News: 2026-11-09 (9 November 2026)

Forward Air revealed it has halted a planned sale of its intermodal segment; however, with operations returning to target performance, the company remains open to offers that align with its fair market value. The post...

FreightWaves · 23:52 UTC

Federal and state inspectors conducted more than 1,000 truck inspections in Maryland and Washington, D.C., while separate enforcement operations uncovered hundreds of violations in five other states. The post Truck...

FreightWaves · 22:40 UTC

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated four crew members from a Cyprus-flagged oil tanker off Puerto Rico on Sunday after they reportedly fell ill with suspected food poisoning. An MH-60T Jayhawk...

gCaptain · 22:06 UTC

France on Monday laurched a new G7-backed network linking major seaports, customs authorities and international organizations in an effort to crack down on drug trafficking through global maritime supply chains....

gCaptain · 19:43 UTC

Billionaire entrepreneur Brad Jacobs, who launched LTL carrier XPO and its later spinoffs, is turning to what he calls his “playbook” once again to seek out opportunities in a different sector. The sector? We don’t know...

FreightWaves · 19:34 UTC

Stronger trans-Pacific trade helps lift Cosco nine-month earnings, while geopolitical disruption clouds the outlook. The post Cosco profit rockets 81% as ocean freight revenue climbs in Q3 appeared first on FreightWaves...

FreightWaves · 19:06 UTC

The world of global trade is in constant flux, from shifting political landscapes to unexpected disruptions like drone attacks. In this dynamic environment, how can logistics professionals leverage AI to not just...

FreightWaves · 19:03 UTC

Venti’s CEO Heidi Wyle shares how their autonomous truck fleets are already running 24/7 in US intermodal yards. These self-driving solutions are recreating supply chain logistics, exceeding human productivity in...

FreightWaves · 19:01 UTC

Freight demand is up nearly 5% week over week, and spot rates are still climbing. In this SONAR update, we break down tender rejections near 13%, rising van contract and spot rates, flatbed conditions and new LTL...

FreightWaves · 19:00 UTC

Third-quarter results continued DHL Group’s profit momentum. The post DHL calls out air cargo contribution to 16% Q3 profit gain appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 18:29 UTC

Oakland police confirmed a grand theft investigation involving a shipment reportedly worth $11.4 million. The carrier's identity and circumstances surrounding the disappearance remain unclear. The post $11.4 million in...

FreightWaves · 18:06 UTC

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for stronger protections for merchant ships and their crews as continued attacks in the Middle East, Red Sea and Black Sea put seafarers...

gCaptain · 18:06 UTC

Every bill in Congress has an expiration date. For the 119th Congress, it’s noon on Jan. 3, 2027. Anything that hasn’t passed both chambers and reached the president by then dies, and the next Congress starts over with...

FreightWaves · 17:48 UTC

U.S. container imports reached their highest level of the year in September, capping an unusually long peak shipping season that has kept major ports busy since the spring despite tariffs,...

gCaptain · 17:44 UTC

HMM has declared general average following the fire aboard the HMM Platinum, generating a slew of new hurdles for cargo owners, with the carrier still seeking a port of refuge for the vessel, which has spent the past...

The Loadstar · 17:14 UTC

In its latest report, Designing the Human + AI Enterprise: A Transformation Agenda for Supply Chain-intensive Industries, Everest Group examines why AI adoption is outpacing operational transformation, and what it takes...

