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September 22, 2021
Air freight rates ex-Asia rise to new highsThe latest figures from the Baltic Air Freight Index (BAI) sees average spot rates on PVG to North America rising…
September 17, 2021
Record shattered: 65 container ships stuck waiting off CaliforniaThe number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and…
September 7, 2021
Maritime booking surge suggests capacity could get tighter this fallChart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA, OTVI.USA Maritime bookings represented by…
August 30, 2021
Ida’s impact: Latest supply chain updates1:42 p.m. ET: Port of Mobile update Terminal gates at the Port of Mobile, in Alabama, are closed Monday with…
August 26, 2021
Stealing your own freight: O’Hare cargo delays force drastic measuresLogistics company sends in rescue teams, buys off warehouse personnel to retrieve shipments Desperate logistics service providers in Chicago are…
August 20, 2021
Viewpoint: 2021 is the year of the freight service embargoFedEx Freight caught a lot of flak when it suspended service to hundreds of accounts without notice in June, leaving…
August 18, 2021
Dwell times at terminals, warehouses and rail yards now at or near record highsThe Port Los Angeles — America’s largest container gateway — looks destined to max out this peak season. In fact,…
August 16, 2021
Cargo airlines cancel hundreds of China flights amid COVID outbreakChinese restrictions to control a spike in COVID infections have severely curtailed cargo operations at several airports and reduced crew…
August 4, 2021
LTL carriers add more terminals as demand spikeLTL carrier Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it has added three service centers and relocated three more…
July 28, 2021
TFI confronts unprofitable truths in UPS Freight turnaroundCEO says company taking hard line on shippers that weren’t paying enough TFI International’s dramatic improvement to the profitability of…