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Lufthansa and DB Schenker are working together to increase the market for alternative aviation fuels.

Pilots at UPS and company officials disagree about the level of precautions being taken to keep them safe while providing essential cargo service around the world. The pilots’ union says infections are on the rise and more testing is needed.

Italian firm Fincantieri is building a $150M shipyard in Mexico’s Yucatán state to take advantage of cruise line operations and oil & gas exploration.

Preparing for the massive global distribution of COVID vaccines for airlines is the equivalent of the military massing for an invasion. Here’s how United, American and Delta airlines are getting ready.

The total market capitalization of U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks has plunged 34% in 2020, but there are reasons for hope in 2021.

Delta Airlines named a new cargo boss on Monday, moving Shawn Cole to an upper management position in sales.

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UPS and a Russian all-cargo airline collaborated to move the first shipment of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine.

The $229 million deal comes as CAI International seeks to focus on its containing leasing business.

In the airline world, slots doesn’t mean playing the slot machines in Las Vegas. Slots are how big airports divide up available windows for takeoffs and landings among airlines. Airlines want regulators to cut them some slack on meeting their flight quotas during COVID, but competitors say they want an opportunity to fill the void.

Volga-Dnepr said it is taking safety precautions by grounding its fleet of mega-freighters. One of its An-124s was involved in a serious accident earlier this month.

A top general in the Canadian Armed Forces will oversee Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts as questions mount over timetable and logistics.

Air Canada is showing itself to be one of the most innovative airlines around. It plans to start an all-cargo subsidiary on top of new initiatives in drone delivery and seatless aircraft that can carry cargo in the cabin.

Transportation PACs offer a way for trade associations — and the smaller companies they represent — to have a political voice, proponents say.

Hapag-Lloyd and ONE chief executives will lead the “unified voice of liner shipping.”

Worries mount for crude tankers: dividend cuts, the pandemic, a stubborn floating-storage hangover … and now newbuild chatter.

Delta is having problems processing cargo in Chicago and placed an embargo on new shipments for more than a week.

Canada-based maritime terminal operator QSL becomes full owner of Transport Watson & Sycamore, a heavy-haul trucking company based in Quebec.

While each fuel-efficient conveyance may consume less fuel per mile, the cost savings may induce more miles to be driven.

UPS Healthcare is increasing its capability to provide dry ice for COVID vaccine shipments while Swiss firm SkyCell is going to market with a shipping container it says is more efficient and safer because it uses less dry ice.