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2.856
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12,563.800
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2.780
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2.390
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1.800
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2.780
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TSTOPVRPM.CHIATL
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1.800
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

EgyptAir orders cargo conversion for 737-800 passenger jet

EgyptAir is acquiring a small freighter to go with its trio of widebody cargo planes.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Long Beach sets record but East, Gulf Coast ports’ gains bigger

According to maritime expert John McCown, the U.S. ports with the strongest April performance were Charleston, South Carolina; Houston; and…

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

How US trade policy is making the baby formula shortage worse

Restrictive trade policies are contributing to the nationwide shortage of infant formula because products can’t be easily substituted from abroad.

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Containers at the Port of Savannah.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Georgia’s ports had one of their busiest months ever in April

A baby is fed formula from a bottle being held by a man in a beard.

Monday, May 16, 2022

Abbott Labs ramps up air cargo imports of baby formula

Monday, May 16, 2022

Saudia selects Mammoth Freighters to convert Boeing 777s for cargo

A propeller plane viewed from behind with wheels out and still in the air above runway.

Sunday, May 15, 2022

How is AI improving aircraft inspections after hard landings?

Maritime

Maritime
Greg MillerMonday, May 16, 2022
Container shipping rates: Still sky high but falling back to Earth
Container shipping spot rates are easing, at least temporarily, and far fewer ships are stuck…
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Free trade is dead, welcome to ‘Freedom Trade’
Monday, May 16, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Bell made history in the U.S. Coast Guard
Friday, May 13, 2022
Viewpoint: Shanghai’s reopening pledge nothing more than the boy who cried wolf
Friday, May 13, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Montauk Point Lighthouse was first US public works project

Container News

Company earnings
Greg MillerThursday, May 12, 2022
Has the peak of container shipping’s epic boom already passed?
Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd sees consumer demand and spot rates slipping, with market highs in the…
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Russia’s isolation deepens as shipping lines make final port calls
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Port of Virginia’s near-record month ‘speaks volumes’
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
South Carolina Ports posts record cargo volumes for 14th consecutive month
Monday, May 9, 2022
Shipping stocks take another beating, sinking by double digits

American Shipper Infographics

Infographics
Brandon CafferkyMonday, May 16, 2022
FBX Report: May 16, 2022
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is the world’s leading—and most accurate—index of market rates for 40' containers.
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Most Popular American Shipper Articles

Air Cargo
Eric KulischThursday, May 12, 2022
Israeli company confirms Cargojet deal for Boeing 777 cargo conversions
Israel Aircraft Industries announced Cargojet as the third customer for its program to convert Boeing 777 jets into full-time freighters.
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American Shipper
FreightWaves StaffTuesday, May 10, 2022
FOSC chat: Live animals pose unique supply chain challenge for PetSmart
PetSmart’s complex supply chain includes the shipping of more than 50 million crickets annually.
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American Shipper
John GallagherTuesday, May 10, 2022
Senate confirms Phillips to lead Maritime Administration
Ann Phillips will take over at the U.S. Maritime Administration as the agency receives a fresh boost of funding for…
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Air Cargo
Eric KulischMonday, May 9, 2022
Lufthansa invests in next-gen Boeing 777-8 freighters
Boeing has landed a large freighter order from Lufthansa, while Embraer has launched a program to modify used planes for…
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Trade Compliance

Analysis
Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWavesMonday, April 18, 2022
Chinese lockdowns will create shocks to American supply chains (but China is the biggest loser)
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China…
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
White House says Texas’ border checkpoints hurting supply chain
Friday, April 1, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: US transferred police powers in Panama Canal Zone 40 years ago
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
US, UK regulators sink merger of Finnish port crane makers
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Port Corpus Christi is nation’s largest energy export gateway

Infrastructure

FreightWaves Classics
Scott MallTuesday, May 17, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: A&CR provided Astoria a transportation link
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: 153rd anniversary of transcontinental railroad (Part 2)
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: 153rd anniversary of transcontinental railroad is today (Part 1)
Monday, May 9, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: Construction of the transcontinental railroad was dependent on Chinese labor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: First highway welcome center opened in 1935

Shipping + Maritime

American Shipper
Lori Ann LaRoccoFriday, May 6, 2022
SONAR charts check temperature of Shanghai’s ailing supply chain
China’s zero-COVID policy is a prescription for more inflation and supply chain “illness.”
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Friday, May 6, 2022
The world is ‘crying out for diesel.’ Product tankers could win big
Thursday, May 5, 2022
FMC requires more pricing, capacity data from container ship companies
Thursday, May 5, 2022
What can go wrong next in China? Now there’s a lockdown in Zhengzhou
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
China lockdowns are not causing shipping chaos, say liner CEOs

