Eric Kulisch

Eric is the Supply Chain and Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals and a Silver Medal from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government and trade coverage, and news analysis. He was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He was runner up for News Journalist and Supply Chain Journalist of the Year in the Seahorse Freight Association's 2024 journalism award competition. In December 2022, Eric was voted runner up for Air Cargo Journalist. He won the group's Environmental Journalist of the Year award in 2014 and was the 2013 Supply Chain Journalist of the Year. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. He has appeared on Marketplace, ABC News and National Public Radio to talk about logistics issues in the news. Eric is based in Vancouver, Washington. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
Jul - 2025 -
11 July
Eric Kulisch

Australia Post rolls out parcel-only post offices

Australia Post is responding to e-commerce growth by building dedicated parcel post offices and rolling out an ultra-low cost shipping option aimed at small retailers.

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10 July
Eric Kulisch

Parcels drive 2% global revenue gain for postal operators 

International mail systems grew revenue in 2024 as e-commerce shipments negated a downward trend in letter mail.

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Eric Kulisch

FedEx to terminate nearly 500 jobs, close two facilities

FedEx is cutting hundreds of jobs in North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.

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Eric Kulisch

Polish parcel powerhouse InPost buys Spanish delivery provider

Poland-based InPost continues to implement its pan-European expansion strategy with the acquisition of Spanish parcel operator Sending.

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09 July
08 July
Eric Kulisch

J&T Express reports 24% jump in parcel shipments

&T Express, a major parcel freight carrier in Southeast Asia, posted record second-quarter volume growth.

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Eric Kulisch

US parcel market to grow 36% by 2030, Pitney Bowes says

A bevy of new final-mile delivery companies is eating into the market share of FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The competition is keeping a lid on rates to the benefit of e-commerce shippers.

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07 July
03 July
Eric Kulisch

UPS drivers to receive buyout offer as company shrinks parcel network

UPS will offer an early retirement package to drivers as it looks to cull 20,000 workers amid slower parcel growth.

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Eric Kulisch

FedEx to implement single pricing structure for express, standard pickups

FedEx will soon provide a single pricing structure for parcel pickups to coincide with restructuring of Express and Ground networks into a single network.

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02 July
Eric Kulisch

DHL appoints new chiefs for Americas divisions

DHL Group has replaced the heads of Global Forwarding, eCommerce and Supply Chain at various levels within the Americas region.

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Eric Kulisch

US Postal Service expands new delivery standards nationwide

The U.S. Postal Service is slowing down service to remote post offices to speed up the rest of the mail distribution system and even out volume flows.

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01 July
Eric Kulisch

Switch to UPS saved US Postal Service 43% in air transport costs

The U.S. Postal Service is saving a great deal of money with UPS as its prime air cargo vendor instead of FedEx, according to a new inspector general’s report.

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Jun - 2025 -
28 June
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express Canada reinstates service after workers ratify labor deal

DHL Express Canada will resume parcel deliveries on Monday after settling a labor dispute that resulted in a three-week strike.

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27 June
Eric Kulisch

Air Hong Kong graduates to all-A330 freighter fleet

Air Hong Kong’s has turned the page on the older A300-600 freighter and now operates an all-Airbus A330 fleet.

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26 June
Eric Kulisch

FedEx to close 30% of package facilities as network integration ramps up

FedEx is accelerating the overhaul of its express and package delivery networks to eliminate excess capacity and improve customer service.

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Eric Kulisch

Teamsters complain UPS slow to deploy air-conditioned vehicles

The powerful Teamsters union is accusing UPS of failing to fully honor terms of its 2023 contract related to air conditioned vehicles, hiring full-time workers and forced overtime.

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25 June
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express Canada, striking workers tentatively agree on labor deal

DHL Express Canada could resume operations within days if union workers ratify a preliminary contract negotiated by Unifor.

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Eric Kulisch

FedEx fills out Freight executive team ahead of spin off

FedEx has named more executives to lead the divestment of the Freight subsidiary and run it as an independent company.

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Eric Kulisch

FedEx navigates tariff swings to modest profit gain

FedEx said its newly streamlined air cargo network helped it adjust to tariff-induced demand fluctuations and make a profit during its latest quarter.

