News: 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026)
60 freight and shipping headlines from independent trade press on 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026).
Headlines
- Nor-Shipping brings new Focus to AI, Ports and Marketing in 2027
Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects. Christened Focus Stage, the fresh platform will be...
gCaptain · 22:50 UTC
- Ryder fleet facing possible growth need as EPA ‘27 nears
With the EPA ‘27 engine rules impacting nitrogen oxide (NoX) emissions in heavy duty vehicles getting closer every day, the new rules will have a major impact on anybody who buys new vehicles…like Ryder. Ryder’s (NYSE:...
FreightWaves · 21:47 UTC
- Daimler Truck sues former fleet manager over alleged $3.8M embezzlement
Daimler Truck North America is seeking $6.6 million in damages after accusing a former employee and his wife of misappropriating nearly $3.8 million. The post Daimler Truck sues former fleet manager over alleged $3.8M...
FreightWaves · 20:59 UTC
- F3 preview: AI, autonomous trucking and freight technology take center stage
FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival returns to Chattanooga next week, with sessions on AI adoption, autonomous trucking and the technologies reshaping freight operations taking center stage.  The event,...
FreightWaves · 19:02 UTC
- Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped
SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government abruptly changed plans for a months-long deployment...
gCaptain · 19:01 UTC
- Feds charge driver in alleged $12M cargo theft scheme built on hijacked carrier identities
At least 24 shipments vanished after drivers collected merchandise from distribution centers. Authorities also uncovered fraudulent licenses, altered identities and ransom demands. The post Feds charge driver in alleged...
FreightWaves · 19:01 UTC
- Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue
Norfolk Southern posted record revenue in Q3 on higher volumes and rates, and substantial fuel surcharge The post Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue appeared first on FreightWaves .
FreightWaves · 18:47 UTC
- SONAR launches new routing guide and contract rate data, plus expanded SearchCarriers monitoring
New SONAR datasets show what shippers pay brokers and carriers when freight falls past the first tender, plus SearchCarriers watchlists and alerts. The post SONAR launches new routing guide and contract rate data, plus...
FreightWaves · 18:27 UTC
- Union Pacific posts record third-quarter revenue and profits
Union Pacific posted record revenue and profits in the third quarter, as volume and pricing gains offset rising fuel prices and inflation. The post Union Pacific posts record third-quarter revenue and profits appeared...
FreightWaves · 18:07 UTC
- Cass Q3 Earnings Soar: 19% EPS Growth & Freight Market Boom
Cass Information Systems CFO Mike Normile reveals how rising freight rates, fuel surcharges, and higher interest rates fueled a 19% increase in earnings per share for Q3. He details the impact of market shifts on their...
FreightWaves · 17:59 UTC
- How Triumph Financial’s CEO Beat the Longest Freight Recession
Triumph Financial CEO Aaron Graft joins FreightWaves to discuss how his company achieved a remarkable 38% transportation revenue growth during one of the longest freight recessions in history. Discover the strategic...
FreightWaves · 17:58 UTC
- China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High
China has further cemented its dominance of global shipbuilding, capturing nearly three-quarters of new orders over the past year as the industry’s order book approaches record levels, according to new...
gCaptain · 17:42 UTC
- Putin’s War On Ukraine Puts Oil Giant Rosneft Under Mounting Pressure
Along Russia’s remote Arctic coast last month, Igor Sechin stood beside a waiting tanker in the freezing cold with a message for Vladimir Putin: After years of construction, the country’s next great oil frontier was...
gCaptain · 17:38 UTC
- Dual-Fuel Ship Fleet Tops 500 as Industry Investment Passes $200 Billion
The global fleet of dual-fuel containerships and vehicle carriers has surpassed 500 vessels, with shipowners committing more than $200 billion to ships capable of running on alternative fuels, according to...
gCaptain · 17:21 UTC
- Safety Should Be Provable, Not Just Compliant
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling means freight brokers can face state liability claims for their selection of carriers. For carriers, that shift turns a documented safety program from a compliance nicety into a...
