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Good news: Ocean volumes are recovering from COVID.

Hibernation is good for bears, but not so much for aircraft. When planes sit for extended periods, systems can erode and corrode, and bugs can make nests in key components. That’s a big safety concern airlines need to manage.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is not ready to implement new international security standards for cargo carried on freighter aircraft that go into effect next year. Whatever the plan, the air cargo industry will face higher costs to inspect cargo.

On-time scheduling called out for allegedly resulting in trailer trucks dispatched empty.

Incident management team is assisting in vessel recovery and pollution removal while keeping an eye on approaching tropical storms.

DHL Supply Chain North America will provide three months of fully paid maternity leave starting Jan. 1 as part of a push to recruit, retain and promote women in its management ranks.

NEXT Trucking, Fuel Ox, Bendix and Southeastern Freight make strategic employee moves.

International travel is Qantas Airways’ bread-and-butter business, but it has been mostly wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. Now that underutilized side of the company is getting folded into the domestic unit to save money.

Airfreight exports from China slowed a bit in mid-August, allowing shippers to take back a tiny bit of pricing before rates shoot up for the next few months in as retailers build inventory for the holidays.

Lufthansa is expanding its network of cold storage facilities for pharmaceutical products. The network meets the highest industry standards.

Q2 EBITDA increases 53.7% and operating cash flow jumps 86.9%.

The Port of Montreal is expected to reopen Sunday after longshore workers and employers agreed on a seven-month truce to hash out a new contract.

Fire erupts on the Waymon L. Boyd in the Port of Corpus Christi shipping canal.

Longshore workers and employers have reached a tentative agreement to end a strike at the Port of Montreal.

The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference seeks to put an end to alleged price manipulation of container chassis usage between ocean carriers and draymen.

The Transportation Security Administration doesn’t have all the answers for securing airports, passenger flights and air cargo, so it relies on industry advisers. Four new members are joining the industry-led security committee.

The Intermodal Association of North America said the federal agency’s signoff allows more efficient training and helps recruit and retain equipment mechanics.

Maritime Employers Association announces longshore workers will handle ‘controlled substances and COVID-19-related merchandise.’

United Airlines’ early commitment to quasi-freighter operations as the coronavirus crisis grew has paid off financially. The airline is ramping up cargo operations even further during the third quarter.

“We are going to lose some of the food and pharmaceuticals.”