FedEx Express has upgraded its largest gateway to Latin America.

United Airlines is getting lots of attention with bold statements that it hopes to fly hydrogen jets in seven years and supersonic jets by the end of the decade.

If you fly on United Express or American Eagle, you may have actually been on a plane operated by Mesa Airlines. Now it has an all-cargo option too.

The container shipping surge shows no signs of letup, but the Southern California ports say they are slowly clearing out the backlogs.

Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.

The A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft is only a year old. Now its sister, the A320, is transitioning to an all-cargo configuration too.

Amazon is throwing more freighters into its air logistics operation as online sales soar.

Qantas and Air Canada are pioneers in swapping older passenger planes from their fleets and turning them into full-time cargo haulers.

Georgia port officials are engaged in what appears to be the largest current expansion of a port in North America.

Industry cooperation removing containers from the docks has convinced port officials to hold off imposing penalties for excess storage.

A container vessel made an emergency call at a Mexican port so sailors could seek medical attention for COVID-19.

COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.

Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.

Peak airport congestion during peak season is undermining air cargo transport.

The largest container terminal operator in the world is buying BDP, a midsize U.S. freight forwarder.

Major retailers and suppliers reassured the White House they have a handle on supply chain volatility and can meet consumer demand.

The Federal Trade Commission will investigate whether large companies have taken advantage of the supply chain chaos at the expense of consumers or smaller competitors.

Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.

Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.

Double demurrage in Seattle: A terminal operator is adding a second layer of fees for extended container dwell times.

Kuehne + Nagel is one of the largest, most profitable international freight management companies in the world. Its CEO announced he will leave next year.

Cargo is moving a bit more smoothly at the Southern California ports, giving officials reason to hold off assessing stiff storage fees.

Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.

Starting an international airline during a pandemic is unbelievably challenging. Frustrated flypop has turned to cargo as an interim solution.

Airbus lands a diversified shipping and logistics company as the second customer for its new large freighter.

Hong Kong’s strict COVID policies have had economic consequences, especially for its aviation industry.

CalTrans is boosting the weight limit for port truckers. The regulatory change was made with good intentions, but can it work?

El aumento de los límites de peso bruto está diseñado para
liberar la carga más rápidamente, pero parece tener un valor
limitado en las rutas portuarias

It has taken Atlas Air’s parent company five years to complete the integration of Southern Air. The transition is now complete.

Cargo airlines and leasing companies are sucking up small and midsize freighters converted from passenger configuration. Here come the big boys.

Cargojet is the launch customer for Mammoth Freighters, which turns used passenger planes into full-time cargo haulers.

Cainiao is becoming a bigger logistics giant than Amazon in cross-border trade.

The air cargo market is sizzling. Carriers need more planes and investments are pouring in for new and converted freighters.

Air transport is usually the mode of last resort because it is expensive. The pandemic has turned that thinking upside down.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Georgia port officials are pulling every lever possible to reduce shipping delays that are having a national impact.

Social, financial and government pressure has airlines making a big push to decarbonize.

El acceso se centró en SoCal para ayudar con la crisis de
contenedores en los puertos

California officials are trying to address a perceived shortage of truck drivers by making it easier to get a license.

President Biden was Professor Biden at the Port of Baltimore, explaining Supply Chain 101 to the American people.

President Biden got input Tuesday from express carriers and large retailers on the supply chain crisis.

DHL is making changes to its airline-within-an-airline concept.

A handful of small airlines want a piece of the action in air cargo, which continues to grow at a robust pace.

The Biden administration is racing to cut red tape so the government can expedite port and freight transportation infrastructure investments.

Airlines are growing more optimistic about their recovery from the pandemic as the U.S. reopens its borders. Cargo is riding the coattails of the passenger bounce.

Private marine terminals in Tacoma are putting more pressure on importers to pick up containers that are left for weeks and choking the movement of cargo.

ATSG is hitting on all cylinders with its aircraft leasing and cargo airline units, as third quarter results demonstrate.

Air cargo is typically unaffordable for most shippers. With ocean rates off the charts, air doesn’t look so bad. If you can find a booking, why wouldn’t you fly?

Amazon Air’s top airfreight supplier is diversifying its vendor base for reconstructing passenger planes into cargo jets.

Air Canada Cargo has been a strong pandemic performer, but the passenger side of the business is finally beginning to recover.

Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are turning into makeshift warehouses. Officials hope new fines on lingering cargo will end the practice.

Governments at the G20 meeting are pulling together to address supply shortages caused by freight transportation backlogs.

