DHL Express Canada has replaced its CEO as part of a routine reassignment of executives.
Decrease in Oakland port volume reflects tariff uncertainty and shifting global trade flows, over seasonal trends.
Two people are dead after a 747 jumbo jet freighter ran off the runway in Hong Kong and struck a security vehicle on the ground.
Despite progress, the port of Los Angeles-Long Beach said hurdles remain to achieving their goal of zero-emissions drayage by 2035.
Dockworker unions in the U.S. and Europe are calling on labor to meet for a global anti-automation summit in November.
A proposal to tax ship emissions has been postponed after President Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t abide by any international agreement.
The United Kingdom’s postal operator, Royal Mail, is putting its multi-channel parcel shipping strategy into overdrive, offering more out-of-home delivery options.
Strong Q1 for South Carolina inland, ro/ro as trade issues damped volumes at the Port of Charleston.
Container rates on key trans-Pacific routes accelerated their decline as China and the U.S. escalated their trade war.
The Port of Los Angeles, despite lower September imports, posted an all-time record quarter for container volume.
Australia Post is investing heavily in its e-commerce logistics business, including parcel hubs and local delivery stations.
Postal networks could be a good alternative direct-to-consumer shipping option to the U.S. for some shippers dealing with complicated and expensive new tariff rules, as the backlog at UPS warehouses demonstrates.
Labor criticizes California Governor Gavin Newsom after he vetoed a bill to limit public funding for port automation.
China won’t collect port fees on Chinese-built U.S. cargo vessels.
Canada Post is operating again after a national strike by workers, but new rolling strikes by the union are creating delivery outages and complicating logistical plans.
China announced sanctions on the U.S. units of a South Korean company aiding U.S. shipbuilding.
Global container traffic posted strong results in August, with North America a notable exception, according to newly-released data.
The United States is threatening penalties ranging from port fees to barring ships from entry on nations that back a controversial carbon tax on ships’ emissions.
The United States Trade Representative has added new tariffs of 100% on Chinese-made ship-to-shore container cranes and 150% on cranes used to move containers around terminals.
Canada Post says it will restart operations sometime next week after unionized mail carriers shifted from a national to rotating strikes, but warned of ongoing service disruptions.
China will levy port fees on U.S.-flagged and -owned ships, the latest escalation in the trade war with the United States.
A Danish diplomat said shipping giant Maersk is closely following events in the Middle East as it eyes a return to the Suez Canal.
September import data shows resilient demand despite tariff effects that caused steep declines in a number of key goods categories.
Containerized imports are likely to take a hit from earlier-than-normal stocking up by retailers and expanding tariffs through the remainder of 2025, a trade group predicts.
Container rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific fall by double-digits as ocean shipping braces for new U.S. port fees.
FedEx has consolidated its parcel operations and moved into a bigger air freight terminal in Detroit.
Plans to end the war in Gaza should help global shipping return to the Suez Canal in 2025, the waterway’s chief said.
Striking Canada Post workers are angered by the company’s new contract offer because it is worse than the previous one and calls for job reductions as part of a major downsizing plan.
While Israel and Hamas meet to discuss a U.S. proposal for ending the war in Gaza, it’s uncertain whether a peace deal will return major shipping lines to the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
FedEx is responding to a downturn in express parcel and freight demand out of China to the United States by shifting some air assets to Asia.
The Port of Los Angeles wants to build an all-new container terminal to accommodate the biggest container ships on the planet.
Cincinnati airport marked the opening of its first warehouse at the CVG Global Logistics Park, which is still under development.
August container traffic was 9% higher year-on-year in August at Georgia’s Port of Savannah.
Container rates on the trans-Pacific reached two-year lows as weak demand is expected to continue through the end of the year.
Parcel industry executives agree that Canada Post can’t afford union demands for greater benefits and that it needs to radically change its business model or risk losing e-commerce customers.
China sets new port fees, could bar U.S. ships in retaliation for charges on Chinese shipping set to take effect in October.
Pharmaceutical and medical companies will be among the key beneficiaries of a new FedEx air freight route between Dublin and Indianapolis.
DHL eCommerce is expanding its footprint in Poland with an agreement to buy the remaining shares of its parcel locker partnership.
Houston’s August volumes rose 1%, while Corpus Christi oil exports fell and New Orleans container traffic slid 8%.
Parcel carriers like FedEx and UPS are implementing peak season surcharges to recover costs when there isn’t a spike in volume to gear up for, leaving frustrated customers looking for alternative providers.
Mail carriers went on strike Thursday after the government ordered Canada Post to streamline operations, angering businesses that rely on the postal operator to ship orders.
The Canadian government is shaking up Canada Post to reduce excess capacity and save money as postal demand shrinks.
Seatrium has sold its Brownsville, Texas, shipyard to Karpower Valley LLC, for $50 million.
DHL is rapidly expanding its team of customs agents in the U.S. to help shippers comply with a proliferation of new Trump tariff rules even as it reports a slump in import volumes.
Deutsche Post and Australia Post are among the first postal operators to restart parcel shipments to the U.S. after the duty-exemption for low-value goods was terminated last month.
Maersk won’t levy a surcharge when U.S. fees on China-linked ships take effect in October.
UPS is readjusting its air freight network in response to high demand within Asia as volumes from China to the U.S. decrease.
Hawaii and other American territories called for changes to the Jones Act, citing unfair economic burdens outside the continental United States.
The U.S. cancellation of duty-free treatment for de minimis packages cut FedEx income by $150 million and forced the airline unit to reduce flights.
