President Trump signed an executive order moving his shipbuilding initiative ahead, and calling for a review of how the Pentagon orders military vessels.
Trans-Pacific container rates moved ahead as trade shockwaves fueled a race to get ahead of the latest tariff announcements.
The United States is threatening to take reciprocal action against nations that agree to a global carbon tax on ocean shipping.
The United States won’t charge the full range of port fees on Chinese ships calling U.S. ports and won’t stack those charges.
Low-value shipments from China to the United States are expected to plunge in May when their eligibility for duty-free status ends and new tariffs of 104% are applied to e-commerce orders.
DHL said a major new investment will help double revenue for health care logistics by 2030 while FedEx says its technology enhancements are bringing in a surge of new health care customers.
Governments are meeting this week on global fees for cargo ship emissions.
U.S. safety investigators are calling for airlines to inspect Boeing 757s for faulty latches that could prevent evacuation slides from deploying after an accident involving FedEx.
Amazon has restructured its air network to accommodate the need for fewer short-haul package flights and a new clientele of shippers with heavy freight.
The Trump administration is reshaping global trade, and the effects are being felt in the ocean and air freight sectors.
Container traffic at the busiest U.S. import gateway is expected to drop by 10% in the second half of the year.
The Trump administration is ratcheting up regulation of e-commerce shipments from China by removing a pathway for duty-free, expedited entry that critics say has been exploited by drug gangs and counterfeiters to smuggle illegal products into the U.S.
Ocean carrier CMA CGM continues to invest in air cargo. The latest moves include the acquisition of troubled Air Belgium and its logistics subsidiary launching a China-U.S. air charter service.
Trans-Pacific container rates to the United States were narrowly mixed in the latest Freightos index.
BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink says container shipping infrastructure is as critical to the future global economy as data centers and power grids.
A UPS modernization project will require its Portland, Oregon, package hub to temporarily close for more than a year, putting some jobs at risk.
Representatives of ocean carriers and shipbuilding interests testified at a hearing on proposed port fees on Chinese ships.
Gulf Coast ports’ February cargo volumes declined in Houston but rose in New Orleans and Corpus Christi, Texas.
Germany’s DHL Group is acquiring U.S.-based CryoPDP to boost its health care logistics business.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen announced a contract renewal and extension that combined are worth more than $2 billion.
