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Parcel Freight
FedEx results hurt by weak demand, fewer premium customers
Maritime
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Apparel, shoe importers plead with Biden to intervene in dock strike
A work stoppage by 45,000 union longshore workers set for Oct. 1 would bring waterside commerce to a halt at ports from Texas to Maine.
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Republicans push Biden to intervene if dockworkers strike
Container News
Logistics/Supply Chains
Seko Logistics gets capital infusion
Freight forwarder and logistics provider Seko Logistics announced it has entered an agreement to recapitalize.
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Employers: Still time for East Coast port deal
Intermodal
Schenker buy makes DSV a forwarder colossus
Trucking
Report: DSV wins Schenker bidding
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Air Cargo
DOT approves $1.9B Alaska Air, Hawaiian merger
Alaska Airlines will become a major cargo airline with the integration of Hawaiian Airlines’ freighter fleet that services Amazon.
ILA Port Labor Dispute
Does the ILA have a point in objecting to automation?
FreightWaves examines the International Longshoremen’s Association’s concern with port automation and its effects on global port competitiveness.
American Shipper
Salvage begins on burning tanker attacked in Red Sea
Salvors began towing the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion, still burning from attacks by Houthi militia in late August. The vessel became a symbol of civilian shipping targets that have led container and other vessel operators to detour around the region.
Air Cargo
Australian freight sector welcomes approval of third runway in Melbourne
Melbourne Airport is moving ahead with plans to build a third runway, which is expected to increase the competitiveness of shippers in the region.
Air Cargo
Air Canada agrees to new contract with pilots, avoids strike
Air Canada and its pilots resolved their contract dispute at the last minute on Saturday, preventing a strike.
Air Cargo
Air Canada labor dispute puts supply chains at risk
Air Canada and Canadian businesses are imploring the Canadian government to take action as the airline’s standoff with pilots over a new contract nears a tipping point.
Trade Compliance
Sustainability
Election will revamp loophole that allows lower-value imports to avoid scrutiny
While there is debate over whether Section 321 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act helps the U.S. or gives foreign companies an unfair advantage, the provision will likely come out changed on the other side of the election.
Trade and Compliance
Wisconsin importers pay $10M to settle customs fraud case
American Shipper
US delays tariff hikes on Chinese imports by at least 2 weeks
Trade and Compliance
Illegal Ozempic shipments enter US through e-commerce sales
Infrastructure
Railroad
Bills could help small railroads build new track, bridges
New bills in both the Senate and House of Representatives would upgrade the 45G tax credit for inflation and expand trackage covered under the program.
Shipping + Maritime
Weather and Critical Events
Louisiana ports quickly restore normal operations after Hurricane Francine
Hurricane Francine, which made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, did not cause widespread disruptions to local ports.
Weather and Critical Events
Most Gulf Coast ports remain open ahead of Hurricane Francine
Shipper's Perspective
Sponsored Insights
Delta Cargo’s DeliverDirect offers ‘e-commerce delivery at the speed of flight’
DeliverDirect serves various industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and related sectors.
Shippers Perspective
What it takes to streamline shipping operations and control costs
Air Cargo
Business
Machinists union head joins Boeing strike lines across Pacific Northwest
Brian Bryant, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers international president, joined picket lines this week as some 33,000 Boeing workers went on strike in the Pacific Northwest.
Business
Boeing furloughs workers as strike halts key programs in Pacific Northwest
Business
Boeing freezes hiring, considers furloughs as strike could cost $3.5B
Fuel
Fuel News
Streak of lower benchmark diesel prices hits 10 weeks with latest drop
The retail diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges has fallen for a 10th straight week.
Fuel News
IEA: Weak demand, particularly from China, still pushing oil prices lower
Fuel News
Diesel surcharge benchmark down 9th week in a row amid oil sell-off
Fuel News
Benchmark diesel price drops a little; oil futures markets drop a lot
Rail
Truck Driver Issues
Per diem rate for expense payments to truckers sees big jump for fiscal 2025
The basic per diem rate allowed by the IRS for payments to transportation workers is rising by $11 in fiscal year 2025.
Railroad
UP explains absence from early contract agreements with organized labor
As BNSF Railway, CSX and Norfolk Southern continue to sign tentative contract agreements with their labor unions well in advance of the start of national negotiations, one U.S. Class I railroad has been conspicuously absent: Union Pacific.
Intermodal
Intermodal powers to record volume
U.S. railroads see the highest weekly intermodal traffic since the pandemic, and ongoing supply chain issues could aid further gains as a threatened longshore strike creeps closer.
Railroad
Unions warn regulators cost cuts at BNSF are risky
Internal email reveals $105 million in maintenance cutbacks at BNSF that could lead to service disruptions.
Railroad
New Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George prioritizes operational excellence
Norfolk Southern, which has struggled to maintain consistent and reliable service in recent years, will no longer tolerate mediocre operational performance, new CEO Mark George says.
Railroad
Millions in cash and stock await new NS CEO
Norfolk Southern in a filing detailed salary and stock awards that signal it expects Mark George to be a long-term chief executive.
Railroad
Ancora didn’t oust Norfolk Southern’s Shaw at first but ultimately succeeded
Ancora placed a few of its people on the Norfolk Southern board in May, and that likely led to CEO Shaw’s ouster.
Railroad
Norfolk Southern dismisses CEO Alan Shaw, promotes Chief Financial Officer Mark George to president and CEO
Norfolk Southern on Wednesday terminated the contracts of embattled CEO Alan Shaw and the railroad’s chief legal officer, Nabanita Nag, for having a consensual relationship in violation of company policy.
Regulatory Agencies
At STB, rail shippers reveal preference for trucks
Regulators may consider more oversight as a way to improve rail volumes.
Railroad
Report: Norfolk Southern board probing CEO over alleged inappropriate relationship
The Norfolk Southern board of directors is investigating allegations that CEO Alan Shaw had an inappropriate workplace relationship.
FreightWaves News
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Logistics
Uber Freight and Leaf Home collaborate to support explosive growth
Infographics
FreightWaves Infographics: FreightTech startup Aifleet raises $16M Series B to expand operations
Borderlands: Mexico
Exclusive: Cargado launches first-ever load board for Mexico freight
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft surge in Mexico
Trucking Regulation
FMCSA allows ‘limited number’ of trucks to use pulsing brake lamps
WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
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Top Stories
Logistics industry must evolve to fight fraud, TIA says in new report
Truckload Carriers
Marten, citing weak freight market, cuts base salaries of 6 top executives
Infographics
FreightWaves Infographics: LA port terminal getting $52 million for on-dock rail
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