FreightWaves · 17:21 UTC
- Greece Says It is Implementing Sanctions Linked to Iran
The Greek finance ministry said on Thursday it was implementing sanctions in place linked to Iran and that it backed efforts to effectively combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
gCaptain · 17:12 UTC
- Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of ‘Faking Hits’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Thursday that seven commercial vessels were struck overnight in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, including four ships conducting oil transfers, prompting President Donald...
gCaptain · 16:46 UTC
- CBP seizes $2.5M in meth hidden in tomatillo truck at Otay Mesa; driver’s visa canceled
Nearly 1,600 pounds of narcotics, a federal investigation and an unexpected development involving the trucker. New details obtained by FreightWaves reveal what happened after the seizure. The post CBP seizes $2.5M in...
FreightWaves · 16:24 UTC
- US trailer orders soar 385% as Class 8 truck market sends mixed signals
Trailer orders jumped sharply in September as carriers moved to secure equipment ahead of potential price increases, while heavy-duty truck purchases showed mixed signals. The post US trailer orders soar 385% as Class 8...
FreightWaves · 15:42 UTC
- UPS automates 4 additional facilities ahead of peak shipping season
UPS has completed several facility upgrades, increasing their capacity and productivity heading into peak shipping season. The post UPS automates 4 additional facilities ahead of peak shipping season appeared first on...
FreightWaves · 15:38 UTC
- QatarEnergy Signs Long-Term Deal to Buy U.S. LNG as Iran War Disrupts Exports
QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of U.S. liquefied natural gas annually from Cheniere Energy through 2054, as the Gulf producer continues to...
gCaptain · 14:48 UTC
- First look: Union Pacific earnings
Union Pacific’s third-quarter profit rose 16% as higher freight volumes and pricing gains boosted revenue. The post First look: Union Pacific earnings appeared first on FreightWaves .
FreightWaves · 14:46 UTC
- First look: Norfolk Southern earnings
Norfolk Southern’s third-quarter earnings rose as higher freight volume and fuel surcharges drove record revenue. The post First look: Norfolk Southern earnings appeared first on FreightWaves .
FreightWaves · 14:09 UTC
- Commodity markets whip up railfreight gains
Intermodal and commodity traffic helped U.S. freight railroads to strong volume gains in the latest week data. The post Commodity markets whip up railfreight gains appeared first on FreightWaves .
FreightWaves · 14:00 UTC
- First look: almost all strong numbers in Ryder’s third quarter earnings
It was a solid third quarter for Ryder, with improvement in just about every metric compared to the third quarter of 2025. The numbers have been good enough that Ryder (NYSE: R) raised its full-year outlook for 2026....
FreightWaves · 13:42 UTC
- Knight-Swift again eyes big rate increases as new bid season nears
Knight-Swift Transportation’s large exposure to the one-way truckload market has it in position to capture double-digit rate increases as its new bid season kicks off next month. The post Knight-Swift again eyes big...
FreightWaves · 13:31 UTC
- Rhenus introduces smart picking technology at Merck logistics hub in France
Rhenus has introduced a smart order-picking system at its logistics hub in Strasbourg, France, to improve warehouse operations for science and technology company Merck. Developed with logistics technology specialist...
Container News · 13:00 UTC
- Another typhoon threatens recovery of East Asian ports from congestion
Congestion may be easing in eastern China, but with Typhoon Champi set to sweep across the north-east coast of Taiwan tomorrow there are concerns that disruption to vessel movements could undo benefits carriers are...
The Loadstar · 12:31 UTC
- CMA CGM’s first container train arrives at Hungary’s East-West Gate terminal
CMA CGM’s first container train has arrived at the East-West Gate (EWG) intermodal terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, marking a new development in the facility’s growing role in international container...