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24 June
Eric Kulisch

FedEx retires a dozen freighter aircraft in efficiency move

FedEx has permanently parked 12 cargo jets as it aligns the fleet with shipping volumes to control costs.

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Eric Kulisch

How Fred Smith built FedEx into the world’s largest cargo airline

FedEx founder Fred Smith is being remembered as a legend in the freight transportation industry after his death on Saturday. Former FedEx employees have many stories about how Smith built the FedEx airline from scratch.

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23 June
Eric Kulisch

FedEx names new chairman to replace founder Fred Smith

FedEx has named a new chairman after founder Fred Smith died over the weekend.

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Eric Kulisch

Qantas Freight adds freighter connections to Shanghai, Bangkok

Qantas Freight has added direct cargo flights to Shanghai and Bangkok, where shipments can connect to U.S.-bound freighters.

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22 June
Eric Kulisch

Fred Smith, FedEx founder and parcel industry pioneer, dies at 80

FedEx founder Fred Smith died Saturday with a legacy as a great U.S. entrepreneur.

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20 June
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express Canada seeks exemption on use of replacement workers

DHL Express Canada was forced to suspend operations Friday. The company wants the government to override a new law prohibiting the use of replacement workers.

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19 June
Eric Kulisch

Canada Post, rural postmasters agree to new contract

Canada Post has agreed to a new contract with its rural postmasters, but remains at loggerheads with its largest union.

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Eric Kulisch

DHL Express prepares to open $140M cargo facility at Lyons airport

The airport in Lyons, France, is significantly expanding its cargo infrastructure with the opening of a replacement terminal for DHL Express and construction underway on a general warehouse and pharma center to be occupied by Worldwide Flight Services.

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18 June
Eric Kulisch

Airbus, Embraer unveil freighter orders at Paris Air Show

At the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, Airbus secured its second A350 freighter deal and Embraer announced the first operator for its regional E190 converted freighter.

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17 June
Eric Kulisch

FedEx robot improves parcel sorting at Cologne airport facility

A new robot that flips packages so labels can be scanned is helping FedEx more accurately sort packages at its Cologne, Germany, air station for final delivery.

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Eric Kulisch

Amazon launches dedicated cargo service to Colombia with 21 Air

Amazon’s air logistics unit has started flying internationally for the first time from the U.S. to help fulfill e-commerce orders in Colombia and is leaning on a U.S. cargo airline to fly the aircraft and a Colombian airline for revenue on the return leg to Miami.

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16 June
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express Canada to suspend parcel operations amid labor deadlock

DHL Express Canada will stop accepting shipments on Tuesday and suspend all operations on Friday in response to a work stoppage by 2,100 employees.

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Eric Kulisch

Saudi Arabia-based leasing company to buy 10 Airbus A350 freighters

Airbus has won an order from a Saudi Arabian aircraft leasing company for 10 next-generation A350 cargo jets.

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Eric Kulisch

Atlas Air consolidates Miami operations in larger cargo facility 

Atlas Air has relocated to a new cargo terminal at Miami International Airport that provides greater operational efficiency.

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12 June
Eric Kulisch

Canadian government to force union vote on Canada Post contract offer

The Canadian government has agreed to Canada Post’s request to force a union vote on is latest contract offer to break a negotiating stalemate.

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Eric Kulisch

DHL steps up Middle East expansion with $570M in planned investments

DHL has been expanding its Middle East presence in conjunction with the region’s economic development. The next evolution is a nearly $600M investment in facilities, equipment and technology in Saudi Arabia and the UAE over five years.

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11 June
Eric Kulisch

Union rancor rises as Canada Post balks at arbitration

Contract negotiations between Canada Post and mail carriers remain deadlocked as efforts to start arbitration falter.

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09 June
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express locks out workers in Canada, adding to parcel uncertainty

DHL Express Canada says it has taken steps to minimize any disruption from a lockout and strike over a contract dispute with union workers.

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Eric Kulisch

Canada Post, mail carriers remain far apart on contract as talks resume

Canada Post and its unionized letter carriers are negotiating again on a collective bargaining agreement, but their inability to resolve differences is compounding problems at the national mail carrier.

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05 June
Eric Kulisch

Southwest Airlines’ $28M investment expands cargo capacity in Denver

Southwest Airlines has built its own cargo facility at Denver International Airport so it can move more cargo for customers in the city.

