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“In November, 50 of the 88 vessels coming to Los Angeles first went to anchor and averaged two and a half days there.”

Distribution of coronavirus vaccines isn’t limited to FedEx and UPS. Many freight transportation and logistics companies are already playing a large role in the global immunization campaign.

Vaccine distribution won’t delay deliveries of your Honey Baked Ham and toilet paper, says CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco.

The Port of Los Angeles is still working to get toys to retailers’ shelves in time for Christmas.

Ocean carriers toed the line on capacity control in 2020. What does this new normal mean to shippers, yards and leasing companies?

American Airlines is moving a Pfizer vaccine shipment from Chicago to a Caribbean island via Miami.

The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is finally a reality, but it’s a carefully orchestrated process among the federal government, the manufacturer, a major health care distributor and FedEx and UPS.

A UPS plane delivers Canada’s first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines as national rollout begins.

Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, could play an active role in the U.S. and worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine because it is the closest commercial airport to Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) Kalamazoo manufacturing plant. On Sunday, an Airbus A300 cargo jet operated by FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) left Ford airport for […]

FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX)  and UPS (NYSE: UPS) trucks departed Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) sprawling manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan, on Sunday morning loaded with COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to maintain them at ultra-cold temperatures. The express delivery companies have roughly divided the nation in two, with FedEx supplying the western states and […]

Airlines shed nearly 10% of their workforce in October.

Pilots could have violated their medical authorizations to fly if they took the COVID-19 vaccine on their own without permission. The FAA removed that issue and gave them permission Saturday.

Domestic express carriers spring into action, moving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare facilities.

Anticipation for the first COVID vaccine is about to be realized and with it a huge ground and air operation to immunize the world. ABI Research quantifies some of the transportation requirements.

The closure of the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico for nonessential travel will extend through Jan. 21, though commercial trucks remain exempt.

LATAM Airlines is offering to move domestic shipments of vaccines for free.

Nobody likes a line cutter, but when it comes to the rush delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Aviation Administration is making an exception.

The more dry ice used to cool a pharmaceutical shipment, the less product that can be carried on a plane. That’s because dry ice is poisonous when it turns to gas. The FAA issued guidelines to help airlines manage the dry ice risk.

It’s not just container shipping that’s rolling in profits. LPG tanker rates are hitting new highs on Asian demand for U.S. propane.

Who will get to the front of the COVID vaccination line? Virtually everyone agrees front-line doctors and nurses, and people in nursing homes, should be first, but after that industry sectors are fighting over who is more important. Freight transportation groups say they should be in the top tier.