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E-commerce & Fulfillment
Australia Post named delivery partner for Vinted’s Australia launch
Maritime
Railroad
UPDATED: Maersk shifts SoCal import containers to UP from BNSF
The world’s second-biggest ocean container line makes a major rail shift for containers moving inland out of Southern California.
American Shipper
Port of Long Beach, trucker launch Zero-Emission corridor to Mexico
Container News
American Shipper
Uncertainty? Imports surge 40% at busiest U.S. container gateway
The Port of Long Beach saw record-high cargo growth in May despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Expect ‘subdued’ peak container season in wake of tariffs, says analyst
The Trump administration is reshaping global trade, and the effects are being felt in the ocean and air freight sectors.
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Air Cargo
More FedEx MD-11 cargo jets return to service, others are retired
FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft.
Parcel Freight
FedEx boost revenue behind premium parcel, freight volumes
FedEx reported strong quarterly results, driven by growth in package volumes and yields as the company focuses on high-margin logistics business.
Healthcare Logistics
UPS adds 27 cold transfer facilities for pharmaceutical shipping
UPS has invested $48 million in chilled trucking facilities optimized for speed and short-term storage.
American Shipper
Are you overpaying? Why shippers should revisit emergency fuel surcharges now
Amid the Iran conflict, the introduction by ocean carriers of emergency bunker surcharges on top of standard adjustments created a risk that shippers were double-paying for fuel price increases.
Air Cargo
Air Hong Kong leases Airbus A330 cargo jet from US provider
Cathay Pacific subsidiary Air Hong Kong has signed a long-term lease for an additional Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to support DHL Express and other customers in Asia markets.
Last-Mile Delivery
UPS explores outsourcing UK parcel delivery to third-party couriers
UPS wants to reduce the size of its workforce in the UK by transferring last-mile delivery to outside couriers, which would significantly change the labor landscape for legacy parcel cariers.
Trade Compliance
Trade and Compliance
U.S. cites 60 countries for forced labor failures, imposes new tariffs up to 12.5%
The United States is imposing new tariffs on dozens of countries it claims haven’t done enough to stop imported goods made with forced labor.
Last-Mile Delivery
Sen. Cotton urges DOJ investigation of China-backed parcel carriers
Air Cargo
FAA fines companies $430K for sending unsafe hazmat shipments to airlines
Trade and Compliance
FedEx, UPS, Oakley face lawsuits over Trump tariff refunds
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
BetterFleet proves electric fleets don’t need a full tank
BetterFleet CEO Dan Hilson says fleet operators are moving past EV experiment mode. The real savings come from AI that manages charge timing, demand charges, and battery health.
Infrastructure
From regulatory shifts to on-site power: The new economics of heavy-duty EV infrastructure
Infrastructure
Outpost launches second-generation gate kiosk that deploys in one day
Shipping + Maritime
News
Can OEM axle weight data and satellite imagery help identify cargo theft?
Class 8 analyzed more than 3.2 million truck unload events across 68,340 commercial vehicles using a three-stage detection pipeline that combines vehicle weight telemetry, satellite imagery and behavioral analysis. The study classified nearly 42,600 unload events as High or Critical risk and, according to CEO Chris Atkinson, has been validated against a statistically significant number of confirmed cargo theft investigations
Shipper's Perspective
News
July 4 holiday period exposes supply chain vulnerabilities
The July 4 holiday doesn’t create supply chain vulnerabilities. It exposes them. As freight sits unattended and operations slow down, security experts warn that organized theft groups are watching closely.
Sponsored Insights
Delta Cargo’s DeliverDirect offers ‘e-commerce delivery at the speed of flight’
Air Cargo
Fraud
Freight forwarding manager sentenced for violating U.S. export controls
A former regional manager for Delex Air Cargo LLC has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the scheme involved shipping controlled industrial oil and gas equipment to Russia through intermediary countries while concealing the shipments with false export documents.
Fuel
News
Retail diesel falling while futures soaring relative to crude
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges fell for the eighth straight week.
News
As diesel falls, key agency forecasts what’s next following peace deal
Fuel News
Benchmark diesel falls sharply, even as talk emerges of ‘tank bottoms’
Rail
Borderlands: Mexico
New rail park aims to make Laredo more than a trucking gateway
The Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway project aims to expand short rail access for cross-border cargo between the U.S. and Mexico.
Trucking
California: First ILWU strike against sugar giant in decades
International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers called the first strike in decades against a major California sugar processor.
Railroad
Oregon port OKs federal rail grant agreement for multimodal project
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay secured a $25 million federal grant to advance planning for the West Coast’s first fully ship-to-rail intermodal terminal.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern CEO says railroad must focus on today and tomorrow
Norfolk Southern’s CEO says the railroad is prioritizing both improving current service and pursuing a merger with Union Pacific.
Railroad
Intermodal rail higher as shippers switch from trucks
Surging intermodal volumes and industrial products paced gainers for U.S. railroads in the latest weekly data.
Railroad
BNSF wins local approval for new $4B California rail intermodal project
A local city council has approved a massive intermodal project BNSF positioned as a linchpin for the future of rail freight originating at the busiest U.S. container complex.
Railroad
Intermodal pulls away from carload rail freight
U.S. railroads notched up freight traffic in the latest week, as total volumes more than doubled growth year-to-date.
Railroad
Rate, service issues flagged by ag retailers in Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger
Retailers of agricultural products say they’ll be whipsawed by higher freight rates and poorer service if a proposed transcontinental railroad merger is approved.
FreightWaves TV
FreightWaves Today: Broad rail traffic gains show growing industrial economy
FreightWaves Today discussed the rail markets surge, transportation management systems automation and FMCSA regulatory vetting during Wednesday’s live show.
Railroad
Green over red for surging U.S. railfreight
Freight on U.S. railroads continues to outpace year-ago traffic in the latest trackside data.
FreightWaves News
Legal issues
C.H. Robinson out of Florida ‘U-turn’ lawsuit
C.H. Robinson has been removed as a defendant in a case that might have been key post-Montgomery litigation.
News
Supreme Court Decision Strengthens President’s Power to Fire STB Member Robert Primus
Truckload Indexes
U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index shows spot rates surging 31%
Truck Driver Issues
DeSantis KOs bill to allow CDL training of some Florida inmates
Trucking Tech
New Trimble TMS for Shippers grows directly out of Transporeon acquisition
