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Coos Bay Lands $204.8 Million Rail Grant

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has been selected to receive $204.8 million in federal funding for rail improvements supporting its proposed Pacific Coast Intermodal Port. The Federal Railroad Administration selected the project for $204,771,601 through its fiscal 2025-2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The port said it was the third-largest of 105 awards nationwide. The funding would support final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction along the Coos Bay ... [+]

WiseTech Outlook Flags Rising Asia Trade Risk

Ocean freight capacity and reliability risks are increasing on major Asia trade lanes, according to WiseTech Global’s October Ocean Freight Risk Outlook. WiseTech rated overall risk on both Asia-North America and Asia-Europe trades as high. Europe-North America received a low overall rating. On Asia-North America, tightening capacity and declining booking acceptance represent ... [+]

Delta Cargo Opens CargoWise Booking Access

Delta Cargo has connected its global network to CargoWise, allowing freight forwarders to obtain schedules, rates and available capacity and manage bookings without leaving the logistics platform. Delta confirmed that the connection is operational across its full network, with no markets excluded. CargoWise users can plan, book, confirm and manage Delta ... [+]

Qatar Expands US, Europe Freighters Network

Qatar Airways Cargo is expanding its Boeing 777 freighter network with new or restored services involving New York, Dallas/Fort Worth, Copenhagen and Warsaw. The carrier will begin weekly New York freighter service Nov. 1 on a Doha-Liège-New York-Atlanta-Liège-Doha rotation. Combined with 14 weekly passenger flights, the freighter will increase Qatar’s cargo ... [+]

Pelicargo Adds Qatar Airways Booking Access

Pelicargo has integrated its digital airfreight procurement platform with Qatar Airways Cargo, giving U.S. freight forwarders access to the carrier’s rates, capacity and booking system. The application programming interface integration is live, with bookings created through Pelicargo being processed within Qatar Airways Cargo’s system, the carrier confirmed. Pelicargo users can view real-time ... [+]

Global Container Reliability Falls to 27%, Xeneta

Global container shipping schedule reliability declined for a fourth consecutive month in September, falling 2 percentage points to 27 percent, according to Xeneta. Average vessel delays increased to six days, up 2.4 days since the beginning of the second quarter. Xeneta attributed much of the deterioration to the lingering effects of ... [+]

Suez Return Could Pressure Charter Markets

The container shipping industry’s return to the Suez Canal could weaken time-charter markets and eventually place additional pressure on freight rates as carriers absorb capacity released from longer Cape of Good Hope routings, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen said. Container ship capacity transiting the canal averaged 753,000 TEUs per week ... [+]

Project Cargo Demand Lifts Toepfer MPP indexes

Strong demand for multipurpose vessels capable of carrying project cargo pushed Toepfer Transport’s principal charter indexes higher in October, with reported fixtures in some cases exceeding the benchmarks. The monthly Toepfer Multipurpose Index increased 1.49 percent to US$13,023 per day. The TMI-500, which tracks larger multipurpose and heavy-lift tonnage, rose 0.64 ... [+]

BIMCO Tags Ship-efficiency Retrofit Barriers

BIMCO has adopted a contractual framework intended to make it easier for shipowners and charterers to agree on investments in energy-saving equipment during a time charter. The Energy Saving Device Retrofit Addendum 2026 provides a mechanism for allocating the cost, installation time and fuel-saving benefits associated with retrofit projects. BIMCO said ... [+]

EU SAF Mandate Exposes Import Reliance

The European Union’s expanding sustainable aviation fuel mandate is exposing a reliance on imported feedstocks, raising questions about supply security and the development of domestic production capacity. According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, 85 percent of the feedstocks used for SAF supplied at EU airports in 2025 originated outside ... [+]

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