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Eric Kulisch

Etihad Airways hires 747 operator Western Global to expand cargo service

Western Global Airlines is a shell of its former self, but Middle East carrier Etihad Airways is partnering with the company because it needs more lift to meet shipper demand for transportation between China and the UK.

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04 June
Eric Kulisch

Mexican carrier Awesome Cargo receives first heavy-duty A330 freighter

Awesome Cargo will soon begin flying its first main-deck freighter after starting out with a couple of seat-free passenger aircraft that can only carry light boxes in the cabin.

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03 June
Eric Kulisch

Canada Post rejects binding arbitration as labor dispute intensifies

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are not giving an inch in their fight over a labor contract, with Canada Post showing frustration with union leadership and opposing its call for binding arbitration.

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02 June
Eric Kulisch

Airlines lower air cargo forecast amid escalating trade war

The airline industry’s largest trade association is predicting much slower cargo growth in 2025 as rising tariffs dampen trade activity or shift it to ocean transport.

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May - 2025 -
30 May
Eric Kulisch

Canada Post asks government to hold employee vote on contract offer

Canada Post, in a sign it has lost patience with leadership of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, has asked the Canadian government to put its latest contract offer to employees for a vote.

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29 May
Eric Kulisch

DHL Express Canada, Unifor to resume bargaining

DHL Express workers say they are willing to walk off the job in less than two weeks if a new labor contract isn’t in place by then.

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Eric Kulisch

Canada Post makes ‘final’ offer for labor deal amid growing losses

The postal workers union is disparaging what Canada Post called an enhanced offer on Wednesday as the sides struggle to finalize a labor agreement after nearly 18 months of negotiations.

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28 May
Eric Kulisch

Canada Post parcel volumes drop 50% as labor dispute compounds challenges

Canada Post’s financial troubles have been compounded by the ongoing labor dispute and the inability to generate more revenue from parcel delivery.

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27 May
Eric Kulisch

Bezos-backed robotics firm teams with Veho on e-commerce delivery

Veho, a tech-enabled parcel courier, is testing a delivery robot that can walk, climb and roll to customer doorsteps in cityscapes.

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Eric Kulisch

Purolator targets summer service for initial ATR converted freighter

Purolator’s airfreight partner in western Canada is modifying turboprop aircraft for parcel transport as part of a fleet modernization.

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23 May
Eric Kulisch

Canada Post avoids crippling strike but not damage to parcel business

Canada Post workers backed away from going on strike, opting instead for a ban on overtime work. But the threat of a strike has already allowed competitors to take parcel business from the national post.

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Eric Kulisch

Mercado Libre, Amazon of South America, announces leadership transition

The CEO of Mercado Libre, the dominant e-commerce player in Latin America, has decided to turn control to one of his lieutenants and move to the board room.

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21 May
Eric Kulisch

US moves to stop China parcel shipments bearing counterfeit postal labels

The U.S. government says it moved to block a businessman and his two logistics companies from using fake postal labels to ship parcels from China to the United States.

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Eric Kulisch

Lufthansa Cargo to market capacity on ITA Airways, add Rome hub 

Lufthansa’s cargo subsidiary is gradually taking over cargo management for sister airline ITA Airways, following Lufthansa’s recent investment in the Italian carrier.

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Eric Kulisch

Small businesses at risk as Canada Post workers prepare to strike

Postal workers in Canada have threatened to go on strike Friday, which would shut down most delivery services and hurt businesses that depend on Canada Post to fulfill orders.

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20 May
Eric Kulisch

Microsoft volunteers for fuel premium to move server racks by air

Microsoft has joined a sustainable aviation fuel program managed by its logistics provider and a major cargo airline.

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16 May
Eric Kulisch

Last defendant in Polar Air Cargo fraud case sentenced to jail

Polar Air Cargo is gone, but another person involved in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the company years ago just got sentenced to two years in prison.

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15 May
Eric Kulisch

DHL expands health logistics campus in Germany

DHL has added a fourth cold-storage building to its pharmaceutical hub near Frankfurt, Germany.

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Eric Kulisch

House considers universal de minimis ban as fees on China parcels ease

The White House has temporarily relaxed duties on parcel imports from China that entered the country without duty prior to May 2, but efforts continue to eliminate the de minimis exemption altogether.

