FREIGHT SHIPPING MARITIME IMPORT AND EXPORT -2025
- The fourth-largest US domestic intermodal provider has received additional funding and now must focus on meeting revenue and expenditure targets through the second quarter.
- La Caisse, a major infrastructure fund and co-investor with DP World, said it wants clarity from the ports operator about Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem’s relationship with the convicted sex trafficker after messages between the two men became public this week.
- Equipped with 12 quay cranes capable of handling ultra-large container ships, the expansion allows the East Container Terminal to handle 3 million TEUs annually at full speed.
- The 2025 result follows a familiar trend seen across the full-year financials reported so far by Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express as the industry moves into an overcapacity-driven downcycle.
- Kevin Price, president of the port’s stevedoring services company Gateway Terminals, will join GPA in July as president and then add the CEO’s role in mid-2027.
- Xeneta’s “Schedule Reliability Scorecard” for 2025 showed Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are more reliable under Gemini than in standalone services, while other alliances showed uneven performance among partners.
- Overall, more than 90% of respondents participating in the latest Journal of Commerce Intermodal Service Scorecard were satisfied with domestic intermodal service between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.
- But the recommendations will not include guidance on handling empty container returns, as port stakeholders see it as a separate issue.
- The carrier reported a steep drop in profitability as declining rates combined with higher costs of rerouting ships around southern Africa and startup expenses for the Gemini network.
- The entire port workforce walked off the job almost two weeks ago to protest a government decision to lease the port’s busiest terminal to DP World.
FREIGHT SHIPPING MARITIME IMPORT AND EXPORT -2025
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FREIGHT SHIPPING MARITIME IMPORT AND EXPORT -2025
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FREIGHT SHIPPING MARITIME IMPORT AND EXPORT -2025
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- Total airline employment fell by 27,659 jobs month over month combined between part-time and full-time roles, dropping to 1.04 million workers in December.
- With temperatures expected to hover around freezing, it’s unclear when travel disruptions may ease.
- Such networks can move parcels by air quickly and at more moderate prices, says Jeffrey Elder, head of product for Deliver Direct, a Delta Airlines service.
- According to the Foundation for Aviation Safety, the aircraft suffered a “wide and confusing variety” of engineering, manufacturing, quality, and maintenance problems before the crash.
- The report found that Boeing had sent a "service letter" to operators in 2011, warning them of the structural flaw.
- The aircraft is designed for multi-functional roles including cargo transport, emergency rescue, and air-drop operations.
- French authorities ordered lower speed limits and banned traffic for heavy cargo vehicles in the regions under orange weather alerts.
- For years, logistics leaders have invested heavily in visibility—dashboards, alerts, and reports that show what already happened. Yet despite all that data, many organizations still face the same challenges: disconnected systems, slow decision-making, rising costs, and constant pressure to do more with fewer resources.
- The orders deliver a much-needed boost for Airbus, which has suffered setbacks in recent weeks.
- Investors have grown more bullish in recent months on FedEx’s strategy, which the company estimates will produce $1 billion in permanent cost reductions in 2026.