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Cargo through the Port of Oakland was little changed from a year ago despite a decline in total vessel calls.

A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.

Maersk paid a $1.9 million fine to the Federal Maritime Commission for improper detention billing to non-contracting third parties.

Maersk this week contradicted a consultant’s report that one of its vessels made a recent transit of a violence-plagued Mideast shipping route.

Amazon is making deliveries in the District of Columbia using battery-powered cargo bikes, part of a broader micromobility policy aimed at reducing emissions, noise and congestion in cities.

New Port of Virginia CEO and Executive Director Sarah McCoy spoke with FreightWaves at the hub’s annual State of the Port event. 

Air China Cargo has exercised options for four additional Airbus A350 cargo jets. Airbus now has almost double the amount of orders for large, next-gen freighters as Boeing.

Walmart is using automation to help streamline inbound shipment consolidation for vendors who prepay for the service.

CMA CGM sees precipitous decline in Q1 core earnings as higher volumes failed to boost weak ocean rates.

Condor, the passenger airline with the unique striped livery on its aircraft, is marketing its ability to handle express cargo shipments.

Stord investors have provided more funding to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in the company’s e-commerce fulfillment centers, bringing the total amount raised to nearly $800M over the past decade.

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is calling for an investigation into Chinese-controlled parcel delivery companies in the U.S., saying they receive heavy subsidies that allow them to underprice domestic carriers and could be sharing critical U.S. market data with the Chinese government.

Port Houston reported its first container slowdown since early 2025 in April, though executives say improving May volumes point to a quick recovery.

Long-serving International Longshoremen’s Association executive James McNamara inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame. 

The Georgia Ports Authority said higher operating costs and a softer market were reflected in the latest container figures for the Port of Savannah. 

Walmart’s sophisticated supply chain system is allowing it to speed up delivery speeds to customers who order online. The extra convenience was a key factor in the company’s 26% gain in e-commerce sales during the first quarter.

Target has made it a strategic priority to improve supply chain operations so it can avoid out-of-stock situations and reduce costs.

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted four major Chinese shipping container manufacturers and seven executives in a global price-fixing conspiracy.

Global logistics provider DHL provides the logistics support that makes Formula 1 races possible around the world. Traditionally relying on air, ocean and road transport, DHL has now moved the first F1 shipment between race locations by rail.

Ahead of a takeover by Hapag-Lloyd, Zim earnings were hit by a softer freight rate environment and weaker demand.