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Monday, June 27, 2022

Airbus A380 super jumbo jet makes comeback

Lufthansa parked 14 giant Airbus A380 aircraft during the pandemic but now sees value in bringing some back.

Monday, June 27, 2022

Judge rules Kuehne + Nagel’s $1.7M air cargo dispute must be arbitrated

A Swiss logistics company and Baker Hughes, its customer, must take their dispute over a botched air cargo shipment to…

Friday, June 24, 2022

German 3PL DB Schenker buying USA Truck for $435 million

German logistics giant DB Schenker on Friday made a big move into the North American trucking market with a deal…

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Asia-US container shipping rates are flashing two bearish signals

A jet being loaded with cargo and getting refueled at an airport.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

IATA chief accuses Europe of ‘greenwashing’ on aviation emissions

Rear view of a commercial jet parked at the terminal with a cargo container sitting on the tarmac.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Texas leasing company goes bonkers for Boeing 737-800 converted freighter

Picture of a product tanker

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Tankers carrying diesel and gasoline rake in cash amid pain at the pump

Maritime

Container
Joanna MarshMonday, June 27, 2022
Bipartisan congressmen want White House to support new Oregon container port
Both Democrats and Republicans representing the Pacific Northwest say the creation of a ship-to-rail container…
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Friday, June 24, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: USCGC Juniper was launched on June 24, 1995
Thursday, June 23, 2022
FMC commissioners want rail regulators to reject CP-KCS merger
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Pactum using AI to revolutionize shipping contract negotiations
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: The Kiowa served its nation in war and peace

Container News

News
Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWavesTuesday, June 21, 2022
A potential economic recession and the supply chain bullwhip are colliding
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the bullwhip effect on the current retail and…
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Friday, June 17, 2022
Retail slump? E-commerce sales still ‘stunning,’ clothing ‘crazy hot’
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Georgia ports reach all-time record in May
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
PayCargo, fintech for freight, lands $130M from Blackstone Group
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Los Angeles port: Peak season coming soon, strong imports ahead

American Shipper Infographics

Infographics
Brandon CafferkyThursday, June 16, 2022
FBX Report: June 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

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Lori Ann LaRoccoTuesday, June 21, 2022
Viewpoint: CNBC heat map highlights global events that can impact US supply chain
The peak season of 2022 presents a variety of challenges for logistics managers, according to the latest findings of the…
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Air Cargo
Eric KulischTuesday, June 21, 2022
Air cargo market heads toward 2nd best year despite softening
The air cargo market has lost some steam from 2021 but is still going strong, according to the airline trade…
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Maritime
Greg MillerTuesday, June 21, 2022
Livestock shipping strikes again: Death and cruelty on the high seas
The drowning of over 15,000 sheep off Sudan is just the latest in a very long line of black marks…
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Air Cargo
Eric KulischFriday, June 17, 2022
Qatar Airways achieves strong cargo growth in fiscal year
Qatar Airways posted record profit and strong cargo business for the fiscal year 2021-22.
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Trade Compliance

Supply Chains
Eric KulischFriday, May 27, 2022
Bubs baby formula from Australia gets FDA import approval
The Biden administration has employed an all-of-government approach to bolstering infant formula supplies until domestic manufacturing can return to normal.
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Friday, May 27, 2022
FDA authorizes more baby formula imports as air cargo pipeline grows
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Supply chains are never returning to ‘normal’
Monday, May 16, 2022
Free trade is dead, welcome to ‘Freedom Trade’
Monday, April 18, 2022
Chinese lockdowns will create shocks to American supply chains (but China is the biggest loser)

Infrastructure

FreightWaves Classics
Scott MallMonday, June 27, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/ Infrastructure: California’s SR 1 opened in Big Sur
FreightWaves Classics profiles California SR 1. Its first section was dedicated on June 27, 1937.
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Friday, June 24, 2022
Inflation means Biden’s infrastructure package gets less bang for the buck
Thursday, June 23, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/ Infrastructure: I-43 serves Wisconsin (only)
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Memphis Airport opened 93 years ago
Monday, June 13, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Gridley Bryant’s Granite Railway was America’s first

Shipping + Maritime

FreightWaves Classics
Scott MallMonday, June 20, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: SS Savannah was first steamship to cross the Atlantic
FreightWaves Classics profiles the SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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Friday, June 17, 2022
Port Houston awards $429M in dredging contracts to widen channel
Friday, June 17, 2022
Drilling Deep: Collapsing volumes of ocean freight
Friday, June 17, 2022
Viewpoint: Congress passes ocean shipping reform
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Will the Shipping Reform Act help rebalance scales? The FMC chairman thinks so.

