American Shipper

Airbus beat out Boeing for Cathay Pacific’s order of new heavy freighters.

Next year, U.S. importers must navigate canal restrictions, diversions from the Red Sea, more canceled sailings and, possibly, a port strike.

DHL Express workers went on strike Thursday at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport.

Imports have held up surprisingly well this year, but peak season’s end and canal restrictions are finally curbing volumes.

Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.

DHL Express says it has procedures to ensure there are no service disruptions if unionized ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub go on strike.

Maritime security firm Ambrey has expanded an advisory to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, warning that rebels could be using outdated data to plan attacks.

U.S. crude exports have never been higher. Overseas buyers are incentivizing American producers to pump more “black gold.”

DHL Express announced high-level personnel changes in its global organization.

Commodity shipping has a well-deserved reputation for extreme volatility. The rise and expected fall in dry bulk is a case in point.

UPS will invest an undisclosed amount of money to build an ultra-modern air package hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

Maersk, the giant ocean shipping carrier, is testing a U.K. airport as a possible import base for its cargo airline.

Cargo airline Amerijet is operating fewer aircraft to conserve money as shipping demand from major customers shrinks.

Alaska Airlines will inherit a cargo business for Amazon as part of its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines.

U.S. diesel exports to South America’s west coast are heavily exposed to Panama Canal delays. Tanker rates have skyrocketed.

With China knocked off its pedestal of reliable, cheap products, other countries have jumped in and seized on the weakness.

As the Panama Canal scales back on reservation slots, more ships without reservations wait longer to get through.

MSC, the world’s largest shipping line, faces the largest-ever shipper claim for alleged damages suffered during the supply chain crisis.

Atlas Air Worldwide on Tuesday announced the order of two 777 freighters from Boeing in response to strong demand for international e-commerce shipping, one of the few areas of strength in a freight market that has bottomed out after 18 months of decline and led airlines to reel in expansion plans. The two new 777 […]

The White House recently publicized Flexport for facilitating purchases of sustainable aviation fuel because of the California connection to Asia-Pacific trade and sustainability, although the program isn’t particularly novel.