FreightWaves · 17:14 UTC

China on Monday effectively extended its trade truce with the US by two months, after announcing it would continue to suspend certain trade measures.

gCaptain · 16:39 UTC

The air logistics system at Bangkok airport is sputtering because of an IT failure at several warehouses. The post Bangkok airport cargo congestion frustrates freight forwarders appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 16:08 UTC

The historic SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, is scheduled to leave Mobile, Alabama, on Monday for its final voyage before being intentionally sunk off...

gCaptain · 16:01 UTC

Höegh Autoliners has signed an agreement with Chinese battery manufacturer BYD to install a marine battery system aboard its upcoming Aurora No. 12 car carrier, combining battery storage, solar panels...

gCaptain · 15:52 UTC

For many vessel owners, a problem below the waterline used to mean one answer: get the ship out of the water. This time intensive process consisted of booking a drydock...

gCaptain · 15:49 UTC

SONAR's Truckload National Insights dashboard now runs on blended datasets and adds new Flatbed and LTL tabs with rates, rejections, volumes and market movers. The post SONAR National Insights Expands With Flatbed and...

FreightWaves · 15:48 UTC

In an unusual move, Latam Airlines deployed a passenger jet for an all-cargo mission. The post Latam Airlines dusts off Covid playbook to move cargo in passenger cabin appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 14:15 UTC

A 26-ship order shows how the Danish group is turning a disrupted year’s earnings into positions built to outlast the disruption. The post Explainer: Maersk’s bet on every corridor appeared first on Container News .

Container News · 13:30 UTC

Los Angeles and Long Beach port terminal watchmen, employers push strike deadline forward as bargaining continues The post Strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach port delayed as union contract talks continue appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 13:07 UTC

Five months into the job, Motive's president of go-to-market says the camera in the cab protects it from AI startups that may not last The post Motive’s new President on how its hardware puts it ahead in physical...

FreightWaves · 13:00 UTC

China, India, and the Middle East are all playing their role in shifting the geographical centre of production and innovation, the three regions emerging as particularly important to the global pharmaceutical supply...

The Loadstar · 12:47 UTC

A month after the debate started shifting from whether a truck can drive itself to whether the business can scale, carriers are committing to own driverless trucks themselves: Kodiak has a binding agreement for 75...

The Loadstar · 12:38 UTC

Third-quarter earnings rose 19.3% at BNSF as increased fuel costs were offset by higher rail freight shipments and improved operating efficiencies. The post BNSF Q3 earnings climb 19.3% as rail freight volumes rise...

FreightWaves · 12:37 UTC

Kevin van Drongelen took up the post of Director Bulk & Port Services at the Port of Rotterdam Authority on 1 November. He is responsible for the continued development of Rotterdam’s bulk sector and maritime...

Container News · 12:30 UTC

A backlog at Thai Airways’ cargo warehouse at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is disrupting imports and exports, prompting airlines to restrict Bangkok-bound freight. Airline accounts on Thursday reported more than 1,000...

The Loadstar · 12:26 UTC

On the question of whether the ASX replaces the AS3, the rotations point the other way. Together they give Hapag-Lloyd two weekly sailings into the same four Brazilian gateways, each fed from a different Chinese...

The Loadstar · 12:15 UTC

Greetings from Xi’an, where I arrived Saturday for the last touches on our annual general meeting. This week’s wrap starts with US elections that turned very blue, but the repercussions for world trade and...

The Loadstar · 12:06 UTC

A new storm of stakeholder disputes, and potential operational disruption, is brewing across Indian ports over policy changes by container lines on empty-container handling and associated depot charges. The loading and...

The Loadstar · 12:05 UTC

PowerChina’s East China Engineering Institute has secured three offshore wind survey and engineering design contracts in China worth a combined RMB124.23m ($17.5m). The awards cover the 308MW China Resources...

Splash247 · 12:00 UTC

The e-commerce giant plans to deploy more than 20,000 camera-equipped glasses to delivery drivers by the end of 2027. The efficiency gains are real. But the competitive weapon is the dataset being built behind them –...

The Loadstar · 11:41 UTC

The global shipbuilding orderbook is now three and a half times its 2020 size, but yard capacity has grown by only 30%. The post Why the coming shipbuilding delivery crunch favors China’s strategy over America’s...

Container News · 11:30 UTC

Chinese energy giant Sinopec has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Weizhou oilfield expansion in the Beibu Gulf, involving a new offshore processing platform, subsea pipelines, and...

