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All the key numbers at Expeditors International pointed upward in the third quarter at the logistics and freight forwarding company. Revenue year-on-year was up 42%, to $4.1 billion at the asset-light customs broker and freight forwarder. Despite the fact that the cost of transportation rose 49%, a faster rate than re…
A new survey of 103 industry experts has found that artificial intelligence is moving beyond trials in container ports and terminals, but measurable financial returns remain scarce. While 44% of respondents said their organizations had reached the scaling stage or beyond, Boston Consulting Group reported , only 4% rep…
Loamy, a Los Angeles startup that sells operations software to produce growers, packers, and distributors, has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Zeal Capital Partners. The round, announced Oct. 27, brings the company’s total funding to $10 million. Once a load misses a buyer’s spec after it ships, the grower ha…
Union Pacific led the way on the North American containerised rail freight front over the three months to October, amid all the noise surrounding its pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern – but it was not alone in enjoying a bountiful summer. In general, North American intermodal operators benefited from an upswing …
Californians head for the polls today to decide on Charter Amendment PRT – a package of changes affecting Los Angeles’s airports, harbour, and Department of Water and Power, including new workforce disclosure requirements for leases at the port. The measure would require applicants for certain new Harbor Department le…
Growing ecommerce imports are reshaping Latin America’s air cargo networks, but have yet to resolve the region’s directional imbalance, with LATAM Cargo reporting that declining industrial shipments are offsetting some of the gains. Speaking to The Loadstar at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami last week, LATAM Cargo gr…
All the mainline operators look set to resume Suez Canal transits for their Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean services. Taiwan’s Evergreen will join its Ocean Alliance partners in doing just that this week, while Yang Ming and South Korea’s HMM will join their Premier Alliance partners restarting Suez crossings…
Salman Habib thinks AI vendors are asking retailers for too much, too soon. The vendors pitching them so far want full trust from day one, the Burq cofounder said, and that is why many retailers are still stuck deciding whether to use AI at all. Burq’s software decides how each order gets delivered, choosing among the…
Bread-and-butter deal-making, typically in the $250m-$1bn range, is surging. As you may have noticed Yesterday, DeskOne highlighted another M&A trifecta coming our way, right after ‘Merger Week Delight: Scan + OIA; Boluda + Samskip; Contship + Tarros‘, from a few days ago. And the deal struck down under by US-based AI…
Adani Ports raised its guidance on growth that increasingly comes from outside India; walked away from Associated British Ports; has reportedly made a binding offer of about $3.3bn for European terminal operator EVOS; and has set up a company in Oman as the Port of Salalah prepares to change operator – with the US cas…
Concern is rising among cargo owners and logistics providers that a strike at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex could turbo-charge the congestion there. About 250 watchmen, who perform security-related duties at container terminals at the twin ports, are poised to walk off the job at 5pm Pacific time on Wednesda…
Customs says it has certified $127.7 billion in unlawful emergency-duty refunds. Court records reveal an impressive processing system, a nearly $1 billion banking-information bottleneck and a legal divide that still leaves some importers waiting. The United States has built a remarkably efficient machine for returning…
Tashkent is hosting the third Central Asia-China civil aviation conference, focusing on regional cooperation, air transport liberalisation and the Air Silk Road initiative.
PRESS RELEASE Ryder Acquires Efficiency Enterprises; Expands East Coast Fleet Network Nov 2, 2026 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time – Expands Ryder’s truck rental, leasing, and maintenance footprint across six strategic Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida markets – Builds on Ryder’s growth strategy by increasing capacit…
Federal and state law enforcement agencies arrested more than 230 undocumented immigrants, including more than 40 commercial driver’s license holders, during a 72-hour enforcement operation spanning 15 states. The operation, dubbed Operation Guardian , was conducted Oct. 26-28 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. lost money again during the third quarter. Like other carriers , it pointed to elevated driver procurement costs and the spike in diesel fuel prices as the culprits. Pamt ( NASDAQ: PAMT ) reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or 38 cents per share, on Monday after the market closed. Earning…
With the trucking sector anticipating the release of the final rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on nitrogen oxide (NoX) standards–known colloquially as EPA ‘27–and what engines need to do to get there, one of the country’s biggest truck retailers took the issue head on its recent earnings call with analysts…
The newest module in Supply Chain Intelligence: Custom Insights uses a shipper’s own freight data to flag lanes that could move from truckload to intermodal, or between spot and contract, and estimates the savings lane by lane. SONAR has added mode conversion optimization to SCI: Custom Insights, part of its Supply Ch…
Higher fuel and transportation expenses weighed on retailers’ supply chains during the third quarter, even as fulfillment improvements helped some companies contain costs. Early reports from Amazon, Tractor Supply and Carter’s point to an uneven environment heading into the holiday season, with shipping inflation alon…
Parcel carriers will deliver about 2.4 billion packages during the current peak shipping season, up 4% from the same period last year, despite high inflation, according to an estimate from ShipMatrix. The increase in parcel demand is aided by an extra shopping day this holiday season, said ShipMatrix, which helps ship…
More customers. More loads. More decisions that affect your bottom line. As your brokerage grows, it becomes harder to know whether the additional volume is delivering the profit you expect. The New Rules of Freight Brokerage explores why margin discipline is becoming a competitive advantage, and five practical rules …
U.S. manufacturing activity remained in growth mode for a 10th straight month in October, with most key demand indicators remaining positive. The Monday update supported mostly positive demand commentary provided by public less-than-truckload carriers last week. Manufacturing supply executives surveyed during the mont…
Nearly 80% of the waste haulers using TrashLab’s software now rely on its AI agent, Haul-E, to answer inbound calls and capture after-hours orders. On Thursday, TrashLab said it raised $12 million to build more agents like it. The money funds agents for dispatch, billing, and collections that would move more of a haul…
Mexican avocado producers have destroyed up to 52 tons of fruit after authorities detected a destructive agricultural pest in shipments intended for international export to the U.S. and other destinations. The seed weevil pest raises concerns about potential disruptions to U.S.-Mexico avocado trade, which generates an…
Boeing will convert a 767-300 passenger jet into a freighter for Icelease, which also took options for up to two more conversions, as the leasing company continues to grow its freighter portfolio, the companies announced on Monday. The first aircraft is scheduled to take its production slot in the first quarter of 202…
The Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 26 have signed a contract extension through 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, Nov. 4, temporarily postponing a potential work stoppage at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach while negotiations continue. The two sides will contin…
TURKEY: Şanlıurfa municipality has let a contract to construct the first phase of the city’s future light rail system to a consortium of Sigma İnşaat, Emreray Enerji and Vestan İnşaat. The consortium submitted a winning bid of TL3.39bn, the lowest of seven bids received. Phase 1 involves construction of a 14 km north-…