By Maria Kalamatas — August 25, 2025 NEW DELHI — August 25, 2025. The normally steady flow of small parcels from India to the United States has come to an abrupt halt. Over the weekend, India Post announced the suspension of most postal services to the U.S., citing a lack of...
By Maria Kalamatas — August 25, 2025 ISTANBUL — August 25, 2025. At Istanbul’s vast cargo terminal this morning, handlers in reflective vests rushed to load pallets of electronics, textiles, and medical supplies into the belly of a Boeing 777 freighter. The destination board read Almaty, one of four new routes...
By Maria Kalamatas — August 22, 2025 DERBYSHIRE — August 22, 2025. At night, when passenger jets fall silent across much of the UK, East Midlands Airport comes alive. Convoys of trucks arrive, cargo handlers move at speed, and freighters queue on the tarmac. It is here, far from the crowded...
By Maria Kalamatas — August 22, 2025 NORTHAMPTON, August 22, 2025 — British retailer Marks & Spencer is making one of the largest bets in its history on supply chain automation. The company has confirmed a £340 million investment in a vast distribution hub outside Northampton, a site that will be...
By Maria Kalamatas — August 22, 2025 LONDON, August 22, 2025 — In Britain’s crowded aviation market, one regional airport is quietly rewriting the rules of air freight. East Midlands Airport, long considered a specialist hub, has reported freight growth close to 20% this year, a figure that sharply contrasts with...
By Maria Kalamatas — August 22, 2025 BHUBANESWAR, India — August 22, 2025. On the eastern coast of India, cranes at Paradip Port have barely stopped moving this summer. Between April and July alone, the port handled more than 50 million tonnes of cargo — a record start to the fiscal...
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2025 — The Biden administration has laid down a long schedule for offshore oil and gas development. More than 30 lease sales are planned for the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet between now and 2040. The first auction is set for December this year. Officials said...
SEATTLE, August 21, 2025 — Ten years ago, Amazon launched a side project few outside the company noticed. Today it counts more than 8 million professional customers, from corner shops to some of the world’s largest corporations. The announcement came quietly, through a briefing with reporters. Managers pointed to growth in...
NEW YORK, August 20, 2025 — U.S. ports handled more cargo in July than at any other point this year. Nearly 3.01 million TEUs moved through the nation’s gateways, a 3.7 percent jump compared with last summer. The figures mark a 2025 peak — and a moment of relief for...
LONDON, August 20, 2025 — Ships are still sailing, containers are still moving, but the patterns are broken. New trade tariffs imposed this summer have forced freight companies to redraw their maps almost overnight. In the U.S., cargo that used to head straight to Los Angeles is now landing in Mexico...
