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Maritime
Port of Long Beach, coalition aims for electricity to power 35% of shipping by 2035
Maritime
Retailers forecast U.S. imports to stay elevated through 2026 after breakout peak season
Maritime
Asia-U.S. West Coast ocean container spot rates up 343% since start of Iran war, says Xeneta
Maritime
Maritime
Strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach port delayed as union contract talks continue
Los Angeles and Long Beach port terminal watchmen, employers push strike deadline forward as bargaining continues
Trade & Tariffs
Trade & Tariffs
US Army enlists FedEx to modernize logistics at depots
FedEx is partnering with the U.S. Army to optimize logistics and delivery for the service’s depots, arsenals and ammunition plants.
Company Earnings
First look: GXO Logistics Q3 revenue hits $3.6B
Company Earnings
DSV 3Q profit rises 19.5% as Schenker integration lifts earnings
Technology & Startups
Workforce gaps keep supply chain AI stuck in pilot mode
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Air Cargo
DHL calls out air cargo contribution to 16% Q3 profit gain
Third-quarter results continued DHL Group’s profit momentum.
Supply Chains
Bangkok airport cargo congestion frustrates freight forwarders
The air logistics system at Bangkok airport is sputtering because of an IT failure at several warehouses.
Air Cargo
Latam Airlines dusts off Covid playbook to move cargo in passenger cabin
In an unusual move, Latam Airlines deployed a passenger jet for an all-cargo mission.
Air Cargo
Emirates rolls out enhanced air cargo service for data center operators
Emirates is positioning itself to attract more air cargo business from hyperscalers and their suppliers.
Maritime
Asia-US container rates hold as carriers seek $3,000 November rate hikes
Container rates remain firm despite cooling demand, as carriers seek price hikes and a potential LA–Long Beach strike adds uncertainty.
American Shipper
ONE lifts profit forecast to $2 billion as earnings surge
Higher freight rates and cargo volumes drive a sharp earnings rebound for Ocean Network Express, though the liner expects softer market conditions in H2.
Trade Compliance
Trade Compliance
New report: US imports fell 4.5% in year after Liberation Day tariffs
Descartes analysis found that U.S. imports and containerized ocean volumes declined in the year following Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs.
Trade Compliance
Wove speeds tariff change info for forwarders, TMS – and it’s free
Infrastructure
Equipment & Tech
Hydrogen trucks’ fuel cell is ready. Europe’s pumps aren’t
cellcentric is holding 16 hectares for a large fuel cell plant until 2029. CTO Nicholas Loughlan says it gets built when stations and fuel prices catch up
Infrastructure & Reindustrialization
5 US manufacturing projects bring more than $1.6B in investments
Equipment & Tech
Pilot, Tesla open first Megacharger site, 12 more underway
Logistics & Brokerage
Logistics & Brokerage
Shippers running 2022-era bid playbooks face a tighter peak
Some shippers are heading into peak season with the bid strategy that carried them from 2022 through 2025: long rate locks, steep penalties and little flexibility. That strategy is breaking down in a tighter market, said Craig Lough, director of strategic planning at A. Duie Pyle, who leads the company’s non-asset brokerage division. Lough has […]
Layoffs & Bankruptcies
Uber Freight cuts 80 jobs while hiring nearly 300 in growth push
Legal Issues
That RICO suit vs. Robinson, TQL? Jury selection starts in ’28
Logistics & Brokerage
Radiant Logistics touts enhanced credit facility, eyes larger M&A
Supply Chains
Jacobs’ ‘playbook’ will target new industry, to be determined
Intermodal
Intermodal
Schneider partners with Norfolk Southern; raises outlook despite Q3 miss
Alongside its slightly worse-than-expected third-quarter report on Thursday, Schneider National announced a deal to utilize Norfolk Southern’s rail network in the East.
Air Cargo
Air Cargo
East Midlands Airport welcomes another Chinese cargo airline
China Central Longhao Airlines is the latest all-cargo airline to operate flights from China to East Midlands Airport.
Air Cargo
Latam Cargo airlifts armored vehicles to Peru for Pope Leo visit
Logistics & Brokerage
FedEx uses dedicated logistics teams to win aerospace, automotive business
Company Earnings
Successful quarter at Expeditors boosted by hyperscaler business
Air Cargo
Boeing secures lessor order for 767 passenger-to-freighter conversion
Fuel
Sponsored Insights
High Diesel Prices Put Fleet Efficiency Under the Microscope
Fleets can’t control diesel prices, but they can control fuel efficiency, safety, maintenance and compliance costs. J. J. Keller explains how.
Fuel & Energy
Benchmark diesel price is down; so is futures market in a big way
Rail
Rail
US rail traffic hits intermodal record as October freight gains signal economic resilience, says AAR
Intermodal hits record mark as U.S. railroads see volumes increase across much of the freight economy, says AAR.
Rail
BNSF Q3 earnings climb 19.3% as rail freight volumes rise
Third-quarter earnings rose 19.3% at BNSF as increased fuel costs were offset by higher rail freight shipments and improved operating efficiencies.
Rail
STB signals broader protection for rail-served projects against state and local restrictions
New policy statement questions earlier decisions involving customer-owned terminals and outlines stronger arguments against taking railroad property.
Top Stories
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Humor is good,’ Union Pacific CEO says of video rate threat
Union Pacific CEO said his threat to raise rates on shippers in a now-released video was an attempt at humor.
Rail
Conrail tabs Wright as president and chief operating officer
Conrail has appointed veteran rail executive John Wright as its new corporate leader.
Rail
STB orders Union Pacific to make alleged rate hike threat video public
Rail regulator rejects railroad’s appeal in dispute over remarks allegedly threatening shippers opposed to Norfolk Southern merger.
Rail
Intermodal leads weekly gains as US rail traffic rises 3.5%, says AAR
Rail freight on U.S. carriers continues to turn in strong results.
Rail
CN 3Q profit rises 6% as freight revenue climbs
Canadian National Railway reported a 6% increase in third-quarter profit as grain, energy and automotive freight activity lifted revenue.
Rail
New Georgia hub aims to take 26,000 containers off the road
The state of Georgia officially opens an inland rail hub with plans to take tens of thousands of containers off the roads.
Rail
U.S. rail traffic up 7.8% as intermodal leads gainers
U.S. rail traffic rose in the latest week as gains across eight of 10 carload commodity groups showed broad — but uneven — growth.
FreightWaves News
Cross-Border (Mexico/Canada)
Texas trucking owner indicted in scheme involving 57 unauthorized drivers
A Laredo trucking company owner faces federal charges for allegedly employing 57 unauthorized B-1 visa drivers to haul domestic freight across the U.S.
News
1 in 6 supply chain professionals report AI-related data exposure, survey finds
Top Stories
$760K fuel-card fraud scheme tied to impersonated Michigan trucking company
Equipment & Tech
Kearney, MIT put US driverless truck cost parity at 2028
Analysis & Insights
Where Trucking Capacity Sits Right Now, And What The Fleet-Size Split Might Be Signaling
Truckload
Truck enforcements widen to Maryland, DC as 128 drivers sidelined
Equipment & Tech
Motive’s new President on how its hardware puts it ahead in physical AI
Cross-Border (Mexico/Canada)
Borderlands Mexico: US foreign-trade zones push to fix USMCA tariff obstacles
Compliance & Regulation
Big carriers keep FMCSA’s crackdown alive, Fuller says
E-commerce & Fulfillment
Walmart to take drone delivery nationwide as Zipline raises $1.5B
Technology & Startups
Conlio raises €6.4M to automate freight document checks
Drivers & Workforce