The Port of Los Angeles is hoping to scare the freight community into more efficient behavior with big fines for the slow retrieval of containers.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach haven’t informed federal regulators yet about their plans to hit ocean carriers with big fees for excessive storage of containers.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are turning to heavy-handed tactics to address a container logjam that is gumming up supply chains.

Shippers, carriers and logistics companies aren’t getting many answers yet about hefty surcharges for lingering containers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

California and federal officials are partnering to speed up future freight infrastructure investments, as well as reduce delays impacting cargo flows today.

The Port of Long Beach is trying to innovate its way out of container gridlock. The latest move is regular shuttle trains to Utah to reduce less efficient truck moves.

The Los Angeles/Long Beach cargo community is confused about punitive fees on ocean carriers designed to expedite the clearance of containers from marine terminals.

Many media outlets are reporting that a Long Beach city order will allow bigger container stacks at the port. Not true. It’s for container yards outside the harbor district.

Cargo Force is the intermediary between the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx on Priority air shipments.

The iconic MD-11 has ended its run with Lufthansa Cargo. The 23-year-old planes now head to a U.S. cargo carrier.

American Airlines is riding the cargo wave, like its competitors, but a challenging passenger environment is holding back its financial performance.

It’s an upside-down world when an airline makes more money flying less cargo than it did two years ago.

Two logistics companies at Chicago O’Hare airport are combining as congestion continues to slow freight deliveries.

The Airbus A321 and the A330 are the new kids on the block in converting passenger planes to cargo, in a sector dominated so far by Boeing.

The Biden administration is pushing industry to take immediate and long-term steps to get ports and intermodal transport working smoothly.

Freightos has set up an index to track a basket of prices for airfreight, just like it did with its ocean shipping index.

Delta Air Lines’ recovery from the pandemic hit a high note in the third quarter.

The traditional peak shipping season for air cargo is turning into super peak and a microcosm of the ocean shipping chaos. Turbulence ahead.

All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a fire during flight.

If you thought President Joe Biden would quickly reverse Trump’s controversial trade policy toward China, guess again. U.S. importers aren’t happy.

Ports and inland transportation connections are choking on ocean imports. A top economist says don’t blame ocean carriers.

DHL Express is investing around the world in its international parcel network. A bigger Paris hub means faster package delivery.

A cargo jet made an emergency landing in the ocean off Oahu this past summer. Investigators are now going to pull the wreckage off the ocean floor.

More air cargo operators are interested in flying the Airbus A330 as a converted freighter and Israel Aircraft Industries has jumped in to produce them.

Air cargo is booming, but the pandemic set back international passenger airlines by seven years or more by several metrics.

Airlines put many aircraft into a deep sleep to ride out the pandemic slowdown in business, but storing and reactivating them involves a lot of resources.

Air Canada will be able to handle more COVID vaccines, lobsters and other perishable products after it builds out a refrigerated airport warehouse.

They’re baaaack: United Airlines is running auxiliary freighters with passenger planes again after travel demand slumped.

The International Air Transport Association reported strong growth for air cargo in August.

A big ocean container line is buying big cargo jets from Boeing.

Boeing is beefing up its ability to convert older 767s for dedicated cargo operations with new production facilities in China.

High-tech manufacturer Enovix is not outsourcing production to Asia, unlike many predecessors. Its assembly line arrived in California on a giant plane.

Costco is going boating. Unwilling to wait for space on commercial vessels, it is now renting its own ships to haul exports from Asia.

Nike shoes may symbolize speed on the track, but its business has been slowed by shipping and production delays.

FedEx doesn’t operate any 747 freighters itself but is hiring Atlas Air to use jumbo jets on its behalf.

Mammoth Freighters plans to produce 777 passenger-to-freighter conversions. A new deal makes it more mammoth.

One of the largest container terminals in Southern California is testing a system for 24-hour cargo pickup.

CEO Tim Strauss and Amerijet’s board kiss and make up. He will continue to run the company.

Air-truck service via Toronto is faster for some logistics companies than booking shipments direct to O’Hare, where delays are mounting.

Supply chains are melting down and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are taking steps to ease truck delays.

Western Global Airlines is a midsize cargo carrier that can’t grow its fleet until the U.S. DOT lifts conditions placed on startups.

A union that recently wrested allegiance of pilots at Cargojet away from a competing union now says the company fired some members for their organizing activity.

Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.

DHL Express is one of Atlas Air’s biggest customers. It just renewed leases for 20 planes.

A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.

Used Airbus A321s are getting a second life in the cargo arena. More companies are jumping in to do the modifications.

Mammoth Freighters has deep pockets and ambitious goals for selling converted passenger planes for cargo operations.

In the pandemic era, passenger travel can be especially fickle. Air Wisconsin will try its hand at cargo so it has more revenue opportunities.