American Shipper

The Comfort and Mercy, now assisting America through the COVID-19 pandemic, started as crude oil tankers.

CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco provides commentary on how the Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China has not worked as thought, at least to date….

As most of the transport sector suffers, crude-tanker owners haul in boatloads of cash.

The global pandemic is forcing airlines into a protective cocoon to survive, but many workers are feeling the effects first-hand.

Leader of container and chassis provider organizations heartened to see cooperation during the coronavirus crisis “to minimize the impact for the greater good.”

Sick seafarer has been isolated on board the container ship off the coast of Spain.

“This contract extension provides stability for both UPS and our pilots as we jointly face unprecedented times in our industry,” said IPA Union President and Capt. Robert Travis.

The demand for coronavirus medical supplies is so great that passenger aircraft are being repurposed for cargo service, logistics companies are chartering those airplanes and full freighters, and governments are setting up air pipelines with logistics partners.

Commissioner Rebecca Dye will lead the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission effort with industry to identify “operational solutions to cargo delivery challenges” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

CEVA and DHL free themselves from contractual constraints to realign operations and facilitate pricing flexibility during pandemic.

FEMA is trying to overcome the shortage in coronavirus supplies by accelerating airfreight shipments to the U.S.

More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.

Most airlines using passenger planes for cargo-only operations are doing so on a charter basis. Qatar Airways will operate scheduled rotations to and from China.

Sister hospital ship USNS Mercy begins treating patients at Port of LA.

Quick turnaround gets goods critical to combat COVID-19 on their way to Midwest pharmaceutical company.

Crew members evacuated from container ship, tested for coronavirus and hospitalized in China.

The head of the Airforwarders Association says preparing for business impacts from natural disasters, like COVID-19, requires “a lot of practice and uncomfortable preparation.”

An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.

A C-suite and board are shuffled, and a commercial operations director and Europe manager are hired.

The Berlin Airlift saved West Berlin from the Russian occupation after World War II. Now , FEMA has organized a coronavirus airlift t to save lives in U.S. cities.