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Shanghai lockdown causing cargo backlog ripples throughout China

April 14, 2022 -

According to reports, freight is having to be rerouted around Shanghai due to the extended lockdown, resulting in higher costs and greater difficulties getting cargo from point A to point B.

Cargo facilities in other Chinese cities that are having to accommodate the changes are fast becoming overloaded, which is causing a ripple effect throughout the logistics sector.

According to American Shipper (Freight Waves), the supply chain problems that ...

Amazon, DHL reduce cargo flights as consumer demand weakens

February 10, 2023 -

ATSG provides aircraft leasing and outsourced transportation services for cargo customers. While it issued an outlook for slower growth in 2023, it said demand for leased aircraft still remains strong and that lower levels of aircraft utilization will moderate profit growth. The consensus estimate on Wall Street was for a nine percent growth in adjusted operating profit.

"Clearly, 2023 will be a transition year for us, due to both a changing mix of leased freighters ...

Houthi missile hits U.S.-owned cargo ship, says U.S. government

January 16, 2024 - cargo hold but is stable and is heading out of the area," reports indicate.

Hours before the attack, Centcom announced that another missile was fired in the direction of a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea, but was intercepted and shot down by a U.S. fighter jet.

Each one of these attacks by the Houthis is aimed at commercial ships in the Red Sea that the group deems as being linked to Israel in some way, including by having Israeli ports as their destination....

China’s secret naval fleet: Cargo ships converted into missile platforms threaten Taiwan

December 29, 2025 -

A startling new report reveals the next frontier of naval warfare, and it’s hiding in plain sight. China has converted a commercial cargo ship into a heavily armed missile platform, a move that signals a dangerous shift in military strategy and directly threatens global shipping lanes and regional stability. This revelation, detailed in a report from The War Zone, shows a medium-sized cargo ship packed with approximately 60 vertical ...

Tragedy in Louisville: Cargo plane crash claims multiple lives, sparks urgent investigation

November 05, 2025 -

A fiery cargo plane crash near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday evening left at least seven dead, 11 injured and a community in shock as authorities scramble to determine what caused the disaster.

The United Parcel Service (UPS)-operated McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, Flight 2976 bound for Honolulu, exploded shortly after takeoff around 5:15 p.m. local time, engulfing nearby industrial buildings in flames and ...

Yemen’s Houthis sink cargo ship, kill mariners in renewed Red Sea assault

July 09, 2025 - cargo reroutes around Africa at massive economic cost. "These attacks directly threaten regional peace and stability, global commerce and freedom of navigation as a global public good. They can negatively impact the already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen," the EU stated, noting over $1 trillion in annual trade passes through the Red Sea. The U.S. State Department condemned the "Houthi terrorist attacks," but avoided committing to renewed military action.

The ...

Trump’s tariff shift sends shockwaves through air cargo, threatening $22B in revenue

April 23, 2025 -

Starting May 2, stringent new U.S. trade policies targeting shipments from China—most notably a 145% duty on imported goods and the end of tariff-free access for low-value items — will disrupt global supply chains, slash air cargo revenue and force a dramatic overhaul of cross-border e-commerce models. The White House’s move, framed as a counter to Chinese economic aggression and illicit goods like opioid fentanyl, will punish companies from Apple ...

Cargo ship with Israeli ties hijacked by Houthi rebels; 25 hostages taken

November 22, 2023 -

The attack involved the Japanese cargo ship Galaxy Leader and came just a few days after the Houthis released a graphic of an Israeli commercial ship in flames with a caption stating, “We will sink your ships.” The group has been fighting against the military of Yemen with backing from Iran for longer than a decade.

U.S. officials reported that the attack was carried out by helicopter at around 1:00 pm local time on Sunday. Armed rebels rappelled down to the ...

Houthis escalate attacks as Dutch cargo ship set ablaze in Gulf of Aden

September 30, 2025 -

The Red Sea crisis just took another dangerous turn. A Netherlands-flagged cargo ship, the Minervagracht, was struck by an explosive device and set ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, marking the second attack on the vessel in a week. The incident, which wounded two crew members and left the ship adrift, suggests the Iran-backed Houthis are expanding their maritime campaign beyond Israeli-linked targets despite no clear connection to Israel....

Chinese cargo ship’s covert Crimea visit signals dangerous new phase in sanctions evasion

September 27, 2025 -

In a bold move that challenges international law and Western sanctions, a Chinese-owned cargo ship has been documented docking in the Russian-occupied port of Sevastopol, Crimea. This event, reported by the Financial Times on Tuesday, Sept. 23, marks the first known instance of such a vessel calling at the annexed peninsula since 2014. The journey of the Panama-flagged Heng Yang 9, operated by China's Guangxi Changhai Shipping Company, was ...

