A brief fire aboard a wide-body UPS cargo aircraft early Thursday forced a temporary shutdown of the company’s Worldport hub in Louisville, Kentucky—the single most critical node in its global air network. For two tense hours, outbound sorting and flight rotations were halted while emergency crews contained the blaze. The aircraft,...
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office has opened the door to a possible suspension of the port fees applied to China-linked vessels, a move that could take some heat out of one of the more contentious chapters in U.S.–China trade relations. Officials confirmed late Friday that the USTR has invited public comments...
In today’s logistics landscape, where timing and reliability dictate competitiveness, GOODMAN GLS Co., LTD stands out as one of South Korea’s most accomplished independent freight forwarders. Based in Seoul, the company combines operational discipline, digital innovation, and global connectivity to deliver comprehensive air, sea, and multimodal transport solutions tailored to...
DHL Group has managed to stay in the green while much of the logistics world is still trying to regain balance. The company ended the third quarter with results comfortably ahead of expectations, thanks to a mix of tighter pricing, leaner operations, and a sharper focus on profitability over scale. The...
Based in Pune (Maharashtra), FAST Transport Carrier Pvt Ltd (FTC) has established itself over more than two decades as one of India’s most reliable providers of urgent and time-critical logistics. Founded in 1997 by Salim Shaikh, the company has built an agile and high-performance operational model rooted in responsiveness, precision,...
At two in the morning, the lights over Louisville International Airport turn the night sky amber.Engines roar, trolleys whistle, and inside the vast hangars of UPS’s Worldport, thousands of parcels race through steel veins. Each box, each barcode, is part of a choreography that has to stay perfectly in sync...
The French logistics group CEVA is quietly tightening its grip on Eurasian trade routes.The company confirmed on Tuesday it has completed the $383 million acquisition of Borusan Tedarik, a move that will strengthen its contract-logistics and e-commerce backbone in Türkiye and surrounding markets. Borusan Tedarik, part of the Borusan Group, runs...
After months of tension among shipowners and forwarders, the Panama Canal Authority has finally decided to act.Two years of unpredictable rainfall and draft limits have hurt schedules, profits, and confidence. Now the Authority is moving forward with a sweeping $8.5 billion plan to secure the Canal’s long-term future. The project isn’t...
Freightos has rolled out a new “WebCargo Rate & Quote Ocean” feature, effectively merging air- and ocean-freight pricing, quoting and booking into one digital tool. Forwarders who previously toggled between separate modules for sea and air can now access integrated rate-management, faster quoting (reduced by ~75 %) and streamlined bookings...
Etihad Cargo and China’s SF Airlines are joining forces on freighter lift between Shenzhen/Ezhou and Abu Dhabi, layering new winter frequencies on top of existing services. The tie-up gives Etihad deeper access to China’s fast-moving e-commerce flows while handing SF a long-haul outlet into the Middle East and beyond. For...