Splash247 · 11:30 UTC

US companies buying goods on Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) terms have been urged to examine who is responsible for their customs declarations, after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) introduced new requirements for...

The Loadstar · 11:28 UTC

LNG The LNG market strengthened this week, with relatively high fixing activity east of Suez helping to tighten vessel availability. The Atlantic also saw a gradual improvement in spot rates, although cargo demand...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Black Sea flows remain minimal The Black Sea picture is stark. Vessels sit at anchor offshore, waiting to enter the Danube to load, and the backlog is large. Ukrainian shipments from Izmail and Reni are vital for the...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

The International Association of Ports and Harbors has called on the International Maritime Organization to update the world’s main maritime security regulatory framework, as escalating attacks on commercial...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Preparing for a Port State Control (PSC) inspection means understanding how a vessel’s condition, history and trading pattern intersect with the inspection priorities of its next port. Exposure varies between ports and...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Gemini Network Enhancements Bring New Asia–Europe Connectivity Options Maersk has announced further enhancements to the Gemini network1, with changes to port coverage and routing options between Asia and Europe...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

An electric shock can cause burns, serious injuries, even death. The outcome depends on factors including the voltage, the amount of current, as well as the path and time that the current takes to pass through the body....

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai specializing in shipbuilding, announced on November 9 that it has recently signed a contract to build two LNGCs with a...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Iron ore prices combined stability with weakness today. DCE most-traded closed unchanged at 687.5 yuan/mt, and all eight major Qingdao port product quotations were steady. The 61% and 65% port indices each fell 1 yuan...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and Valenciaport organise a joint presentation to their clients on the opportunities for business development. Thus, Valenciaport and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG)...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

India’s dependence on Australia for coking coal imports fell to 54% in 2025 from 73% in 2019, according to a deposition by the steel ministry to a parliamentary standing committee. About 90% of India’s...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

In July 2026, U.S. imports of crude oil from Venezuela averaged 701,000 barrels per day (b/d), the most since May 2017, before decreasing to 655,000 b/d in August, according to data published in our Petroleum Supply...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Korea has imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States than from the Middle East so far this year, as fallout from the Iran war severely disrupted supplies from the once-key region. It is the first...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Democratic victories in the 2026 midterm elections could push the US Congress to negotiate on various issues related to agriculture, including a change in the stance on tariffs and the five-year farm bill, US-based...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Sixteen major miners added about 23 Mt in the first nine months of 2026. The Big Four managed just 0.6 Mt between them. Onslow, Simandou and India’s NMDC did the heavy lifting. The 2026 iron ore supply narrative still...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Oil prices fell on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump played down the likelihood of further military strikes against Iran, easing immediate concerns over another escalation in the conflict. However, continued attacks...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Traders expect heightened gas price volatility in the coming weeks but were split on what the result of the US Midterm elections might mean for the Iran war. While final votes are still being counted, the results of the...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

The US–Iran war has disrupted maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, severely restricting oil and gas exports from the Middle East. For Europe, the 2026 crisis echoes the challenges of 2022, as the continent...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Middle East oil producers are increasingly looking to invest in alternative export pipelines, overseas crude storage and international energy assets to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, according to...

Hellenic Shipping News · 11:00 UTC

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has secured a contract extension for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Skandi Mariner, which is working offshore Canada. The company said an option under the vessel’s...

Splash247 · 11:00 UTC

Greek dry bulk owner A.E. Nomikos Shipping Investments has returned to Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding for a kamsarmax newbuilding, continuing its fleet renewal programme with a vessel scheduled to join its fleet...

Splash247 · 10:40 UTC

Evergreen’s 16,556-TEU containership EVER EON transited the Suez Canal on 8 November, marking a significant step in the carrier’s gradual return to the waterway after nearly three years of disruption linked...

Container News · 10:30 UTC