Container News · 12:00 UTC
- Einride’s autonomous trucks to learn from Nvidia’s Alpamayo
A month after agreeing to build its next Einride Driver on Nvidia Hyperion, Einride said it will adapt Alpamayo to its trucks, routes and data, with a road evaluation set for 2027. The post Einride’s autonomous...
FreightWaves · 12:00 UTC
- Hi-tech cargo powers K+N growth as DSV rebuilds volumes
Semiconductor and cloud infrastructure shipments helped drive almost 10% growth in Kuehne + Nagel’s third-quarter airfreight volumes, contrasting with falling tonnage at rival DSV, as it pruned accounts and managed...
The Loadstar · 11:20 UTC
- US announces nationwide rail infrastructure investment
The US Department of Transportation has announced a US$2.3 billion investment covering freight and passenger rail projects across 45 states and the District of Columbia. The funding will be distributed through the...
Container News · 11:00 UTC
- Motive launches AI Agents as fleets weigh how to prevent problems
Motive, an AI platform for physical operations, launched Agents on Monday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE) in Charlotte, North Carolina. These AI Agents act on...
FreightWaves · 11:00 UTC
- Late, short deliveries cost food and CPG makers $100 billion
Cleo's OTIF report models $10 billion to $11 billion in direct costs and $85 billion to $90 billion in indirect losses for North American CPG and food manufacturers. The post Late, short deliveries cost food and CPG...
FreightWaves · 11:00 UTC
- Mexican airlines eager to launch new US flights – but no freighters
After the US lifted restrictions on Mexican airlines launching routes from the capital to the northern neighbour, several have signalled ambitions to avail themselves of the opportunity. With restrictions on US airlines...
The Loadstar · 10:51 UTC
- Bitter triumph: Kuehne + Nagel cements Air & Sea leadership…
…but. Does being top the league tables really matter? Smell of a Pyrrhic victory Forget what this penguin has to say today. Let’s rewind to Jens Lund’s insight yesterday and borrow some of his key...
The Loadstar · 10:33 UTC
- Eastern Pacific takes wraps off first ammonia dual-fuel VLAC
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has named its first ammonia dual-fuel very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, bringing the 93,000 cu m vessel closer to its...
Splash247 · 10:30 UTC
- EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s Craft – European M&A under the spotlight
This monkey has been writing, moaning and ranting about all-things freight forwarding, logistics, supply chains and M&A for over a decade. Yeah, time flies but that’s not the point. Rather, two lives...
The Loadstar · 10:19 UTC
- Shipowners warn fuel transition could slip beyond 2030 as methanol demand remains uncertain
Regulatory uncertainty and limited shipbuilding capacity could delay the wider adoption of alternative marine fuels beyond 2030, shipping executives said, while orders for methanol-capable vessels may not translate...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Drewry: Suez Traffic Showing Strong Momentum
With regional security changing rapidly, Drewry’s Red Sea Diversion Tracker delivers timely intelligence to shippers, carriers, ports and other stakeholders on the evolving structure of carrier networks. This tracker...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Goldman Sachs sees crude freight rates surge to $20 per barrel
Global average crude freight rates have climbed above $20 per barrel from $3 per barrel a year ago, according to Goldman Sachs analysis released Wednesday. The increase initially started in the very large crude carrier...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- The Unbroken Glass: Bab al-Mandab and the risk of asymmetric escalation
Alliances are drafted for contingencies their signatories hope will remain theoretical. The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement – concluded in August by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan – was one such instrument, yet early...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- MMI Daily Iron Ore Index Report October 22 2026
Today’s decline extended across domestic futures, port spot and seaborne markets, testing the earlier recovery again. DCE most-traded closed at 669.0 yuan/mt, down 1.83%, and all eight Qingdao products fell 9 yuan/wmt....
