Trucking & Freight

Mon 26 Oct Trucking & Freight Ewals Cargo Care Opens 4-Acre Trucking Hub in Cambridgeshire The Godmanchester hub consolidates fleet operations near the A14 and A1, with driver facilities, on-site maintenance and room to expand.

Mon 26 Oct Supply Chain Tech Air Waybill Errors That Can Hold Up Cargo Acceptance and Clearance Wrong shipment details, weights or routing can delay air cargo. Reconciliation and early checks help forwarders catch errors before handover.

Sun 25 Oct Supply Chain Tech Oil Slick Threatens UAE Beaches, Ports and Seawater Intakes Closures now span three emirates as a slick estimated at 160 square kilometers approaches UAE shores, ports and seawater treatment intakes.

Fri 23 Oct Supply Chain Tech Grote Routes Trailer Camera Video Through Standard J560 Connector Grote’s next-generation 4See camera sends video through the existing seven-way connection, with potential for multiple feeds and trailer condition data.

Fri 23 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Drewry Container Index Rises for Second Week as Asia-Europe Capacity Tightens Drewry’s WCI climbed 2% to $4,585 per 40-foot container, with higher Asia-Europe and Transpacific rates and fewer announced cancellations.

Thu 22 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Middle East Oil Exports Recover as Hormuz Tanker Costs Remain Elevated October oil flows topped pre-war levels, but Hormuz transit remained below normal as tanker freight and insurance costs climbed.

Thu 22 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Iran Reports Seven Tankers Damaged in Gulf Incidents Iran says four vessels caught fire during ship-to-ship oil transfers and three others hit mines; independent verification remains unavailable.

Thu 22 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Phoenix Freight Forwarders Weigh Routes, Customs and Partners for Mexico Shipments Phoenix’s links to Nogales and other crossings create options for Mexico freight, but documentation, carrier handoffs and local expertise shape execution.

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Gulf Oil Exports Top 24 Million Barrels a Day as Shipping Costs Soar Gulf oil flows have passed pre-conflict levels, but attacks, costly insurance and tanker transfers are squeezing Asian refiners.

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Russian Diesel Shipments Resume to Turkey and Brazil as Tankers Depart Primorsk Dolunay and Leruo carry about 600,000 barrels combined, as Russian diesel exports remain 41% below the same period last year.

Wed 21 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Asian Refiners Shift Tanker Strategies as Crude Freight Costs Surge A shortage of available VLCCs is pushing Asian refiners toward Aframax ships, longer charters and delivered crude contracts as freight costs reshape sourcing.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Set Africa Peak Season Surcharges Three carriers set new surcharges for Asia and Oceania cargo bound for African ports, with rates and start dates varying by carrier and destination.

Tue 20 Oct Trucking & Freight SCFI Rises for Second Week as European Container Rates Outpace U.S. Lanes The SCFI gained 0.42% on Oct. 16, with European rates climbing while added vessel capacity weighed slightly on U.S. routes.

Tue 20 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Ho Chi Minh City Port Expansion Targets 33.16 Million TEUs by 2030 Deep-water terminals, a planned transshipment port and better inland links could reshape cargo flows through southern Vietnam.

Tue 20 Oct Supply Chain Tech Hormuz LPG Shuttle Shipments Forecast to Fall 59% in October Kpler expects Hormuz linked LPG shuttle volumes to average 177,000 barrels a day in October, while Asian supply tightens and VLGC earnings remain high.

Tue 20 Oct Supply Chain Tech Ezeiza Runway Works to Limit Air Cargo Capacity From October 25 to November 11 Ezeiza will stay open during 18 days of runway work, but shorter take-off distance may reduce cargo space and disrupt schedules.

Tue 20 Oct Trucking & Freight ATA 2026 MC&E Showcases New Trucks, Autonomous Technology and Alternative Fuels Charlotte’s ATA show featured special-edition trucks, Mack’s regional Anthem, autonomous systems and a CNG Freightliner with a Cummins X15N.

Mon 19 Oct Trucking & Freight Fleet Professionals Take On Three Rounds of Trucking Trivia at HDTX and WTX A live trivia challenge at the 2026 HDTX and WTX tested fleet professionals on truck components, diesel engines and trucking history.

Mon 19 Oct Supply Chain Tech Nippon Express Completes CAD 1.8 Billion Metro Supply Chain Deal Metro adds 190 sites and more than two million square metres of warehouse space to Nippon Express’s network as the companies plan to connect freight forwarding...

Mon 19 Oct Ocean Shipping & Ports Maersk Adds Asian Capacity as Intra-Regional Trade Grows Maersk leads Asia’s regional capacity deployment and plans to add sailings as manufacturing growth and supply chain diversification reshape cargo flows.