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Covers:  Air cargo, parcel and postal industry, global trade
Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves/American Shipper. Also write about logistics, trade. Previously at Automotive News. Beach volleyball when not working.
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Maersk Air Cargo opens US bases with South Korea service set to debut

Maersk Air Cargo opens US bases with South Korea service set to debut

FreightWaves — Maersk Air Cargo, the in-house airline of container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to inaugurate scheduled airfreight service in the U.S. market this month from South Korea to Rockford International Airport in Illinois and Greenville-Spartanburg airport in South Carolina, FreightWaves has learned.
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FreightTech firm PayCargo awarded $11.6M in trademark case

FreightTech firm PayCargo awarded $11.6M in trademark case

FreightWaves — A federal judge has ordered CargoSprint, an electronic payment and truck appointment platform for air freight logistics providers and cargo facilities, to pay larger rival PayCargo $11.6 million for trademark infringement and breach of contract related to a 2016 settlement between the companies.
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Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket, report says

Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket, report says

FreightWaves — Rising expectations for fast delivery of high-value products has fueled demand for near-airport warehouses and forced tenants to pay substantial rent premiums compared to other industrial spaces in large metropolitan areas, according to a new report from CBRE.
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Chinese e-commerce logistics company Zongteng launches cargo airline

Chinese e-commerce logistics company Zongteng launches cargo airline

FreightWaves — Zongteng Group, a major provider of cross-border warehousing and logistics services for e-commerce sellers, announced Monday the acquisition of its first freighter to help customers reach global markets faster. The news follows a growing trend of online sales platforms, such as Amazon and JD.com, and logistics providers creating private-label airlines to better control capacity and service reliability rather than exclusively rely on scheduled, multiparty carriers.
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Air cargo peak season evaporates on low demand, high capacity

Air cargo peak season evaporates on low demand, high capacity

FreightWaves — It's the time of year when retailers typically make their final push to ship goods from abroad in time for holiday shopping and freight rates are highest, but so far signs of peak season in air cargo are difficult to find.
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US trucking company fills air cargo void for Asia exports to Mexico

US trucking company fills air cargo void for Asia exports to Mexico

FreightWaves — Fewer direct, all-cargo flights from China to Mexico and more ocean shipping delays during the pandemic have boosted interest in logistics service that packages an air leg to the U.S. with cross-border trucking at a substantial price saving.
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Will exuberance for air cargo conversions create freighter glut?

Will exuberance for air cargo conversions create freighter glut?

FreightWaves — A surge of passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions in response to heightened shipping activity since the pandemic is raising questions about whether the boom cycle can be sustained or will lead to oversupply that lowers lease and freight rates.
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The extreme logistics behind Formula One's global circus

The extreme logistics behind Formula One's global circus

FreightWaves — Formula One kicks off a new racing season in Bahrain this weekend. It's a high-tech sport where hundredths of a second separate winners and losers, and demanding team owners spend small fortunes in expectation of success.
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New 757 freighters highlight Amerijet's makeover

New 757 freighters highlight Amerijet's makeover

FreightWaves — To say there have been lots of changes at Amerijet International the past 18 months would be an understatement. The Miami-based all-cargo airline is in the midst of a massive modernization and hyper-growth phase under the leadership of new CEO Tim Strauss that is vaulting it from a small, regional carrier to a strong, midsize competitor for global shipping business.
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Hotshot cargo flights bypass US-Canada border blockade to deliver auto parts

Hotshot cargo flights bypass US-Canada border blockade to deliver auto parts

FreightWaves — Automakers and major suppliers have called in hotshot air cargo services to airlift critical parts to facilities on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border because of the protest blocking the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
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Mission creep: Why the FTC is investigating retail supply chain distortions

Mission creep: Why the FTC is investigating retail supply chain distortions

FreightWaves — The Federal Trade Commission's mission is to protect consumers and businesses against anticompetitive, deceptive and unfair business practices, but historically it hasn't touched ocean shipping. Overseeing competition in sea freight is the primary jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime Commission.
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COP26 climate event highlights airlines' move toward cleaner jet fuel

COP26 climate event highlights airlines' move toward cleaner jet fuel

FreightWaves — The move toward sustainable aviation fuels gained momentum this week as cargo and passenger airline interests, in conjunction with the U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, took more steps to meet the new goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Supply chain desperation: Georgia airport to store ocean containers

Supply chain desperation: Georgia airport to store ocean containers

FreightWaves — Cargo congestion at the Port of Savannah is so severe that officials plan to use a small airport in Georgia as a temporary overflow yard, one of several locations being rushed into emergency service to relieve port infrastructure buckling under the strain of record volumes.
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Exorbitant ocean rates, need for speed give air cargo an edge

Exorbitant ocean rates, need for speed give air cargo an edge

FreightWaves — Increased use of airfreight by shippers trying to avoid clogged ports is adding pressure to overtaxed air capacity and sharply pushing up rates, especially out of Asia, but new data showing demand plateaued in October reinforces evidence that the traditional busy shipping season started earlier than normal.
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Maersk expands logistics supermarket with airfreight investments

Maersk expands logistics supermarket with airfreight investments

FreightWaves — Ocean shipping giant A.P. Møller - Maersk on Tuesday further expanded into the airfreight market with the planned acquisition of German freight forwarder Senator International and investments in new cargo aircraft.
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FedEx Freight customer dump shows LTL carriers in driver's seat

FedEx Freight customer dump shows LTL carriers in driver's seat

FreightWaves — Hundreds of shippers, including ones that supply big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's, are scrambling for transportation after FedEx Freight (NYSE: FDX) on Monday abruptly stopped truck pickups at many locations to help overwhelmed terminals restore productivity levels.
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FedEx Freight customer dump shows LTL carriers in driver's seat

FedEx Freight customer dump shows LTL carriers in driver's seat

FreightWaves — Hundreds of shippers, including ones that supply big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's, are scrambling for transportation after FedEx Freight (NYSE: FDX) on Monday abruptly stopped truck pickups at many locations to help overwhelmed terminals restore productivity levels.
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FedEx Freight prunes 1,400 customers to protect service levels

FedEx Freight prunes 1,400 customers to protect service levels

FreightWaves — FedEx Freight is immediately cutting service to about 1,400 less-than-truckload customers, affecting thousands of locations, in an effort to reduce terminal bottlenecks and shipping delays as unprecedented amounts of tonnage pour into the sector. The heavy trucking division of FedEx Corp.
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Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security - FreightWaves

Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Demand is high for dogs in the air logistics sector, and it's not because they make nice companions during the self-isolation of coronavirus. In just four months, new international security standards go into effect requiring countries to implement programs for 100% screening of every shipment on all-cargo aircraft.
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Analysis: Apex deal makes Kuehne + Nagel largest air forwarder - FreightWaves

Analysis: Apex deal makes Kuehne + Nagel largest air forwarder - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Swiss logistics conglomerate Kuehne + Nagel International AG will become the largest airfreight forwarder in the world when it completes its purchase of Apex International Corp., edging out DHL Supply Chain, according to 2019 shipping data. Kuehne + Nagel, currently ranked second, arranged movement for 1.6 million metric tons of airfreight in 2019, while Apex managed 520,000 tons.
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Exclusive: UPS pilots try rapid COVID test to avoid Hong Kong quarantines - FreightWaves

Exclusive: UPS pilots try rapid COVID test to avoid Hong Kong quarantines - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Air crews don't like flying to Hong Kong these days because COVID testing there is invasive and they could end up in mass quarantine facilities. UPS pilots are testing a new rapid antigen test that could alert them in time to stay out of Hong Kong.
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Global supply chains choke under tsunami of freight - FreightWaves

Global supply chains choke under tsunami of freight - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Thanks to COVID, there are no seasonal highs and lows for international shipping. There is so much demand for goods that the peak season never seems to end - and ports, railroads, truckers and warehouses are reaching the breaking point.
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For airlines in 2020, cargo no substitute for people - FreightWaves

For airlines in 2020, cargo no substitute for people - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — Air cargo and airline passenger business are inextricably linked, but they don't share the same path to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Shipment volumes have nearly recovered to their 2019 levels and will grow by double digits this year, while outbreaks of new coronavirus strains and more government travel restrictions dampen expectations that passenger traffic can crawl back to half of 2019's level, the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday.
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German giant DB Schenker prepares for big US trucking expansion - FreightWaves

German giant DB Schenker prepares for big US trucking expansion - FreightWaves

FreightWaves — After decades operating a major international freight and warehousing business in the U.S., the logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is ready to flex its muscle in the crowded trucking market. DB Schenker is the fourth-largest logistics services provider in the world, with $19.4 billion in gross revenue in 2019, and operates the largest trucking network in Europe.
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