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Extreme measures to contain delta variant create unprecedented backlog of dry bulk ships off China.

It costs $1.2 million to charter a cargo jet from Vietnam as air exports slow because of the government’s response to a wave of COVID infections.

Freight forwarder JAS Worldwide announced it has entered into a share purchase agreement with forwarding, logistics and supply chain management provider Greencarrier Freight Services International.

You can’t blame carriers for refusing to stick by a handshake agreement to sell service at pre-negotiated rates or at a discount.

New Orleans and Galveston, Texas, will offer liquefied natural gas fueling services for marine vessels by 2022 and the end of 2021, respectively.

Ocean carrier ZIM now expects to earn $4.8 billion-$5.2 billion this year — five times what it earned in 2020.

Port of Los Angeles boss warns: ‘Anchorage and dwell times are trending in the wrong direction.’

Ocean carriers adjust to the partial port closing in Ningbo, China, with minimal disruption so far. Operations could soon return to full speed if COVID remains at bay.

July’s volumes are a monthly record and the second highest for 2021.

Container volumes rose 25% at the Port of Savannah, while auto and machinery units grew 39% at Brunswick.

The port ultimately hopes to scale hydrogen production for exports to international markets.

Queue of container ships off U.S. ports keeps building, with months’ worth of peak-season cargo still to unload.

Aircraft leasing and management firm BBAM showed its confidence in the new Airbus A321 freighter design by placing a large order with an aftermarket shop to overhaul passenger planes to carry cargo.

1996: The FAA says it’s ready to start testing new designs of air cargo containers built to withstand terrorist bombs, but the industry worries the new containers could add weight, be expensive and reduce available cargo space.

“There was a lot of flexibility in their API that allowed us to do what we wanted to do with it, compared to others that had a lot of pre-built tools.”

The Port of Ningbo is in a partial lockdown, putting immense pressure on an ocean transportation system squeezed to the maximum. It’s a replay of the Yantian port slowdown earlier this summer.

Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and pilots from being put in isolation.

Canadian Tire is acquiring a 25% stake in Ashcroft Terminal in a deal that will allow the retailer to move containers from the Port of Vancouver more efficiently, while securing rail capacity.

South Carolina ports started the fiscal year off with a bang, moving a record volume of containers in July.

Yantian redux. Shipping activity slowed to a crawl at the Port of Yantian in China earlier this summer after an outbreak of COVID infections, and the same could happen in Ningbo if more cases are discovered.