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

News
Mark SolomonThursday, June 16, 2022
FedEx taps Carere as company’s first chief customer officer
Carere will head a new centralized group focusing on digitization.
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Berliner built earliest version of the helicopter
Thursday, June 16, 2022
South American cargo airline joins Freightos e-booking platform
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
FreightWaves Classics: Airmail helped build nation’s airlines
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
UPS, pilots tentatively agree to extend contract 2 years

Fuel

Fuel
John KingstonMonday, June 27, 2022
No weekly diesel price Monday as EIA still deals with tech issues
The Energy Information Administration is still dealing with technical issues and won’t be releasing — but will be gathering —…
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Friday, June 24, 2022
Drilling Deep: How to move off your antiquated supply chain systems
Thursday, June 23, 2022
DOE/EIA benchmark diesel price won’t be released this week
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Biden calls on Congress to enact 3-month gas tax holiday
Friday, June 17, 2022
Big diesel futures drop to end the week

Rail

Rail
Contributed ContentSaturday, June 25, 2022
Viewpoint: Rail regulators have been afflicted with ‘Beltway fever’
Amid soaring inflation and supply chain crunches, the United States’ key rail regulator has been mired in political antics.
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Rail
Joanna MarshSaturday, June 25, 2022
CN to invest more than $130M in Manitoba and Nova Scotia
The railway’s recent 2022 capital investment announcement brings the total to nearly CA$1.7 billion (US$1.32 billion) for six Canadian provinces.
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Rail
Joanna MarshFriday, June 24, 2022
BNSF to implement temporary embargo on selected California-bound carloads
BNSF’s brief embargo aims to reduce Southern California network congestion, which the railway partly blamed on bad weather.
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Rail
Joanna MarshWednesday, June 22, 2022
CN allocates more than $800M for capital investments in Ontario, Alberta
In the past two days, the Canadian railway has announced approximately CA$1.5 billion (US$1.16 billion) in capital investments for four…
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Rail
Joanna MarshWednesday, June 22, 2022
TTD and Union Pacific disagree over safety technology deployment
Union Pacific is seeking to extend its tests on wheel temperature detectors, but the Transportation Trades Department disagrees with the…
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Rail
Joanna MarshTuesday, June 21, 2022
Union Pacific ordered to improve service to California chicken processors
Foster Poultry Farms asked STB last week to order UP to improve rail service to two poultry processing plants in…
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Rail
Joanna MarshTuesday, June 21, 2022
CN investing over $500M in British Columbia, Quebec
The investments will go toward network improvements as well as technology and decarbonization initiatives.
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Rail
Joanna MarshMonday, June 20, 2022
CN confirms IBEW members are on strike
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers went on strike on Saturday.
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Rail
Joanna MarshMonday, June 20, 2022
Is transport of LNG by rail safe?
Federal regulators are deciding at what level should the U.S. allow the transportation of liquefied natural gas by rail. Some…
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Rail
Joanna MarshThursday, June 16, 2022
CN gets notice IBEW workers could go on strike
Canadian railway CN has received a notice from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that its members could go on…
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FreightWaves News

News
Corey SmithMonday, June 27, 2022
SONAR Sightings for June 27: Volume out of New Orleans surges; Houston market tightens – and more
Outbound tender volume for New Orleans spikes 21% in the last 90 days, and the…
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Monday, June 27, 2022
Commentary: Milton’s long shadow holds his own fate — and Nikola’s
Monday, June 27, 2022
Is now a good time to get a job in freight?
Monday, June 27, 2022
Proof is in the packaging: Transportation issues begin in warehouse
Monday, June 27, 2022
Burris Logistics acquires cold chain provider in latest deal
Monday, June 27, 2022
FMCSA revokes electronic logging device from ArionTech
Monday, June 27, 2022
Supreme Court, for now, fails to address trucking under AB5
Monday, June 27, 2022
Soaring inflation and crashing rates are sparking trucking’s ‘Great Purge’
Monday, June 27, 2022
Viewpoint: How scanning technology can unlock supply chain visibility
Monday, June 27, 2022
Renewable hydrogen viewed as true fuel alternative
Monday, June 27, 2022
US companies move to break China’s dominance of rare earth industry
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Borderlands: Exports, production of heavy-duty trucks from Mexico drop in May
Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Log Book: SuperRigs winner takes Best of Show prize for second time
Friday, June 24, 2022
Trevor Milton seeks 30-day delay to trial
Friday, June 24, 2022
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