FedEx braces for 50% cut in Postal Service air contract
FedEx Express faces more headwinds in its effort to improve profitability as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to drop air routes from contracted service.
FedEx Express faces more headwinds in its effort to improve profitability as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to drop air routes from contracted service.
The conflict in the Middle East may have late-year implications for the domestic transportation market.
The combination of Red Sea detours and Panama Canal restrictions is having a knock-on effect: higher Asia-West Coast rates.
FedEx Express wants to compensate for a surplus of pilots by lowering guaranteed pay and offering severance packages once a new labor contract is reached. Meanwhile, mechanics are agitating to unionize.
White House spokesman John Kirby said shipping risks caused by the Middle East conflict could become a “pocketbook” issue for Americans.
Genesee & Wyoming announced a partnership with Grupo Mexico to expand rail car-ferry service between ports in the U.S. and Mexico.
Imports to Europe and the U.S. East Coast face heavy delays as Operation Prosperity Guardian fails to bring shipping back to the Red Sea.
Tanker stocks rose as expected in 2023, container shipping shares surprised to the upside, and dry bulk stocks lagged the pack.
2023 was a tumultuous year for airfreight. The downturn in business put pressure on the industry, but the year ended with some optimism.
Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.
Ocean shipping kept the world’s cargo flowing amid two wars and disruptions at both the Panama and Suez canals.
The key question for container shipping rates: How soon can Operation Prosperity Guardian woo traffic back to the Red Sea?
Japan Airlines is restarting its freighter division after 13 years and will fly three 767s exclusively for DHL.
Importers and exporters are looking to air cargo as a way to bypass the dangerous Red Sea and minimize supply chain disruptions.
Mexican officials recently approved a $5 charge on containers moving through the Port of Ensenada.
The Port of New Orleans is receiving a $73.77 million federal grant to assist in building the $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal.
The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.
DHL ground support workers at the company’s Cincinnati airport hub ended their strike after an agreement on a new contract.
Cargo volumes were a mixed bag at Gulf Coast ports in November, with Houston reporting declines and New Orleans and Corpus Christi seeing gains.
A new owner sees air cargo potential for underutilized property at Calgary airport in Alberta, Canada.