Maritime History Notes: Daniel K. Ludwig — father of the supertanker
American shipping magnate believed in efficiency and economies of scale in operating the world’s largest ships.
American shipping magnate believed in efficiency and economies of scale in operating the world’s largest ships.
Despite a collapse in freight rates, container shipping is not behaving like an industry facing an imminent crisis.
Ireland-based cargo group ASL Aviation is expanding to Australia with the acquisition of a FedEx contract carrier.
Lufthansa Cargo is building up a fleet of regional cargo jets to support express carriers in Europe and North Africa.
Crude production cuts are inherently bad for tanker shipping, but analysts are downplaying the fallout.
Maersk is rapidly expanding from a pure ocean carrier to a cargo airline. The latest move is the establishment of new routes between the U.S. and China.
Birmingham airport in Alabama welcomed the first regularly scheduled 747 freighter organized by logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel.
The trend in container shipping is summed up by the adage, “The higher you climb, the further you have to fall.”
Air France-KLM and French all-cargo carrier CMA CGM Air Cargo are combining forces to attract customers and better utilize their assets.
A plan to convert the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland to a baseball stadium has moved forward, but the project’s fate is far from certain.
AskWaves checks in on AAPA’s port industry panel for its take on ocean shipping’s short-term prospects.
Surging costs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be a taste of things to come as shipping transitions to more expensive “green” fuels.
Freighter operator Amerijet is moving back-office functions from Miami to Trinidad and Tobago.
Lufthansa promoted its top marketing executive to head the cargo subsidiary one week after moving the CEO to another group airline.
Yellow Corp. calls out Teamsters union officials for negotiating in bad faith and says it has the votes to push through its proposed operational changes.
The lineup of shipping stocks is in flux. There are multiple new listings as well as notable departures.
Members of Congress discussed container carriers’ antitrust exemption, along with how to implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, on Tuesday.
Delta Air Lines is putting more resources into temperature-controlled cargo services because they pay off.
A fifth of U.S. containerized imports come from Europe. Shipping on this route remains much more expensive than it used to be.
The health of the consumer is the engine that drives trade and profits. To gain insight into this, you need to look at the logistics pipeline.