A new Port of Seattle partnership is taking aim at one of the maritime sector’s most intractable problems: the graying seas. One-third of employees in Washington state’s maritime industry are over the age of 55, according to 2018 Census data. The bracket seeing fastest employment growth is ages 65 and up.

Today, American Airlines is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its first cargo flight. The airline said it had a long history within the cargo sector, marked by industry firsts such as the first scheduled air cargo service in the world, the first pet carrier container, and the first unit load container (ULD).

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has released a best practices paper to address corruption and bribery in freight forwarding. The paper, produced by FIATA’s Advisory Body Legal Matters says that the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 (Transparent International) showed that more than two-thirds of the 180 countries assessed scored below 50.

U.S. seaports hoping to benefit from the demands of bigger cargo ships are investing in Neopanamax electric cranes to expand their shipping channels. Ports in Houston and Savannah have been deepening and widening to boost opportunities to handle more containerized cargo volume coming up the East Coast since the expansion of the Panama Canal.

The US is poised to impose import tariffs on European Union (EU) goods worth $7.5bn in response to an ongoing row over subsidies given to Airbus and Boeing. Washington was yesterday given the go-ahead by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to impose the tariffs, which it will put in place on October 18. Goods included […]

Modest Asian imports to Mexico through western ports are delivering fewer delays and steady spot rates — in the $1,300 to $1,500 per TEU range — while also raising questions about the health of inbound cargo in 2020 as the country’s economy cools further.

The introduction of new U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports could finally put airfreight markets on an upward trajectory ahead of the traditional peak season later in Q4 as shippers rush to beat the deadline.

Major U.S. seaports posted growth in containerized cargo volume for August, the start of the season when retailers begin importing holiday merchandise. The season runs through November and is considered shipping’s high-water mark.