Rail freight stays ahead of year-ago traffic
The Association of American Railroads said all freight for the week ending Nov. 22 totaled 516,110 carloads and intermodal units, down 0.9% from the same week a...
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Asia-US container rates fall 32% in latest week
Overcapacity in the trans-Pacific container trade lanes blew up carriers’ plans for November general rate increases, which had briefly pushed prices to the U....
WCI decreases 2% in week 48
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) decreased by 2% from the previous week to $1,806 per FEU in Week 48, mainly driven by lower rates on the trans-Pacific an...
The Feds drop the hammer on illegal immigration
The Administration has announced a major new initiative targeting the financial channels used by undocumented immigrants, marking a strategic and powerful shift...
FedEx scrubs MD-11 flights for December as crash inspection drags on
FedEx Corp. has canceled the December flight schedule for its fleet of MD-11 cargo jets, FreightWaves has learned, further signaling that federally-mandated ins...
Airbus finalizes A350 freighter prototype for test flights, certification
Airbus is conducting rigorous systems ground tests as it gears up for a nine-month campaign of flight tests for the all-new A350 freighter beginning next Octobe...
WCI holds steady as TP and Asia-Europe rates offset each other
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) remained stable in Week 47 at $1,852 per FEU, as Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported. Low...
White Paper: Q4 2025 Shipper Rate Report
The Shipper Rate Report — presented in partnership with Trimble — is a quarterly publication using SONAR datasets to create the most in-depth rate a...
Kawasaki Port reports 20.9% July TEU growth
July Container Traffic SurgesThe Port of Kawasaki handled 7,358 TEUs of foreign-trade containers in July, marking a 20.9% year-on-year increase, according to th...
NWSA YTD TEU volumes down 2.9%
Total container volume at the NWSA gateway reached 233,927 TEUs in October 2025, down 14.4% from October 2024. Tariffs continued to suppress demand, and compari...
DHL upsizes freighter on Hong Kong-Malaysia route
DHL Express has swapped to a larger freighter aircraft for its Hong Kong and Penang, Malaysia, route to provide more capacity for customers. The upgraded route ...
Airbus nabs five orders for A350 freighter at Dubai Air Show
Airbus has added five positions to its order book for the all-new A350 freighter during the Dubai Air Show this week.On Wednesday, the manufacturer announced th...