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The Port of Long Beach may need to start filling out its record book in pencil as new numbers keep replacing those on top.

“ZEBOX will assist innovative startups in developing new technologies in transportation, logistics, mobilities and industry 4.0,” says CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.

Aerospace engineering firms are busy converting passenger planes to pure freighters.

Long grind ahead for crude tankers: Executives and analysts don’t see recovery until second half — if not later.

We haven’t heard many airlines recently culling their cabins of seats, but Kenya Airways is now the first to do so with a Boeing 787.

Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data sharing and teamwork can eliminate most glitches.

The discharging of damaged containers continues nearly two months after the storm-battered ONE Apus arrived in Japan.

Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero delivers a melodious annual report.

California calls on feds to protect exporters. Shipping groups claim California export cure will worsen congestion — including for importers.

Uncertain vaccine rollouts and mutant COVID-19 strains are messing up airline industry hopes for a second-half recovery this year. At best, traffic will be half that of 2019. But, at least, airlines can count on cargo shipments.

During a panel discussion, Home Depot and others talk about how to grow freight rail.

A maritime coalition wants Congress to fund a new maritime relief program as part of the next COVID-19 relief bill.

Ocean Network Express takes giant profitability leap — from $5 million to $944 million year-over-year.

Call Cainiao the Amazon Logistics of China. When most of China normally takes a break for the Lunar New Year, Cainiao will still be delivering packages to Hong Kong this year.

Pete Buttigieg wants to push through an infrastructure package that links highway funding to electric vehicles and climate policy.

With the focus on technology, service and operations, Team Worldwide has appointed Randy Sinker as president of the company.

Container lines score huge negotiating advantage as spot-rate surge set to persist through annual contract season.

“Demand in the intermodal and trucking sectors is at an all-time high, which makes this an ideal time to optimize FYX’s many assets and take it to the next level,” says new CEO Kenneth Forster.

Less well known is that the federal face masks rule for traveling on a commercial conveyance within or in and out of the U.S. also applies to anyone doing work on airport or seaport property.

Cargojet is riding the e-commerce wave and to grow business even more it sold shares so it can buy more big cargo planes.