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The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched an initiative to explore powering cargo ships with onboard nuclear reactors.

While Portland has struggled to keep the doors open at its lone container terminal, the Maritime Administration has awarded a grant to a similar project from a competing port.

The Georgia Ports Authority’s annual conference showcased supply chain solutions addressing global trade challenges.

FedEx is in the final stages of resurrecting its MD-11 fleet after helping Boeing redesign a part that contributed to the fiery crash of a UPS jet in November, executives said during an employee briefing on Wednesday.

Maersk said first-quarter profits fell as weaker rates undercut increased volumes in the ocean container business. 

Sarah McCoy will lead the Port of Virginia as CEO and executive director after serving in an interim role this year.

DHL is ditching the Deutsche Post corporate name and giving it to its Post & Parcel Germany unit as part of an internal reorganization.

Sun Country Airlines is preparing for a late June deployment of two new freighter aircraft provided by Amazon to increase air capacity in its domestic logistics network.

The Iran war is impacting FedEx operations in Dubai, which wants U.S. permission to pause flights there from Hong Kong so it doesn’t lose the right to fly that route.

While Panama chased a Chinese terminal operator out of its ports, U.S. companies face long odds in bidding for those port concessions, a source says. 

The United States paused military escorts of ships in the Strait of Hormuz after a missile attack on a French container vessel injured crew members Tuesday.  

Qatar Airways Cargo is restoring service to Baghdad despite ongoing hostilities in the Gulf region.

Developers break ground on a new Baltimore container terminal they hope will spur a sea change in mid-Atlantic intermodal transportation.

American Association of Port Authorities tabs Sang Yi, second-in-command at the Maritime Administration, as its new chief executive.  

A Maersk vessel under U.S. military contract made a safe exit from the Strait of Hormuz Monday, escorted by American warships.  

Amazon announced it has stitched together logistics services into a unified supply chain product for manufacturers and retailers to move and distribute heavy freight and parcels, which poses a potential threat to other freight management and transport companies.

DHL Global Forwarding is partnering with sister units DHL Aviation and DHL Express to provide dedicated transport service for customers with non-parcel, heavy freight cargo moving from Asia to the U.S. and Europe.

Port Houston secured a $48 million grant to expand Bayport Container Terminal to boost capacity and truck flow.

Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to ban MD-11s from flying again following the November crash of a UPS jet in Louisville last year.

DHL Express led DHL Group to a profitable first quarter as the integrated logistics provider navigated through Middle East supply chain disruptions.