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Maersk expects full return of shipping services to Suez Canal by March 2027
Denmark-based shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk expects all its shipping services to return to the Suez Canal by March 2027, according to a statement from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The outlook was unveiled during...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Verde Marine expands bunker fleet
Dutch bunker supplier Verde Marine Energy has added more bunker barges to its fleet, expanding its physical bunker operations in the ARA region. The company has added barges to serve customers in Flushing, Ternuezen and...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Panama Canal Reports Growth in Transits and Tonnage in Fiscal Year 2026
The Panama Canal recorded growth in both vessel transits and tonnage in Fiscal Year 2026, which ran from October 2025 through September 2026. The results underscore the waterway’s ability to meet the demand of global...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- KONGSBERG secures contract with Pilbara Ports in Australia
KONGSBERG will deliver a complete Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system including radar, electro-optical sensors, Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology and VHF communications. Enhancing safety and efficiency...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Gibraltar sees busiest September for bunker calls since 2021
Gibraltar recorded 477 bunker calls in September, up 11% from 431 in the same month last year, according to data from the Gibraltar Port Authority. Despite this being the port’s busiest September since 2021, bunker...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Valenciaport presents its Sandbox at PEIC’26 as a tool to bridge the gap between innovation and implementation
The 2026 International Port Entrepreneurship Congress (PEIC’26) has kicked off its latest edition, highlighting the growing international interest in port entrepreneurship. Mar Chao, President of the Port Authority of...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- China’s Russian LNG imports surge 44.3pc in January-September
China increased imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 44.3 per cent year on year to 7.19 million metric tonnes in January-September, with supplies valued at $3.92 billion, up 38.5 per cent, according to...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Iraq gas import plan hinges on end of US-Iran conflict
Iraq’s deal with the US-based Excelerate Energy company to supply imported gas to its fuel-thirsty power facilities hinges on the end of the US-Iran conflict, experts say. The war has already disrupted the $450-million...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Iron Ore Hits Fresh 4-Year Low
Iron ore futures declined toward CNY 670 per ton, reaching their lowest level in four years after China’s state-backed iron ore buyer secured a new supply agreement with Rio Tinto, easing concerns over supply...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Copper Prices Slide to 5-Week Low
Copper futures fell toward $6.40 per pound on Thursday, reaching their lowest level in five weeks as a global selloff in artificial intelligence stocks dampened sentiment toward the metal. Copper remains a key...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- The Commodities Feed: Attacks on Saudi Arabia fan oil supply worries
Energy – Kuwait pumping more than 2m b/d Oil prices remain well bid, with ICE Brent back above $110/bbl this morning following additional deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia. Drones struck the Shaybah oilfield and...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Gulf producers stand to gain as China replaces Iranian loss
China’s non-Iranian Middle Eastern crude arrivals are set to reach their highest level since the war began, despite VLCC tightness and Hormuz ship-to-ship (STS) bottlenecks delaying cargo deliveries. As Iranian supplies...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- Freightos partners with mas to expand digital air cargo bookings in Latin America
Freightos has signed an agreement with cargo airline mas to expand digital air cargo booking and payment services across Latin America. The partnership will bring mas’s widebody freighter capacity onto the...
Container News · 10:00 UTC
- US crude oil inventories drop 3.06 million barrels
US crude oil inventories decreased by 3.06 million barrels to 412.5 million barrels during the week ended October 16, the US Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday. The decline exceeded market...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- India could deepen energy ties with Venezuela beyond crude imports: Rubio
Indian companies could play a larger role in Venezuela’s energy sector as the country’s oil production increases, importing more of its heavy crude for processing while exploring new opportunities to invest...
Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC
- CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth
Increased freight boosted CSX Q3 profits, along with higher fuel surcharge revenue and more efficient operations. The post CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth appeared first on FreightWaves .
FreightWaves · 10:00 UTC
- Viridien sharpens exploration picture beyond Guyana’s Stabroek block
French geophysical company Viridien has launched the first phase of a major seismic reimaging programme offshore Guyana, targeting more than 10,000 sq km of existing 3D data in and around the country’s emerging...
Splash247 · 09:59 UTC
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