has bought a warehouse automation firm to help speed item picking.
National Airlines is in the process of integrating its first 777 freighter into the fleet, making sure the aircraft meets all safety, technical and operational standards before commencing commercial service.
It could take six months from the time hostilities cease for insurers to clear Strait of Hormuz shipping for normal operations.
A tentative contract agreement between FedEx and its unionized pilot has cleared another hurdle.
