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Tanker shares fall back as crude-oil prices surge. What comes next?

Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Airlines are in survival mode and could permanently rid themselves of older aircraft in effort to help financial recovery.

Mayor taps Gene Seroka to locate and deliver medical supplies critically needed during coronavirus pandemic.

Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Port of Alaska and ocean carriers calling Anchorage insist that ships loaded with containers will continue to arrive on schedule.

Dealing with a crisis requires innovation and Delta Air Lines doing that on several fronts. Now it is switching gears and making face shields for hospital workers.

A pilot’ union says airlines need to be held more accountable for protecting cockpit crews from the coronavirus, but at the corporate level all airlines appear to be taking health guidelines very seriously.

No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco’s resiliency program is “the closest thing to having a playbook.”

Arrested Pacific Harbor Line locomotive driver apparently thought the Navy hospital ship was not at the Port of LA to do good.

Coronavirus will inevitably infect more seafarers. How ports respond will be pivotal.

Atlas Air and National Airlines are handling relief missions for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it will do its part to keep imports of medical gear flowing efficiently into the country.

Freight forwarders “luv” Southwest Airlines, but it remains to be seen if they’re ready to charter an entire airplane versus using regularly scheduled passenger flights.

FIATA questions the reasonableness of assessing demurrage and detention charges against shippers and forwarders during pandemic.

French carrier reports entire 500-vessel fleet is free of coronavirus cases.

Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.

Coronavirus-caused supply chain disruption has led to port congestion but has not burned reefer market.

Global container carrier sails deeper into North American warehouse and distribution services.

Another government-underwritten load of medical supplies is headed to Southern California to help respond to the coronavirus.

Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen said additional reimbursable services agreements help Customs and Border Protection facilitate commerce during COVID-19 pandemic.