More American Shipper Headlines
American Shipper
Photos appear to show China cargo ship equipped with missile launchers
Maritime
Port Houston November volumes dip, but exports up 8% year to date
Maritime
Logistics
How Portcast turns supply chain visibility into actionable intelligence
That shift from passive tracking to active intelligence is what separates Portcast from the crowded field of logistics visibility tools.
American Shipper
Ocean rates: New Year promises a good ‘blanking’ for US East Coast
American Shipper
Maersk Asia-US voyage successfully tests Red Sea transit
Container News
American Shipper
Despite headwinds, Port of Los Angeles nears 10M TEUs
Despite trade uncertainty, Port of Los Angeles volume nears 10 million TEUs in 2025, among the top three years in its history.
American Shipper
ONE returns to Red Sea with new service
American Shipper
Report: China demands control of Panama ports operator
American Shipper
Carriers look to higher rates, fewer sailings on key Asia-US route
American Shipper Infographics
American Shipper
Expect ‘subdued’ peak container season in wake of tariffs, says analyst
The Trump administration is reshaping global trade, and the effects are being felt in the ocean and air freight sectors.
Most Popular American Shipper Articles
Parcel Freight
Canada Post, mail carriers tentatively agree on labor deal
Canada Post and its largest union have finally settled their differences over a labor contract, which must still be approved by rank-and-file letter carriers.
Air Cargo
FedEx anticipates MD-11 aircraft return in spring period
FedEx expects to eat $175 million in extra costs to replace capacity caused by the temporary grounding of MD-11 aircraft, but that’s a blip for a company that just reported a $1.6 billion operating income and a 19% gain in adjusted earnings per share.
Air Cargo
FedEx slow to rebook pilots’ hotel rooms amid MD-11 grounding
FedEx has adjusted its air network and flying schedule to overcome the loss of grounded MD-11 freighter aircraft, but the changes have overwhelmed staff dedicated to supporting pilots laying over in destination cities.
Air Cargo
Amazon offers money-back guarantee to air cargo shippers
Amazon is giving money-back guarantees to help attract customers to its new wholesale air cargo business, which aims to use unfilled space on its cargo jets with third-party shipments.
American Shipper
Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd drop US East Coast city from trans-Atlantic services
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd said they are eliminating a U.S. East Coast call as the Gemini partners fine-tune North Europe-North America services.
American Shipper
Maersk tabs new CFO, North American chief in global leadership shakeup
Maersk has appointed a new CFO and shifted regional business leaders, including for North America, as rival carriers chip away at its dominant position in the global shipping business.
Trade Compliance
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says
This week in Borderlands: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says; Transport Capacity Services opens Monterrey office to boost U.S.–Mexico freight; and WeShip Express relocates headquarters to Austin.
Logistics
FedEx network restructure boosts agility amid shifting trade landscape
Parcel Freight
European Union moves to revoke duty-free status for parcel imports
Global Supply Chain
China expert Miller: why supply chain ‘choke points’ matter most
Trade and Compliance
De minimis light? Retailers explore postal shipping in new tariff age
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
New legislation tackles truck-bridge crashes
Lawmakers from Pennsylvania and New York introduced a bill that would create a federal clearinghouse for data aimed at preventing trucks from striking low-clearance bridges.
Electric Trucks
Greenlane tackles EV charging concerns with ‘Charge On Us’ dealer program
Shipping + Maritime
News
Nauta brings AI-native inventory intelligence to the heart of importer operations
Nauta was founded just a year and a half ago on the premise that global supply chains run on unglamorous but essential work, and that this work is long overdue for a technological upgrade. Built by a team of technologists and logistics obsessives, the company set out to build an AI-native operating system for importers. […]
American Shipper
Demand, capacity “don’t stack up” on U.S. container trades
American Shipper
Seamless integration behind DP World rebrand of ocean container line
Global Supply Chain
Mexico targets Asian imports with new tariffs ahead of USMCA negotiations
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
Air Cargo
UPS pilots and company resume contract talks, enlist federal mediator
With fresh memories of the fatal crash of a freighter aircraft last month, UPS pilots and the company have resumed collective bargaining with the help of the National Mediation Board.
Air Cargo
FedEx scrubs MD-11 flights for December as crash inspection drags on
American Shipper
Airbus finalizes A350 freighter prototype for test flights, certification
Air Cargo
Sky Lease Cargo settles fraud case over Postal Service contract for $1M
Fuel
News
Latest decline in benchmark diesel leads to a mostly flat end-year price
The latest benchmark diesel price closed out 2025 pretty much where it finished up 2024.
Fuel News
Benchmark diesel down yet again, five straight weeks of declines
Fuel News
Benchmark diesel falls against as oil market selloff picks up steam
Fuel News
Two-week plunge in benchmark diesel takes it down more than 16 cts/g
Fuel News
Benchmark diesel posts its biggest 1-week decline in almost a year
Rail
Railroad
Short line operator rail R.J. Corman president Goss retires
R. J. Corman Railroad Co. President Ray Goss to retire after a five-decade career in the rail industry.
Trucking
Walmart’s $152M deal signals Arizona’s logistics real estate boom
Walmart’s $152 million warehouse acquisition near Phoenix highlights a surge of logistics and real estate investment transforming the Southwest freight market.
Railroad
GATX, Brookfield complete buy of Wells Fargo rail leasing
GATX Corp. and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners said they have received clearances to finalize the acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio.
Railroad
US rail shipments down 7% in last full week
Rail traffic fell 7% for the last full week of 2025 as intermodal was weaker by 4.3% year-on-year.
Railroad
Amtrak turns down ‘Transcontinental Chief’ proposal: Report
Amtrak has rejected a proposed private transcontinental passenger train that would have also carried vehicles.
Railroad
North Shore unveils US semiquincentennial locomotive
Pennsylvania short line North Shore Railroad has unveiled a commemorative locomotive honoring the U.S. semiquincentennial.
Railroad
Initial reactions to rail merger plan mostly skeptical or negative
Skepticism over claimed benefits marked reactions to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger filing.
Railroad
STB asks comments on ‘completeness’ of rail merger application
The Surface Transportation Board is asking comments on the completeness of the 7,000-page merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Railroad
UP, NS: Merger will create 10,000 single-line service lanes, shift 105k truckloads to rail
Merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will create 10,000 single-line rail lanes, annually shifting 105,000 truckloads to rail and improving efficiency by eliminating interchanges.
Railroad
BNSF CEO: Rail merger still a “significant threat” to economy, consumers
The merger filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern doesn’t change the fact that the merger is bad for the economy and consumers, BNSF CEO Katie Farmer said.
FreightWaves News
News
GDP grew 4.3% in Q3, and it was ‘healthier’ growth
Consumer spending and exports played a much bigger role.
Trucking
Freight winners in 2026 will build for disruption, uShip CEO says
Autonomous Vehicles
California’s long wait for autonomous trucks may soon end
Last-Mile Delivery
New bill limits truck driver liability for stolen freight
3PL and Brokerage
The Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act: Good Hearts, Bad Outcomes
Trucking Regulation
FMCSA signals no fast track for teen-driver program extension
Trucking
Michigan truck crash underscores dangers of winter storms snarling roadways
News
Competing railroads claim UP-NS merger application omits key information
Legal issues
Amazon backs Flowers Foods at SCOTUS on delivery driver legal status
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Queen Transportation shuts down over Christmas holiday, leaving workers jobless
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Midwest LTL carrier shutting down after 91 years
