Milwaukee airport wants to redevelop a former Air Force reserve base into an air cargo hub. Officials believe they can capture some shipments from Chicago O’Hare airport.
FedEx will exit a maintenance facility at LAX and send the work to its Indianapolis hub to increase efficiency.
Container shipping just experienced a record boom. Some believe crude and product tankers are poised to follow suit.
After two years at the helm of Lufthansa Cargo, Dorothea von Boxberg has been tapped to head Brussels Airlines.
Contract talks for pilots at Amazon contractor Air Transport International have moved to the mediation stage at the federal level.
Ports in Houston and New Orleans reported strong cargo container flows during February, boosted by exports of plastics and chemicals.
On Wednesday, Ver.di, the union representing tugboat and bridge operators among other critical public service jobs at the Port of Hamburg in Germany, announced a strike.
Shipowners say they won’t order expensive new dual-fuel tankers without charters. They’re not getting charters, so they’re not ordering.
WestJet can’t seem to catch a break getting its new cargo airline off the ground. It had to postpone the fleet launch another month, and the conversion facility is taking longer than expected to complete the final aircraft.
Fees to register a business or file complaints at the Federal Maritime Commission will be significantly higher in 2023 to account for higher agency costs.
Although February volumes at SC Ports were down 13% year over year, they still represented the second-highest total for the month in port history.
DSV is rapidly building up its logistics infrastructure in Arizona, an emerging market for semiconductors and electric vehicles.
Cathay Pacific has been tied down by COVID health restrictions much longer than most airlines. The cargo network is getting a big boost as long-haul passenger aircraft rejoin the fleet.
Shipping line Maersk has unveiled the latest expansion of its cargo airline with a new Eurasia route.
Flexport projects trans-Pacific contract rates will decline around 70% from 2022 levels but still be around 30% above current spot rates.
Federal regulators have codified provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that may extract more compensation from ocean carriers for rule violations.
U.S. importers have forsaken their traditional gateway in Southern California. Many may be gone for good.
FedEx Express is aggressively scaling back air operations to save money as shipping demand crumbles.
Tanker capacity for diesel is already tight amid war fallout. With very few ships on order, future transport capacity could fall short.
A multitude of mixed economic signals make it difficult to predict a recovery in air cargo business this year. Even if global trade picks up, the lion’s share of shipments will go by ocean.