UPS has dropped its planned purchase of Mexican express delivery company Estafeta because closing conditions were unable to be met.
Canada Post has asked the mail carriers’ union to end its ban on direct mail delivery because it is returning to the bargaining table.
August was a strong month for the Port of Los Angeles, but that could be the end of the good news in 2025 for the busiest U.S import gateway.
The Ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach managed near-record cargo volumes while maintaining fluidity across marine terminals, as dwell times for truck and rail-bound containers fell in August.
FedEx has moved its airfreight shipping operation at East Midlands Airport to a dedicated facility, away from the parcel processing area.
DHL Express continues to invest in modernizing airport cargo terminals. The latest upgrade is at Barcelona airport.
Ocean rates climb as a deal for social media’s TikTok heralded an upbeat outlook for China-U.S. trade relations.
Amid fears that tariffs and frontloading would slow the peak shipping season, new data from a bellwether U.S. import gateway shows otherwise.
The first 777 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, modified by Israel Aircraft Industries, will enter commercial revenue service with Kalitta Air in October.
South Korea objects to trade deal terms, citing potential foreign exchange market effects.
Northern Air Cargo is giving up business with DHL Express to launch scheduled flights between Seattle and Anchorage, but will face stiff competition from incumbent Alaska Airlines.
The Canada Post labor dispute continues to worsen, with letter carriers announcing they won’t deliver marketing mail.
Container spot rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific reverse course as liner operators redeploy Chinese-built ships away from U.S. services ahead of punitive port fees.
Import cargo at U.S. container ports is expected to decline through the end of 2025 despite near-record summer volume.
DHL Express and Singapore Post are partnering to facilitate parcel shipping through the postal network.
Asia-U.S. container shipping rates moved up due to an upcoming Chinese holiday and carriers adjusting vessel schedules.
DHL’s contract logistics arm is buying another last-mile delivery company serving the healthcare industry.
The former top U.S. maritime official backs U.S. initiatives to revitalize shipping and shipbuilding, but warns that careful planning is needed.
The Port of Long Beach shut down operations at Pier G Tuesday after dozens of containers from a docked ship fell into the water.
The Port of Long Beach has released a draft environmental report for its transformative Pier B on-dock rail expansion project.
Startup cargo airline One Air continues to expand its fleet, airport hubs and service offerings.
Container shipping profits plunged 56% in Q2 on tariffs and shifting trade policies; the forecast remains cautious.
FedEx and DHL Express are moving to bigger and more modern package sorting facilities at airports in Turkey and Finland.
The Federal Aviation Administration penalized three companies for improperly shipping hazardous materials on FedEx and UPS aircraft.
Expansion project will add 1.15 million TEUs in annual capacity to the eastern Canadian port.
The Port of Jacksonville, Fla. has hired Juan Pablo Acosta Magaña to lead container cargo sales for Latin America.
Rising average spot rates for some importers reversed the summer-long trend on containers moving from Asia to the United States as bigger shippers press carriers for better prices.
Amazon Air has extended its wholesale air cargo service to the Caribbean for the first time.
FedEx is investing heavily to expand its parcel and freight logistics service in Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump has nominated two Floridians to fill the pair of vacancies on the Federal Maritime Commission, the U.S. regulator of ocean shipping.
Maersk Air Cargo has introduced service to South America and hired two veteran airfreight executives to lead the business.
InPost partners with Bloq.it to install 20,000 smart lockers, enhancing out-of-home parcel delivery.
While ocean container rates on the trans-Pacific were unchanged in the latest week, carriers are testing soft demand with general rate hikes.
Canada Post and the mail carriers’ union refuse to budge on contract talks.
New UPS and DHL surcharges will add delivery costs for customers during the upcoming peak season.
U.S.-based Cerberus Capital Management and HD Hyundai of South Korea announced an investment partnership in the American maritime sector.
Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways and My Freighter are adding all-cargo aircraft capacity to the European market.
Atlas Air will provide outsourced transportation with a 777 freighter aircraft to Etihad Airways and DSV.
Ajex Logistics acquisition boosts DHL’s presence in the Middle East e-commerce market.
The busiest U.S. container ports saw a modest rise for import container volumes in July as shippers raced to beat the Trump administration’s early August tariff deadlines.
FedEx Supply Chain to cut 611 jobs in Memphis, Tennessee, as Cummins shifts logistics strategy.
Ports in Houston and New Orleans posted strong July freight gains, while Corpus Christi crude oil exports declined.
A formal trade framework between the EU and U.S. should stabilize container cargo flows on trans-Atlantic routes, says forwarder Kuehne & Nagel.
South Korea’s Hanwha Group backs President Trump’s maritime plans, to spend $5 billion to upgrade and expand its shipyard in Philadelphia.
After tariff worries chased up import volumes in July, ocean freight rates have steadily fallen on frontloading, capacity issues.
Canada Post’s financial troubles worsened in the second quarter driven by a drop in parcel volumes amid a labor dispute.
Korean Air has ordered eight next-generation 777-8 freighters from Boeing.
South Carolina Ports Authority President and CEO Barbara Melvin is stepping down.
Dubai’s DP World enjoyed revenue and profit gains in the first half of the year as global container volume overcame political and logistical hurdles.
The end of the U.S. de minimis exemption is disrupting European postal service for parcel customers.
Container rates on the closely-watched eastbound trans-Pacific fall to their lowest levels since before the Red Sea crisis erupted in 2023.