Shipper's Perspective

FreightWaves Classics
Scott MallTuesday, January 18, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: Shipping line brought fresh fruit to the Northeast in the late 1800s
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Boston Fruit Company, which imported fruit into the U.S. during the late 1800s.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
2021 Shipper of Choice profile: The Home Depot
Monday, March 15, 2021
FreightWaves launches SONAR SCI Lane Acuity
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Commentary: How are freight professionals adjusting to COVID-19?
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Download: Quarterly Shipper Rate Report

Air Cargo

Net Zero Carbon
Alyssa SporrerWednesday, May 18, 2022
Canadian airport betting big on hydrogen
Edmonton International Airport announced several sustainability and hydrogen-related partnerships and investments.
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Albert Stevens helped develop the first US airport
Friday, May 6, 2022
ATSG to lease Airbus freighters to European cargo airline
Friday, May 6, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: Aerodrome No. 5 made history in 1896
Friday, May 6, 2022
Atlas Air profits in Q1 from supply chain snarls, long-term contracts

Fuel

Fuel
John KingstonMonday, May 16, 2022
Benchmark diesel price declines, East Coast squeeze may be getting worse
The key price used for diesel fuel surcharges declined, but the signals on the East Coast diesel squeeze remain.
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Soaring fuel prices leave owner-operators with tough choices
Saturday, May 14, 2022
FMCSA adds fuel products to HOS waiver set to expire at month’s end
Friday, May 13, 2022
Drilling Deep: Spencer Tenney on M&A in the supply chain
Friday, May 13, 2022
Diesel rationing could hit East Coast this summer, refinery owner says

Rail

Rail
Joanna MarshTuesday, May 17, 2022
Unions critical of BNSF’s new adjustments to attendance policy
BNSF has made some changes to the attendance policy that it implemented in February, but unions say the changes don’t…
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Rail
Joanna MarshMonday, May 16, 2022
Surface Transportation Board poised to enact shipper-friendly regulations
The board could adopt reciprocal switching and first-mile and last-mile data collection, according to comments made by STB Chairman Marty…
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Rail
Joanna MarshMonday, May 16, 2022
Texas rail advocates want state to fight for federal rail grants
Advocates for freight and passenger rail in Texas are pressing legislators to pursue federal grant opportunities that would bolster short…
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Rail
Joanna MarshFriday, May 13, 2022
North Carolina awards nearly $11 million to freight rail projects
Fourteen projects received matching grants to upgrade track and bridges.
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Rail
Joanna MarshThursday, May 12, 2022
Freight train crew size bills introduced in New York legislature
Two bills, one before the New York State Senate and another before the New York State Assembly, would require Class…
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Rail
Joanna MarshThursday, May 12, 2022
Norfolk Southern funds nearly $500 million in sustainability projects
Norfolk Southern issued green bonds in 2021 that enabled it to fund $496 million in projects that aimed to lower…
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Rail
Joanna MarshWednesday, May 11, 2022
Rail investors hope for better 2nd half of 2022
Rail investors and observers think the Class I railroads’ efforts to bolster train and engine crew counts will improve rail…
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Rail
Joanna MarshTuesday, May 10, 2022
Transport Canada wants freight rail data rules
Transport Canada’s proposed changes affect waybill reporting requirements for long-haul interswitching and they detail new traffic reporting requirements for smaller…
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Rail
Joanna MarshFriday, May 6, 2022
Feds want service improvement updates from 4 Class I railroads
The Surface Transportation Board wants Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX and Norfolk Southern to provide service recovery plans following reports and…
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Rail
Joanna MarshWednesday, May 4, 2022
Commodity giants and unions are slamming railroads as performance tanks
A hearing at the Surface Transportation Board raised hard questions that could influence the trajectory of the freight rail industry.
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FreightWaves News

Modern Shipper
Jack DaleoWednesday, May 18, 2022
Warehouse robotics provider GreyOrange raises $110M
The robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software provider looks to continue growth and expansion.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Flexibility enables shippers to compete, remain relevant in volatile market
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Future of Supply Chain: Day 1 – WTT
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Target earnings fall short as supply chain struggles persist
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Electric work truck startup Atlis attracts $32.6M from nearly 29,000 investors
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
SONAR sightings for May 18: Chicago to Pennsylvania, shipper playbook, more
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The climbing price of diesel is raising the risk of a recession
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The ‘ingenious strategy’ behind most truckers’ least favorite week of the year
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Truck crash deaths jump 13% to ‘crisis’ level
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Budget slashed for reconstruction work on key highway in NYC
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Walmart’s fiscal Q1 results come in very light
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Ryder adds last-mile distribution hubs in Nashville, Boise
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Ree Automotive, EAVX to begin customer trials of electric walk-in delivery van
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Scaling low-carbon logistics solutions — Net-Zero Carbon
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
A day in the life of a honeybee trucker

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