News: 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026)

It was hard not to read the quarterly letter to shareholders by Aaron Graft, the CEO of Triumph Financial, and not get a sense that he was taking the first few steps into a victory lap. Triumph’s message to...

FreightWaves · 23:29 UTC

Somewhere in your truck right now, a connected system is quietly recording how it is driven, how hard it works, where it goes, and how healthy its engine is, and that stream of data is no longer just a maintenance...

FreightWaves · 23:11 UTC

Knight-Swift Transportation beat third-quarter expectations and issued a fourth-quarter outlook that was in line with the consensus estimate. The post First look: Knight-Swift’s Q3 beats expectations appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 21:39 UTC

The latest weekly rail traffic numbers show a significant intermodal volume surge, propelled by high diesel fuel prices and tight truck capacity, causing shippers to divert freight to rail. Get insights into North...

FreightWaves · 21:17 UTC

Vertical Aerospace’s Michael Cervenka explains how their Velocopter eVTOL aircraft is set to transform urgent freight and remote logistics. This electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle combines helicopter...

FreightWaves · 21:15 UTC

DSV has opened a $90 million logistics facility in Laredo, consolidating cross-border transportation, warehousing and customs services along the Texas-Mexico border. The post DSV expands US-Mexico freight network with...

FreightWaves · 21:12 UTC

Truckload rates are up, but carrier profits still aren’t following. JB Hunt, Werner and Heartland earnings all point to the same freight market story: pricing power is back, but diesel, driver and insurance costs are...

FreightWaves · 21:12 UTC

A FedEx truck carrying nearly $1 million in Pokémon and sports cards was robbed in California. FreightWaves’ Phil Brink and Highway’s Brennan Bailey break down how this audacious cargo theft happened and...

FreightWaves · 21:11 UTC

The Panama Canal reported growth in vessel traffic, tonnage and revenue in fiscal year 2026, as stronger demand from energy carriers and containerships helped lift volumes despite ongoing concerns over...

gCaptain · 20:35 UTC

Trucking shouldn’t just offer somebody a seat. It should offer them a future, better skills, better opportunities, and more money and choices. That was the premise Werner Enterprises Senior Director of Driver Recruiting...

FreightWaves · 20:11 UTC

By Chris Servello (OpEd) After years of testing and debating how unmanned surface vessels fit into the fleet, the Navy is starting to show what these systems can do. And...

gCaptain · 19:46 UTC

The Coast Guard’s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found raises serious questions about automation, accountability, and...

gCaptain · 19:11 UTC

The first response in the RICO case initiated by a group of carriers against giant 3PLs C.H. Robinson and TQL has been filed by the latter, and it has two key arguments. TQL, in a series of three individual motions...

FreightWaves · 18:16 UTC

Freightos’ board has agreed to put founder Zvi Schreiber’s proposals to a vote at its December annual meeting, escalating a dispute over the company’s focus on software over its booking platform. Schreiber, who resigned...

FreightWaves · 18:15 UTC

The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international...

gCaptain · 17:54 UTC

Australia-based IFM Investors has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, in a deal that values the company at approximately £10...

gCaptain · 17:20 UTC

Sixteen recent trucking bankruptcy cases span multiple states as carriers confront mounting financial challenges. The post New trucking bankruptcies expose mounting debt and shrinking fleets appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 17:16 UTC

In the seven years since TOC Americas last took place in Cartagena, global laden container volumes have slipped about 10% below where they would have been without the multiple disruptions that have hit the industry...

The Loadstar · 17:15 UTC

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Oil shipments from the Middle East are showing little sign of buckling in the face of Iran’s more frequent and damaging attacks on merchant ships in the...

gCaptain · 17:01 UTC

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday approved the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, ending years of legal and political wrangling as the Labour government seeks to balance its climate goals...

gCaptain · 16:56 UTC

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...

gCaptain · 16:29 UTC

Ontario Midland Railroad won an $11.2 million federal grant to upgrade track and crossings in New York state. The post New York short line wins $11.2 million federal rail grant appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 15:45 UTC

Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors is set to acquire a 68% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), following months of rumours about possible bidders circling the UK’s largest port owner and operator. ABP...

The Loadstar · 15:15 UTC

Two more tankers have been struck by unidentified projectiles in separate incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and in the northern Persian Gulf, adding to a growing series of attacks...

gCaptain · 15:12 UTC

Commercial auto liability hasn’t turned a real underwriting profit in over a decade, and that math is pushing more fleets toward captives and other alternative risk structures. Reliance Partners Senior Vice President of...

FreightWaves · 14:58 UTC

Phillips Connect launched two smart trailer products Sunday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina. Insights reads trailer sensor data to...

FreightWaves · 14:57 UTC

Union Pacific CFO Jennifer Hamann will retire after 35 years with the railroad. The post Union Pacific CFO to retire appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 14:18 UTC

Management layoffs mark railroad’s engineering department restructuring. The post CSX eliminates more than 100 management positions appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 13:41 UTC

A federal grant will support deployment of autonomous railcar technology on a Missouri short line. The post Autonomous railcar technology earns $16M federal grant appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 13:01 UTC

The ports of Shanghai and Melbourne have launched a new implementation plan for their Green Shipping Corridor, alongside C40 Cities. Announced on October 21, 2026, the plan sets out steps to reduce emissions from...

