Air Freight News
VW’s Traton takes stake in Navistar partner amid takeover talks
Volkswagen AG’s Traton is partnering with a self-driving startup that recently aligned with Navistar International Corp., the U.S. manufacturer that VW’s truck unit is trying…
Huawei has sufficient inventory of communications equipment
Huawei Technologies Co., the telecom giant at the center of U.S.-China tensions, said it has “sufficient” inventory for its communications equipment business while it seeks…
Port of Corpus Christi returns to normal readiness post-Tropical Storm Beta
The Port of Corpus Christi has returned its Hurricane Readiness Status to Port Condition 5 (normal seasonal readiness), in accordance with its 2020 Hurricane Readiness…
Trucking praises DOL proposal clarifying status of independent contractors
The American Trucking Associations praised a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that would clarify the definition of employee under the Fair Labor…
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 5.6% in August
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 5.6% in August after declining 1.4% in July. In August, the index equaled…
CMA CGM FAK rate from Asia to North Africa
CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates as follows as from October 1st, 2020 (date of loading in the origin ports in Asia) and until…
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The Freeport Harbor channel has reopened
Port Freeport at Port Condition RECOVERY. The Captain of the Port, Sector Houston-Galveston of the United States Coast Guard is permitting the Freeport Harbor Channel…
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Airlines, unions mount lobby blitz for aid before layoffs
Air carriers and their unions on Tuesday ratcheted up pleas for an extended Covid-19 aid package to forestall layoffs, but a sudden Supreme Court vacancy…
Venezuela and Iran buck U.S. sanctions again to export crude
After defying U.S. sanctions by shipping a cargo of oil condensate to Venezuela just last week, Iran is using the same ship to help the…
U.K. warns of 7,000-truck line in worst-case Brexit scenario
The U.K. government is warning of 7,000 truck-long queues in Kent in a “reasonable worst case” scenario due to Brexit, a stark assessment of the…