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A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.

U.S. agribusiness exporters claim they are poised to lose 22% of sales due to massive increases in container shipping rates.

Container terminals will cease ingate operations and remain closed through Tuesday morning.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Slync.io launches integrated strategy for ocean containers; chip shortage continues to impact Mexico’s commercial truck industry; automotive parts supplier invests $102M in Mexico expansion; and Aeronet Worldwide opens operations in San Antonio.

National Tree Co. tells American Shipper it is warning customers not to sit on their wallets until Black Friday because the items they are coveting might already be sold out.

Demand for container ships is so extreme that some operators are paying unprecedented sums to rent them.

Two of China’s main ports are preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Chanthu, which could slam Taiwan first.

Used Airbus A321s are getting a second life in the cargo arena. More companies are jumping in to do the modifications.

Mammoth Freighters has deep pockets and ambitious goals for selling converted passenger planes for cargo operations.

An FMC advisory committee has been formed amid ongoing shipper complaints of carrier market power abuse.

In unprecedented move, CMA CGM unilaterally halts rate increases until February amid rising global supply chain chaos.

The Port of Long Beach has broken monthly cargo records 13 of the past 14 months.

The Vancouver transload facility will primarily handle fast-moving consumer goods and auto parts.

In the pandemic era, passenger travel can be especially fickle. Air Wisconsin will try its hand at cargo so it has more revenue opportunities.

The maritime meeting among trade partners comes as container shipping remains hot.

Maersk is adding bio-methanol to its portfolio of green marine fuels after making e-methanol and methanol-powered vessel agreements in August.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka has been named the 2021 recipient of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute’s top honor.

The AN-225 is not your average plane pull. It’s the biggest plane in the world and doesn’t budge easily.

Reducing risk from natural disasters, disease and terrorism is an important goal, but doing so shouldn’t paralyze economic activity.

Deputy U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Graves joined port officials to discuss the importance of trade, infrastructure funding, lowering tariffs and job creation in Washington state.