Container News · 13:00 UTC

Retail fulfillment provider Stord has acquired AMS fulfillment, a large competitor. The post Stord acquires e-commerce competitor AMS Fulfillment in large deal appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 12:59 UTC

Air and sea freight volumes at the world’s largest freight forwarder, DSV, saw a decline in the third quarter, but revenues grew more than 15% year on year, due to elevated ocean freight rates. According to...

The Loadstar · 12:26 UTC

A tanker loaded with Russian diesel will sail for the US on Thursday as Moscow starts to implement a fuel supply deal struck by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

gCaptain · 12:05 UTC

Some 63% of the ocean capacity deployed between the Far East and Europe has returned to the Red Sea, following three years of detours, but some operators are hedging against renewed disruption by maintaining several...

The Loadstar · 12:03 UTC

African airfreight is seeing something of a boom from the disruption in ocean freight across the Middle East, but forwarders remain sceptical as to whether it will provoke long-term structural benefits. Hennie Heymans,...

The Loadstar · 12:00 UTC

Dongwon Global Terminal Busan plans to expand its automated container-handling infrastructure at Busan New Port under an investment agreement signed with regional authorities. The company signed the Memorandum of...

Container News · 12:00 UTC

Customers expect a Managed Transportation partner to run their freight reliably and cost efficiently. They should get more: experts who understand their network, bring ideas for making it better, and drive those...

FreightWaves · 12:00 UTC

Nearly six out of 10 UK transport and storage businesses are now “very concerned” as record diesel prices intensify the pressure on them, prompting calls for government support. Diesel prices hit a record...

The Loadstar · 11:36 UTC

The good news first. (Deservedly.) DSV’s third-quarter (Q3 26) update out today unequivocally proves that the Danes are the freight forwarding benchmark where it matters, making top dollar in air and sea. Enjoying...

The Loadstar · 11:30 UTC

Sometimes you wait ages for one bus and two come along at once. Some days are better than others, they say. Or? What’s certain, is that there is no shortage of insight from Premium sources about leadership changes...

The Loadstar · 11:28 UTC

Global terminal operators, backed by container shipping groups, are keenly eyeing fresh concessions at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, according to industry sources. One opportunity up for grabs soon is a rebid for...

The Loadstar · 11:16 UTC

Hateco Group and APM Terminals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the investment, development and operation of railway freight terminals in Vietnam. The agreement was signed on 20 October 2026 in Denmark...

Container News · 11:00 UTC

Highway has lost one load out of a million under its $100,000 performance guarantee. Its CCO says the next step is getting insurers, factors and ELD vendors to vouch for their data The post Highway pitches shared...

FreightWaves · 11:00 UTC

AG Seville Shipyard has won the competition to continue operating the ship repair facilities at Spain’s Port of Seville, clearing an important hurdle for a proposed €10m ($11.2m) investment programme. Seville Port...

Splash247 · 10:28 UTC

Shipping leaders meet in Athens on 5 November 2026 SK Congress is organising the international maritime conference “Shipping at the Historic Turning Point of 2030” on 5 November 2026 at the InterContinental Athens,...

Container News · 10:15 UTC

Chinese front-loading is expected to have run its course, pointing to softer bauxite flows in 2026 Q4. • Global bauxite flows increased by 2.8% y/y in September. • Flows arriving in China increased by 21.2% y/y in...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (“CMF”) has completed the most successful public offering in recent years, with the exception of Athens International Airport (AIA), marking the first-ever exclusive listing of a shipping...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Responding to today’s publication of the EU’s Arctic Strategy, which definitively states the EU’s intention to support International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations that would regulate the impacts of black...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Interferry, the global trade association representing the ferry shipping industry, is raising serious concerns over the current state of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) negotiations and the persistent regulatory...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Revised rules on the transport of live animals by sea are being negotiated in the EU. Danish Shipping wants to ensure good animal welfare, seafarer safety and a level playing field for everyone transporting animals by...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Maritime data and technology provider Veson Nautical and scheduling and optimization company Seaber today announced a new integration to connect voyage workflows, enabling an optimized plan to become a live estimate in...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Maersk (Maersk) will undertake its first planned drydocking in India, with the Singapore-flagged container vessel Maersk Chattogram scheduled to enter L&T Shipbuilding’s Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai, in October...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Increased sales of HSFO and LSMGO contributed to lifting Fujairah’s total bunker sales higher in September than in August, according to data compiled by Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global Commodity...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Demand showed marginal improvement, but prices did not move consistently higher. Surveyed daily hot metal output rose to 2.3584 million mt on Oct 21, up 6,400 mt, and the blast furnace operating rate increased to...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

A Chinese state-owned firm has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture to develop a major logistics hub at Sri Lanka’s main seaport, the key local partner said on Monday. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

A roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel loaded with over 4,000 new energy vehicles for export to Europe departed on Friday from an automobile terminal in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, after completing its...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Saudi Aramco has sold a larger volume of high-sulphur fuel oil for November loading through a tender process compared to the previous month, according to trade sources. The state oil company offered eight HSFO cargoes...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

With Australia’s iron ore exports facing an outlook of declining volumes and values, green iron is no longer just a promising opportunity, but an economic necessity, new research reveals. However, in transitioning to...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

The World Bank Group plans to quintuple support for metals and minerals to a total of $19 billion between fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2030, as it looks to leverage mineral resources for jobs and economic growth. The...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Wheat fell for a fifth consecutive session to around $6.4 per bushel, remaining at its lowest level since August 18, as renewed hopes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal weighed on prices following US President Donald...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC