Cargo News Updates

BusinessSafetyLogistics

Analysts: US Transport Better Prepared for Red Sea Disruptions

The U.S. transportation sector is in a better position to handle disruptions from the Red Sea with efforts to improve capacity amid a slowdown in freight, according to experts.

February 20, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Cargo Processing in Texas Improved at Del Rio Land Port

Better processing of commercial vehicles by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas at the Del Rio Port of Entry is resulting from a small donated infrastructure project.

January 18, 2024
Business

60 Seconds: Port Leaders Enter 2024 With Cautious Optimism

The shipping industry is keeping a watchful eye on developments in Panama Canal, Middle East. Story by Dan Ronan.

January 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

New York City to Test Microhub Final Dropoffs

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.

June 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Retail Cargo Seen Cooling in Second Half as Inflation, Rates Bite

U.S. ports will see less retail cargo entering the country in the second half of the year as economic growth slows amid back-to-back interest rate increases and persistent inflation.

August 8, 2022
BusinessTechnology

Cargo Transporters Maximizes Trailer Utilization, Cargo Security with SkyBitz

The reliability of SkyBitz hardware and software saves Cargo Transporters money, while new features like SkyBitz SkyCamera accelerate ROI by preventing cargo claims from capturing images of loads and by reporting trailer loaded or unloaded status with certainty. 

June 1, 2022
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Burnt Ship Carrying Porsches, Lamborghinis Sinks in Rough Seas

The cargo ship that caught fire in the Atlantic while transporting about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles to the U.S. has sunk despite efforts to tow it to safety.

March 1, 2022
BusinessLogistics

World’s Other Major Shipping Pileup Is Still Clogging Trade

Ship congestion outside the biggest U.S. gateway for Asian imports worsened from a week ago, highlighting a headwind facing American companies just as a pileup around the Suez Canal had threatened to tangle Europe’s supply chains.

March 29, 2021
BusinessFuelLogistics

Winter LNG Boom Creates Most Expensive Cargo Ships in History

An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive ships ever hired to ferry commodities.

January 11, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Rail Cargo Posts First Gain in Two Years as Consumer Goods Surge

U.S. railroads are back, with freight volume posting the first quarterly gain in two years.

December 29, 2020