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On Friday, Unite the Union announced it registered a dispute over the increased medical standards on maritime pilots in the U.K.

International freight forwarder Flexport is undertaking a second round of mass layoffs this year.

Qantas Freight is still scrambling to recover from an IT meltdown that has gummed up its air cargo network.

Amazon has added the first of 10 Airbus A330 freighters to its fleet.

Tanker giant Frontline is poised to dramatically expand its fleet, while Euronav is on a path to privatization.

A FedEx cargo airplane made a hard landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after a landing gear failure.

Qantas’ freight division had trouble smoothly deploying a new cargo reservation system and shippers are livid about lengthy delays moving their goods.

Azerbaijan cargo airline Silk Way West took delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter.

Investors have been burned for years by dilutive share offerings by micro-cap shipowners. Backlash is building.

Amazon Air is downsizing operations at Leipzig/Halle International Airport.

Tim Strauss has transformed Amerijet into a competitive, midtier cargo airline, but it hasn’t been easy. On Tuesday, Strauss resigned.

Investment firm Oaktree Capital Management has acquired Consolidated Chassis Management as the intermodal equipment provider becomes the sole manager of a new pool.

The Chapter 11 filing of the ILWU dockworkers union dates back to a dispute over two electrician jobs in Oregon a decade ago.

August was a better month, but express carriers are still flying less than they were a year ago because of slow shipping demand.

Just when it looked like West Coast port labor drama had dissipated, the ILWU has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Air Transport Services Group has not been forced by primary customers Amazon and DHL to significantly trim flight activity, as originally expected.

A flood of tanks, military vehicles and weapons systems is flowing from the U.S. to Europe. Shipowner ARC plays a pivotal transport role.

Seacor Holdings has sold its U.S. harbor towing operations to firms in Louisiana and Texas.

The Federal Aviation Administration and Customs and Border Protection are two key agencies involved in goods movement that will be short-handed if the government shuts down nonessential services.

Cargo volumes were a mixed bag for Gulf Coast ports in August, with Corpus Christi and New Orleans reporting gains, while Houston saw a 20% decline in container shipments.