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Supply chain visibility provider Vizion is partnering with D&B to launch its new solution, TradeView.

The Russia-Ukraine war led to enduring changes in shipping routes. War in the Middle East looks likely to do the same.

Ports in Corpus Christi, Texas, and New Orleans recorded year-over-year increases in cargo volumes, while Port Houston saw a slight decline in 2023.

Spot rates remain very high, but appear to have plateaued. The question ahead: Will they fall back after Chinese New Year?

Six people have pleaded guilty so far in a federal fraud case involving former executives at Polar Air Cargo, customers and service providers.

American Airlines’ cargo results in the fourth quarter were lackluster considering the industry experienced a mini-renaissance after hitting bottom in the summer of 2023.

The air cargo industry finished 2023 on a high note and is getting an extra boost from the Red Sea shock as shippers divert ocean freight to keep their supply chains fluid.

The initial effect of Houthi attacks was on containerized consumer goods. The attacks are now snarling seaborne fuel flows.

The Port of New Orleans has received a $226 million federal grant to complete the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal on the lower Mississippi.

China Cargo Airlines has delayed the start of its inaugural freighter service to Miami for undisclosed reasons.

United Airlines said Monday that fourth-quarter cargo results were half as bad as for the full year.

Amid the focus on wars in Europe and the Middle East, North Korea’s threat to key exporting and shipbuilding nations grows.

Monthly canal transits are now much lower than they were in 2015, the year before the Neopanamax locks went into operation.

Container lines faced overcapacity and huge losses in 2024. Then the Houthis flipped the market in favor of container lines.

Cargolux is investing in aircraft to fight wildfires, a completely new line of business for the freighter operator.

Container-ship diversions from the Red Sea will likely last for months. Are large-scale tanker diversions imminent?

Air France-KLM and ocean shipping power CMA CGM, citing regulatory challenges in various nations, have agreed to discontinue their air cargo capacity-sharing agreement one year into a 10-year partnership, the companies announced on Tuesday. Commercial cooperation between the two airline groups will end on March 31, one year after it began. Air France-KLM’s cargo division […]

APM Terminals announced a deal with Plaquemines Port to build a $500 million container terminal near the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River.

Cargojet says there isn’t enough airfreight business to justify its planned investment in 777 converted freighters. It wants to get out of its commitments, most likely by selling the aircraft to another company.

Houthi attacks have been a plus for shipping rates. The latest to benefit: Owners of container vessels that can be rented to shipping lines.