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Stuart Chirls Monday, April 7, 2025

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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Fraud

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, August 18, 2026

ID Logistics settles claim of Covid loan fraud for $2.6M

ID Logistics US has settled a case of alleged pandemic relief fraud for $2.6 million.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, August 18, 2026

DOT approves UPS transfer of Hong Kong routes to Philippines

UPS plans to shift Hong Kong all-cargo routes from Poland and Vietnam to the Philippines after getting the green light from U.S. authorities.

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M&A

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Life Couriers gains new CEO with sale to private equity firm

Healthcare logistics is a hot market and private equity firm JLL is adding to its portfolio with a deal for specialized logistics firm Life Couriers.

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American Shipper

Eric Kulisch Monday, August 17, 2026

Korean Air installing automated cargo equipment at Incheon, JFK terminals

Korean Air is making large capital expenditures in container handling automation and refrigerated store rooms at two key cargo hubs.

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American Shipper

Eric Kulisch Monday, August 17, 2026

Bad breakup: GlobalX Airlines revokes lawsuit vs. Ascent Global Logistics

Global Crossing Airlines is dropping its lawsuit against Ascent Global Logistics as the two companies end their relationship.

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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Friday, August 14, 2026

DHL Express triples Shenzhen air cargo capacity with terminal expansion

DHL Express has moved into a larger terminal at Shenzhen airport in China to support direct international air flows in a busy manufacturing region.

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Trade Compliance

News

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Customs to fight this growing trade fraud with AI ‘detective border’

A new White House report says transshipments have become a growing target of global scammers.

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UPS distribution center with trailers at loading docks, representing freight capacity and shipping costs
Friday, August 7, 2026

E-commerce & Fulfillment

The SMB shipping trap: Trying to go it alone

Cargo containers stacked at a busy U.S. port terminal as Section 301 forced labor tariffs of 10% to 12.5% take effect on imports from 60 economies
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

American Shipper

Importers sue over forced labor tariffs on 60 economies

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Trade and Compliance

Former FMC chief Sola to lead Thorn Run LatAm business team

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Thomas Wasson Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Einride’s Flipturn deal creates a charging powerhouse

Einride is buying charging software company Flipturn in an all-stock deal that more than doubles its energy under management across North America’s freight sector.

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DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C.
A row of electric vehicle chargers in front of a group of electric delivery vans
Zeem Solutions CEO Paul Gioupis stands next to a Zeem-branded ABB fast charger at a commercial electric vehicle charging depot with multiple chargers and fleet vehicles in the background.
Driver interacts with Outpost’s gate kiosk at truck terminal as semi-truck pulls up to automated gate

Shipping + Maritime

American Shipper

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Trump extends Jones Act waiver; direct effect “pennies per gallon,” say analysts

President Trump again paused the law requiring U.S. ships carry cargo such as gasoline between American ports. But analysts say the effect on retail gas prices has been minimal. 

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Friday, August 7, 2026

American Shipper

Asia ocean line in $135M expansion of US box terminal

Friday, August 7, 2026

American Shipper

Why 47.5 is a scary number for East Coast ports

Thursday, August 6, 2026

American Shipper

Strong peak demand pumps trans-Pac box rates

Shipper's Perspective

News

Phil Brink Monday, June 15, 2026

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.

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delta cargo
A cross-dock terminal in Houston is viewed from above.
Monday, February 5, 2024

Shippers Perspective

Viewpoint: Why it pays to be a Shipper of Choice

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Technology

The future of procurement 

Air Cargo

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Friday, August 14, 2026

United Airlines cargo chief Jan Krems to retire after storied career

United Airlines’ Cargo President Jan Krems is stepping down next month after a dozen years at the carrier and a reputation as one of the best air cargo executives of the past 40 years.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Company Earnings

Strong quarter for Expeditors, air freight leads the way

An Air Atlanta 747 jumbo cargo jet flies above the clouds.
Monday, August 3, 2026

Air Cargo

Atlas Air finalizes Air Atlanta investment

A blue-tailed Lufthansa Cargo jet moves on an airport taxiway.
Monday, August 3, 2026

American Shipper

Is Lufthansa giving up on its Airbus A321 cargo fleet?

Rail

Railroad

Phil Brink Thursday, August 20, 2026

Texas woman surrenders in Union Pacific rail-container smuggling case that left 7 migrants dead

Seven migrants died inside a sealed container moved on a Union Pacific train. Garcia surrendered Sunday at a Del Rio port of entry after a federal indictment named her in the case.

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Railroad

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Rail freight puts the pedal to the metal(s) in latest data

Minerals typically used in steelmaking led gainers in another solid week for freight on U.S. railroads.

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Railroad

Trains.com Staff Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Regulators set schedule for review of UP-NS merger

The Surface Transportation Board resumed its review of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger after lifting a prior delay.

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Railroad

Stuart Chirls Tuesday, August 18, 2026

New choices: BNSF expands intermodal rail option between Phoenix and North Texas

BNSF offers six-days-per-week between southwest hubs.

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Railroad

Phil Brink Friday, August 14, 2026

5 suspects arrested in SoCal rail-cargo theft probe after shots fired from moving BNSF train

The BNSF train continued northbound as deputies searched rail cars from the ground and air. The investigation soon moved beyond the tracks.

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Railroad

Stuart Chirls Thursday, August 13, 2026

Battle of the briefs: UP-NS fires back at AGs anti-merger letter

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern turn to former federal anti-trust officials to refute claims by red state Attorneys General opposing their transcontinental rail merger. 

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Railroad

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Rail freight stretches lead over 2025

Rail freight on U.S. railroads posted solid weekly gains as intermodal outpaced overall traffic. 

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Railroad

Phil Brink Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Wild West returns to California rails as suspected train burglar fires at BNSF officer

Officials confirmed someone took merchandise, but investigators still do not know the haul’s size or how many people participated.

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Railroad

Stuart Chirls Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Mega rail deal under fire: 7 State AGs warn UP-NS merger could drive up shipping costs

Seven GOP Attorneys General are again urging federal regulators to reject the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern rail merger.

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Railroad

Trains.com Staff Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Federal court upholds challenge to FRA’s two-person rail crew rule

A federal appeals court rejects rail industry arguments that the two-person crew rule was arbitrary and overreaching.

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News

Phil Brink Sunday, August 23, 2026

CBP finds $9.5M in meth hidden inside detergent shipment at Texas border

A commercial detergent shipment concealed 240 packages of suspected methamphetamine. CBP officers found the drugs during a secondary inspection at the Roma International Bridge.

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GM Powered Solutions 6.6-liter heavy-duty gas engine new commercial vehicle ECM
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Fleet and Maintenance

GM targets development costs with commercial vehicle ECM

Friday, August 21, 2026

Montgomery vs. Caribe

The list grows: 2 more cases proceeding on broker liability

trucks leaving a port with ocean containers
View of an open mailbox with a small package inside.
FarEye Agentic AI dispatcher orchestrating last-mile delivery routes and carriers
Friday, August 21, 2026

Last-mile delivery

The Amazon Prime Effect Is forcing dispatchers into AI

Tesla Semi truck in a freight yard among rows of trailers, part of Einride’s planned 500-truck deployment
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Company Earnings

Einride targets 1,500 trucks by 2028 with Tesla and DAF deals

A Walmart storefront.