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14 May
Eric Kulisch

DHL eCommerce to merge with UK courier Evri

DHL continues to ramp up investment in the e-commerce space with a large stake in U.K.-based parcel delivery company Evri.

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13 May
Eric Kulisch

Amazon taps FedEx for big-and-bulky residential deliveries

Amazon will outsource delivery of large packages to FedEx in a deal that should prove more profitable on a per-shipment level than shipments under the companies’ partnership that ended six years ago.

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09 May
Eric Kulisch

Postal Service board names FedEx official as CEO before vetting complete

The U.S. Postal Service’s board of governors on Friday named David Steiner as the next postmaster general, but the choice isn’t official yet. News reports say he was first approved by President Trump.

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Eric Kulisch

DHL to close Southern California warehouse, lay off 346 workers

DHL’s supply chain unit says it plans to close a distribution center in Ontario, California.

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08 May
Eric Kulisch

China Airlines finalizes deal for 4 Boeing 777-8 cargo aircraft

China Airlines is investing in 14 next-gen 777 jetliners from Boeing, including all-cargo aircraft.

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07 May
Eric Kulisch

Trump supports FedEx official for Postal Service chief, report says

The U.S. Postal Service board of governors is set to vote soon on a FedEx official to lead the agency, according to a newspaper report.

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06 May
Eric Kulisch

DHL acquires US e-commerce logistics business IDS Fulfillment

DHL has targeted e-commerce logistics as a primary growth area. On Tuesday, it acquired Indiana-based specialist IDS Fulfillment.

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Eric Kulisch

FedEx converts parcel freighter to heavy cargo operation

FedEx continues to implement its Tricolor efficiency strategy with the conversion of a 777 freighter aircraft from its parcel to its heavy air cargo network.

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05 May
Eric Kulisch

Analyst: Amazon’s $4B rural delivery investment aimed at slowing Walmart

Amazon is investing heavily in rural last-mile delivery as a hedge against Walmart, a prominent analyst says.

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Eric Kulisch

Sun Country faces slight delays integrating additional Amazon cargo jets

Amazon contract carrier Sun Country Airlines says finding parts is slightly slowing deployment of new Amazon freighter aircraft.

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02 May
Eric Kulisch

DHL cuts ties with cargo airlines as efficiency initiative ramps up

DHL Group is trimming some airline partners to reduce excess capacity in its air network as part of an effort to maintain growth in a turbulent market.

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Apr - 2025 -
30 April
Eric Kulisch

CMA CGM Air Cargo finalizes takeover of Air Belgium

The cargo airline division of ocean shipping giant CMA CGM has more than doubled its small fleet with the acquisition of Air Belgium and the purchase of a large Boeing freighter.

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Eric Kulisch

Wall collapse closes Postal Service package center in Tampa

A U.S. Postal Service distribution center in Tampa is closed after a wall collapsed Monday night.

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29 April
Eric Kulisch

UPS to eliminate 20K jobs as Amazon decoupling accelerates

UPS is downsizing its workforce as it pulls back from delivering packages for Amazon, its largest customer.

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Eric Kulisch

DHL drops embargo on medium-value goods after US walks back customs rule

DHL said it is resuming deliveries of B2C shipments over $800 after U.S. authorities relaxed rules that had increased red tape for processing medium-value shipments.

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28 April
Eric Kulisch

Logistics company Jet Freight to start virtual cargo airline in India 

An asset management company in Dubai has placed a large order to convert used Airbus A330 passenger aircraft to an all-cargo configuration for customers in the India market.

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26 April
Eric Kulisch

Ceva Logistics to acquire logistics provider in Turkey

Global logistics company Ceva plans to purchase Borusan Tedarik, a 3PL in Turkey, for $400 million.

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25 April
Eric Kulisch

PostalMag becomes part of FreightWaves: Meet your new editor

Eric Kulisch has been named managing editor of PostalMag, a Firecrown publication that covers logistics along with FreightWaves.

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24 April
Eric Kulisch

UPS inks $1.6 billion deal for Canadian health care logistics provider

UPS is expanding its precision logistics capabilities in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors with an agreement to purchase Andlauer Healthcare Group in Canada.

