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Key ports and roads across the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

Innovation in the maritime industry relies on top-down mandates that are complicated by multilayered regulatory regimes and compliance requirements.

Hurricane Laura’s onslaught has begun to disrupt air logistics in Texas.

Logistics aid network seeking assistance from transportation sector.

The pandemic, trade war and a communication gap have muddled implementation of a $10-per-TEU surcharge.

The trans-Atlantic may not be the dominant container market, but it remains dependable for hungry ocean consolidators and forwarders.

The recent death and destruction at the Port of Beirut from ammonium nitrate reminds us that continued carelessness with handling this substance dooms us to repeat history.

Hurricane Laura is predicted to make landfall near Port Houston, part of the nation’s largest logistics hub for oil, gas and petrochemicals.

The president of Dan-Gulf Shipping said the stolen funds were not a major factor in shuttering the company.

U.S. importers turn to Chinese sellers in the wake of COVID.

The CARES Act was a Band-Aid for the airline industry, holding tens of thousands of jobs in place for a brief period. Now the Band-Aid is coming off and without a fresh dressing, American Airlines and competitors are planning big layoffs.

Laura is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night, hitting the Gulf Coast somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border.

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.