DHL’s $94M Barcelona air hub boosts parcel capacity
DHL Express on Tuesday officially inaugurated a new $94 million international hub at Barcelona International Airport designed to handle growing volumes of expre...
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WCI Falls 3% as Asia-Europe rates drop
According to Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA), Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) fell 3% last week to US$2,044 per FEU, marking t...
Beirut blast shipowner arrested in Bulgaria five years after port tragedy
Bulgarian authorities have arrested Igor Grechushkin, the Russian owner of the cargo ship tied to the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that caused the catastrop...
Jumbo Offshore and InterMoor form offshore mooring alliance
InterMoor, an Acteon brand, and Jumbo Offshore have entered into a strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering fully integrated project management, engineeri...
Kalitta Air prepares to fly first-ever converted 777 cargo jet
Kalitta Air, a Michigan-based all-cargo airline, in October plans to begin operating the world’s first two Boeing 777-300 aircraft retrofitted from passenger ...
Overhaul aids law enforcement in $1.4M cargo theft bust
California authorities have recovered $1.4 million in stolen consumer electronics from suspected organized crime groups with help from cargo security and risk m...
Northern Air Cargo challenges Alaska Airlines on Seattle-Anchorage route
Northern Air Cargo plans to start service next month to Alaska on a route dominated by Alaska Airlines as it downsizes to concentrate on core markets and stabil...
Freightos: Transpac rates tick up on September GRIs
The Trump administration will appeal a trade court ruling that struck down the president’s IEEPA-based tariffs to the Supreme Court, which has agreed to exped...
Rates spin as Chinese ships dropped from U.S. routes
After climbing steadily the previous week, average spot rates for containers moving from Asia to the United States shifted into decline, as machinations in the ...
Rail freight slips in latest week
Total U.S. weekly rail traffic of carloads and intermodal units was down 2.4% percent for the week ending Sept. 6 compared with the same week a year ago, accord...
CN and CSX tout railroad collaboration to power growth
Canadian National and CSX executives today touted cooperation — not combination — as the best way to convert freight from highway to rail.While Unio...
White Paper: Freight Security in a High-Risk Era: How Shippers Are Investing in Safety Tech
From sophisticated cargo theft to rising cyber threats, the freight and logistics industry is confronting a perfect storm of security risks. Yet despite growing...