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Trans-Pacific freight rates hit record highs due to strong, early peak-season demand.

A lawsuit filed against Ceva Logistics alleges the harm from a recent cyberattack extended beyond warehouse customers to employees.

DHL Global Forwarding has established a direct presence in Uruguay through an acquisition as the country’s trade and data center buildout grows.

UPS said it is reorganizing how it operates under a new set of global standards that emphasizes its cross-border logistics capabilities rather than its domestic parcel business.

Southeast hub in pact to study terminal deepening South Carolina Ports and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed a feasibility study agreement toward investigating deepening of the North Charleston Terminal. NCT is currently maintained at 48 feet. The Port of Virginia claims the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 55 feet, mandated […]

A South Korean gas shipper sets a new auction record – but the total bill will be even higher.

Canada Post lost nearly $200 million before taxes in the second quarter, but saw improvement from a year ago because a new labor contract has restored trust with customers after two years of operational uncertainty.

A 30-year lease extension with a key terminal operator clears the way for $200 million in zero-emission cargo equipment investments at the Port of Los Angeles.

In H1 2026, Ningbo-Zhoushan surpassed Singapore for second place among the world’s busiest container ports, while the Iran war knocked a Persian Gulf hub from the top 10.

FedEx plans to invest $400 million at two airports in India to upgrade its air cargo facilities.

The Drewry World Container Index fell in the latest week’s data on lower spot rates for trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe headhaul routes.

DP World reportedly winding down standalone digital freight platform.

Orders for new containerships have expanded to nearly 40% of the active fleet, driven by contracts for large vessels.

Port Houston handled 369,899 TEUs in July, down 6% year over year.

Despite a challenging July, the Port of Oakland’s container volumes remain steady year-to-date.

Delayed tariffs sparked unexpected summer demand as another global liner made its return to the Red Sea.

Klaus-Michael Kühne, who took Kuehne+Nagel from a regional European company to a top global logistics provider, has died.

The Panama Canal Authority is signaling that falling water supplies will likely constrain cargo reliability, costs, and routing for U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.

ASL Aviation has purchased two Boeing 747s to maintain access to the planes and is shifting smaller planes from Europe to its Australia subsidiary.

Shippers are leaving money on the table, an analyst says, if they don’t consider switching coasts for Asia import containers.