Air Freight News
Shippers turn to US West Coast terminals to avoid threat of union action and Panama and Suez Canal container shipping disruption
Low water on the Panama Canal and the de facto closure of the Suez Canal to container shipping due to Houthi militant attacks on vessels…
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Port of Long Beach prepares for ‘Year of Rail’ in 2024
The Port of Long Beach is laying the tracks for a sustainable future by modernizing rail facilities and enhancing air quality, CEO Mario Cordero said…
DAT Truckload Volume Index: Gap between spot and contract rates narrowed in December
A convergence of spot and contract rates would signal an end to the current cycle of falling prices for truckload services.
Stardust Power selects Oklahoma for largest battery-grade lithium refinery in the U.S.
Stardust Power selected Muskogee, Oklahoma for its central refinery because of Oklahoma’s central U.S. location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium…
Blinken’s return from Davos was delayed after plane broke down
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was delayed on his return from Davos on Wednesday due to a critical malfunction with his aircraft.
Soaring Chinese grain imports create unease on local market
China’s grain imports jumped last year as the world’s biggest buyer was lured by cheaper overseas supplies, but there are concerns that the hefty inflows…
Third commercial ship in a week struck by a drone near Yemen
Another commercial vessel was struck by a drone south of Yemen, the third such incident in as many days that’s underscoring the intensifying danger to…
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Airstrikes on Yemen bring new level of chaos to shipping in the Southern Red Sea
The US and UK’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants after weeks of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea has only escalated…
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Apple to sell watches without oxygen feature after legal setback
Apple Inc. will begin selling versions of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches without a blood oxygen feature in the US, following a legal…
Deep freeze forces US LNG exporters to cancel, delay cargoes
The recent freeze across Texas and Louisiana disrupted scheduled exports of US liquefied natural gas, temporarily tightening some supply of the heating and power-plant fuel.