American Shipper

Shipping seafood, electronics or a spare part by air? It might get a window seat now on Swiss International Air Lines.

With airfreight capacity squeezed and rates high between China and the U.S., ocean freight consolidators offer the option of fast, cheaper less-than-container load, trans-Pacific services.

Project will increase available ship capacity within two years.

The state of Victoria in Australia has declared a COVID-19 emergency and is shutting down nonessential businesses. Qantas Freight is pausing operations at its warehouse because of a health issue.

LaQuenta Jacobs promoted to provide cultural leadership and strategic direction.

Isaias weakened from hurricane to tropical storm over the weekend.

Airfreight rates from China are on the rise again. The rest of the world is more stable when it comes to air cargo. But China is driving much of the transport activity because of its export of face masks and other goods.

The Carol Tomé era has arrived with a bang.

U.K.-based Arkonik Ltd., which restores and improves vintage Land Rover Defenders, has a new facility near the Port of Charleston.

United Airlines is slowly ratcheting up its passenger schedule each month as travel increases, but it’s a tricky game to figure out how much supply to add in an uncertain world.

The new unit can pass over stacks of boxes four high (48 feet) and five wide (plus a truck lane, a total of 69 feet).

DCLI chief commercial officer warns shippers and truckers who seek a national chassis pool: Be careful what you wish for.

Company one of 12 airline contractors under loan scrutiny.

The FAA recently gave Pemco Conversions approval to convert 737 passenger jets into freighters, with the added flexibility of carrying pallets and passengers in the main cabin area at the same time.

Amazon cautions that the company is running out of fulfillment and delivery capacity.

Jacksonville, Florida, port this week also welcomed the largest LNG-powered ro-ro vessel on its maiden voyage to the United States.

DHL located a new life sciences warehouse in Indianapolis because the city has many pharmaceutical companies in the area.

UPS pilots are seeking protections from aggressive health safety measures in Hong Kong but aren’t going as far as their counterparts at FedEx.

Rickenbacker Airport, a low-hassle alternative to some big airports, set cargo records in June handling COVID supplies.

New data reveals just how far ship orders have sunk. The fewer ships ordered, the higher future rates could climb.