September 2025
Titan Aviation Leasing, the joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, and Bain Capital, have acquired two converted Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter aircraft from Airbus Financial Services.
Both aircraft are now on long-term lease with mas, a Mexico-based cargo carrier based. Titan will manage the freighter assets.
They are Titan’s first Airbus freighters and was the first acquisition by Titan Aircraft Investments II, the company’s second dedicated ...
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Dutch International shipping association BIMCO increased its ship demand growth forecast for 2025 to 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent while maintaining it at 2.5. percent to 3.5 percent for 2026 on the strength of demand in non-U.S.-bound demand.
“We now expect a balanced supply/demand development in 2026 while expecting average market ...
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Small business confidence continued to climb in the third quarter, according to the latest Small Business Index from MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The third quarter index score of 72, up from 65.2 last quarter, was driven by improved views of both the national and local economies. While optimism is ...
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A benchmark study found a record 81 percent of some 600 shippers and logistics service providers view transportation management as a differentiator or competitive weapon.
Similarly, those viewing transportation as a basic service or not important dropped to 19 percent, an all-time low since the inception of the study, Descartes Systems ...
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Oman diversified business conglomerate Khimji Ramdas has launched KRHL, a specialized project and heavy-lift logistics and project cargo solution provider, across critical sectors, including energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, mining and construction.
TII Group, the German specialized transport solutions provider, is to partner with KRHL, providing TII SCHEUERLE heavy haulage capabilities ...
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German heavy-lift and engineering specialist SAL Heavy Lift said it has expanded its deck carrier fleet, acquiring two semi-submersible deck carriers Sun Shine and Sun Rise, from former owner Pan Ocean (Korea).
Both vessels are scheduled for delivery in Europe between October and April 2026 and will be commercially operated as ...
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Average container market spot rates from Far East increased 4.3 percent the week of Sept. 18 into both the U.S. East Coast (US$2,374 per 40-foot equivalent units) and West Coast (US$3,317 per FEU), said Xeneta, the freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform.
Prior to the latest uptick, spot rates had ...
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GEODIS and Hapag-Lloyd launched a real-time Contract Application Programing Interface (API) that directly connects the ocean carrier ‘s pricing platform to GEODIS’ global rate database.This new integration delivers instant access to about 75 percent more rates than before, cutting processing time from up to five days to instant while improving ...
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Global logistics provider C.H. Robinson said it is earning growing recognition for its transformative use of artificial intelligence – specifically in the emerging category of industrial AI.
“Unlike consumer-facing applications, industrial AI is where real-world operations are being redefined through automation, precision, and scale,” C.H. Robinson said in a release.
As investor ...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said three new administrators were confirmed Sept. 18 by the GOP-led U.S. Senate, part of an en bloc to dodge the formal conformation process that properly vets qualified administrators.
Instead the Senate confirmed roughly four-dozen nominees in an en bloc vote of 51-47 along party ...
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