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The U.S. military has tapped private cargo airlines to ferry weapons for Ukraine to Poland.

Canada isn’t a sleepy cargo destination anymore. E-commerce, cross-border and international shipping are robust, and Canadian airlines are adding freighters to meet the demand.

Container-ship transits of the Panama Canal are up as liners favor the East Coast. LNG transits are down as U.S. gas heads to Europe.

“Higher shipping costs hit prices of imported goods at the dock within two months and quickly pass through to producer prices — many of whom rely on imported inputs to manufacture their goods,” IMF researchers wrote.

Cargojet last year announced an order for two passenger-to-freighter conversions of the Boeing 777 but was less public about buying six more of the aircraft.

“The only reason for an oil tanker to go to Saldanha Bay is to unload the oil into storage,” says an industry consultant.

Converting passenger aircraft for cargo use is like rebuilding a house. One alternative is a quick makeover for carrying parcels in the cabin.

Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.

CEO Brad Wright explains how Chunker’s short-term container storage model reduces risk for shippers.

Kai Timmermann says the FMC’s “relatively standardized narrow dataset will solve a large portion of operational issues” in global shipping.

New reports from Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel and Drewry point to an ongoing boom for container shipping lines.

COVID lockdowns in major Chinese cities are bottling up freight shipments, but the full impact on global trade won’t be clear until this summer.

China’s zero-COVID measures will make it harder for European exports to reach the East Coast because empty containers aren’t getting where they’re needed.

Retail stock pickers seem increasingly nervous about shipping. Shares of dry bulk, tanker, container and mixed-fleet owners all fell.

Air Lease Corp. is writing off $800 million worth of aircraft it can’t reclaim from Russian airlines – another reason leasing could be more expensive.

The U.S. government is preventing the sale of any item to a Russian cargo airline it accuses of flying U.S.-made aircraft in violation of sanctions.

The Shanghai lockdown isn’t following the same supply chain script as the big Chinese disruptions of 2020 and 2021.

United Airlines more than doubled its cargo revenue in the first quarter versus 2019. The passenger side is nearing full health too.

The movement of materials and finished products between China and its key Asian suppliers is taking a big hit — and the ramifications will be felt around the world.

Logistics companies like Dimerco are combining air and road transport to move supplies for Mexican manufacturers from Asia.