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23 April
Eric Kulisch

Qatar Airways, IAG and Malaysia Airlines propose joint cargo venture

A proposed trilateral cargo partnership among Qatar Airways, IAG Group and Malaysia Airlines will extend each airline’s global reach, the carriers say.

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21 April
Eric Kulisch

Air cargo faces $22B revenue hit when China tariff exemption ends

The air cargo industry could see revenues cut by billions of dollars and China-US air rates plunge by 30% or more when the Trump administration revokes duty-free treatment for small e-commerce shipments, according to one logistics expert’s scenario modeling.

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18 April
Eric Kulisch

DHL temporarily suspends B2C shipments over $800 to US

DHL says it will pause accepting certain B2C shipments after U.S. authorities eliminated the informal entry process for shipments under $2,500, which has swamped the company’s ability to process formal entries.

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17 April
Eric Kulisch

UPS white paper casts shade on e-commerce gig delivery providers

A UPS white paper promotes the benefits of traditional express carriers over gig logistics providers, but the TD Cowen/AFS Logistics Freight Index shows why businesses might like the lower prices from newer last-mile providers.

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16 April
Eric Kulisch

FedEx begins its first direct Singapore-US air cargo service

FedEx has added another link to its deferred air cargo network with regularly scheduled all-cargo flights from Singapore to Alaska.

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Eric Kulisch

Hongkong Post to stop handling US-bound packages amid tariff conflict

Hong Kong is suspending postal service for packages destined for the United States as the trade war between China and the U.S. heats up.

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15 April
Eric Kulisch

UPS hires Delta Air Lines to maintain Boeing 757 engines

UPS has selected Delta Airlines to maintain engines for its fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.

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Eric Kulisch

Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown

Transair, a small all-cargo operator in Hawaii, is preparing to restart business after a serious accident in 2021 and a failed FAA attempt to pull its operating certificate.

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10 April
Eric Kulisch

FedEx, UPS lose parcel market share to big retailers, smaller couriers

U.S. parcel volumes hit a record in 2024, but new competitors like Amazon, Walmart and OnTrac are eroding the market share of FedEx and UPS, a new report says.

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Eric Kulisch

US Postal Service seeks letter price raise to 78 cents

The U.S. Postal Service is recommending mail and postcard rates be increased about 5 cents to 7 cents, depending on the type of mail.

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09 April
Eric Kulisch

New Trump tariffs could ‘decimate’ China e-commerce, airfreight demand

Low-value shipments from China to the United States are expected to plunge in May when their eligibility for duty-free status ends and new tariffs of 104% are applied to e-commerce orders.

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08 April
Eric Kulisch

Express logistics providers bet big on healthcare business

DHL said a major new investment will help double revenue for health care logistics by 2030 while FedEx says its technology enhancements are bringing in a surge of new health care customers.

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07 April
Eric Kulisch

UPS rebrands SurePost as Ground Saver

UPS has changed the name of its SurePost economy service, which it used to manage in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service.

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Eric Kulisch

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

Amazon has restructured its air network to accommodate the need for fewer short-haul package flights and a new clientele of shippers with heavy freight.

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04 April
Eric Kulisch

Trump revokes duty-free access for Chinese e-commerce shipments

The Trump administration is ratcheting up regulation of e-commerce shipments from China by removing a pathway for duty-free, expedited entry that critics say has been exploited by drug gangs and counterfeiters to smuggle illegal products into the U.S.

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02 April
Eric Kulisch

CMA CGM subsidiaries augment air cargo capacity in different ways

Ocean carrier CMA CGM continues to invest in air cargo. The latest moves include the acquisition of troubled Air Belgium and its logistics subsidiary launching a China-U.S. air charter service.

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Mar - 2025 -
31 March
Eric Kulisch

UPS to temporarily close Portland package facility for major retrofit

A UPS modernization project will require its Portland, Oregon, package hub to temporarily close for more than a year, putting some jobs at risk.

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Eric Kulisch

DHL to buy US pharma logistics specialist CryoPDP for $195M

Germany’s DHL Group is acquiring U.S.-based CryoPDP to boost its health care logistics business.

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Eric Kulisch

Bipartisan Senate group takes stand against Postal Service privatization

A new Senate resolution calls for Congress to ensure the Trump administration doesn’t make any drastic changes to the U.S. Postal Service.

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