Cost of shipping cargo across the seas in freefall due to lower demand

May 02, 2023 -

Container rates have sunk since peaking in August last year, with long-term ocean freight rates falling by as much as 24 percent. (Related: Global shipping to split into Western and Eastern blocs soon.)

According to the Freightos Baltic Daily Index, one of the main indexes for gauging the cost of transporting freight  containers across the Atlantic, the average rate for shipping cargo from Europe to the American East Coast was hovering a little above $3,000 per ...

Cargo ships now waiting a record 17 days to unload at California ports

November 17, 2021 - cargo due to the shortage of delivery drivers and technical staff.

Container ships have even plied their own routes with their vessels only to be partially loaded due to the logistical issues at the ports or in their warehouses. (Related: Small businesses suffering due to supply chain crisis.)Supply chain crisis may affect holiday shopping

This crisis has led to fears that stores may not have enough supplies for the upcoming holidays, with gifts not arriving ...

Cargo ship backlogs in California hit record high as supply chain crisis worsens

October 22, 2021 -

Both figures are a lot higher than the 17 ships normally anchored at the ports before the pandemic.

Holding areas that have not been used since 2004 are now open to accommodate the surge of container, bulk and cargo ships. Cargo carriers have to wait up to five weeks for their turn to unload goods. Once the containers reach land, it takes weeks more to queue and unload them. Of the 100 vessels at the harbor on Monday, 33 container ships were in holding ...

Startup announces plans to use bike lanes for delivery robots to move cargo

September 11, 2020 - cargo that it can then deliver autonomously. To make sure that it's cargo gets delivered to the correct person, recipients will receive a key code that they will have to enter on a keypad on the REV-1 to unlock its cargo compartment and receive their goods.

For added safety, the robot comes equipped with 12 cameras alongside both radar and ultrasound sensors that keep it aware of its environment. Refraction AI says that these systems are much ...

Cargo ship that hit Baltimore Bridge was also involved in Belgium collision in 2016

April 02, 2024 -

The Singapore-registered container ship Dali, chartered by Maersk and operated by Synergy Marine Group, is a massive vessel measuring approximately 948 feet long and capable of carrying 10,000 containers.

According to authorities in Antwerp, on July 11, 2016, Dali's bow veered off course and collided with a quay as it attempted to depart the North Sea container terminal. the collision caused substantial damage to several meters of the container ship's hull due to structural ...

Cargo processing operations in El Paso temporarily suspended due to flood of illegal immigrants

September 28, 2023 -

According to the announcement of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), this suspension was necessary to redirect CBP personnel toward processing illegal migrants who had arrived in El Paso and Eagle Pass. Trade stakeholders were advised to reroute their cargo to alternative processing facilities during the suspension.

Democratic State Rep. Mary Gonzalez, whose district includes El Paso, reported that wait times for truck crossings at the nearby Ysleta Bridge ...

Cargo thefts up during second quarter of 2020, threatening supplies of food and fuel

August 27, 2020 -

In total, the firm recorded 227 cargo thefts since federal authorities declared the pandemic in March: 96 of these thefts occurred in April, 67 in May and 64 in June. The average value of the stolen goods per incident during the said quarter is just over $200,000.

These figures correspond to a 56 percent increase in thefts and an 80 percent increase in theft value compared to those recorded in 2019. Texas also overtook California for the first time since the ...

Severe DROUGHT affecting Panama Canal threatens at least 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic

September 01, 2023 - cargo to avoid hitting the bottom while passing through areas with low water levels.

The drought has crippled the passage of cargo ship traffic because moving ships through the Panama Canal's system of locks requires vast amounts of fresh water, ranging from 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on the size.

Most of the water usually gets flushed into the ocean.

Because of the drought, the Panama Canal Authority is enforcing methods ...

Sunken Russian cargo ship was carrying nuclear reactor components allegedly destined for North Korea, investigators say

January 03, 2026 -

A sunken Russian cargo ship at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea has become the center of a disturbing international mystery. According to a new investigative report from Spanish authorities, the vessel was not carrying routine port equipment as claimed, but rather critical components for nuclear submarine reactors, allegedly destined for North Korea. This revelation, if confirmed, points to a dangerous new level of military cooperation between ...

Global supply chains DETERIORATE as Malaysia blocks all Israeli vessels and cargo from using its ports

December 22, 2023 - cargo that is going to or from Israel. In other words, Israel can no longer ship any cargo on any ocean vessel that expects to have to dock in any of the ports of Malaysia. And because those are really important shipping waters around Malaysia and Singapore, and you know, the whole peninsula there, this is another big deal.

Note also that, of course, six of the largest ocean transport carriers have now banned their ships from going through the Red Sea ...