American Shipper

When times get tough, crude-tanker owner DHT starts buying. Times are getting tough.

Longshore workers walk for the fourth time since the beginning of July.

Amazon Air is expanding in Hawaii to keep up with Amazon’s fulfillment center push.

Don’t confuse Florianopolis with Indianapolis. It’s in Brazil and LATAM is flying freighters there from Miami.

Cargo has always been a top priority at Cathay Pacific, a combination carrier with a fleet of passenger and cargo planes. But the airline is adding some leadership muscle to gain more logistics customers.

Commercial fishing is big business in Alaska. And like all industries, it depends on supply chains to work properly…

Mesa Airlines flies small regional jets on small routes for mainline carriers. Now it’s stepping up a size to the Boeing 737 so it can haul cargo for DHL. Find out how they are getting ready for the new era of cargo.

Qantas Freight got permission to bring back employees in Melbourne after they were sent home a week ago to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Human error-related insurance claims represented over $1.6 billion in losses, according to insurance report.

Ongoing labor dispute has “paralyzed” port operations.

Cathay Pacific has been flying passenger planes on cargo missions for months, but only in the last couple of weeks did it revert to pulling seats to create more cargo capacity. The new cargo capability comes with additional safety requirements and operational challenges.

PayCargo has become a force in the online payment of freight transportation bills and now offers coronavirus-impacted shippers and forwarders credit lines to smooth their cash flow.

Brannon Kuykendall and Mike Ellis are taking on new roles.

Shipping goods by air is expensive, especially on the biggest trade lines from China. Rates are much higher than normal for this time of year, but they are heading up more with no end in sight.

Victoria and the city of Melbourne, Australia, are tightening health measures to stop an outbreak of the coronavirus. Imports and exports could get stuck at terminals and warehouses.

M&A is being blocked by weak share pricing among buyers and lack of desperation among sellers.

Warm, dry weather isn’t just easier on the body, it’s nice for airplanes with metal frames and electronics that can deteriorate when there is too much moisture. That’s why Cathay Pacific is sending its planes to a sunny vacation spot while it waits for the coronavirus to go away and customers to start flying again.

DeJoy affirms plenty of capacity for handling presidential election mail-in ballots.

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control is accused of failing to enforce environmental law.

Multiple Lebanese government agencies may have known dangerous ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse.