The cargo airline owned by shipping titan Maersk is pausing freighter service between one Chinese city and South Carolina so the aircraft can be reallocated to launch scheduled service between another city in China and its hub near Chicago, as customer demand shifts, FreightWaves has learned. The company temporarily suspended flights from Shenyang, China, to…
Korean Air said Monday it has selected Air Incheon, Korea’s only all-cargo airline, as the preferred bidder for the sale of Asiana Airlines’ freighter business to satisfy European Union conditions for the companies to merge. South Korea’s largest airline said it selected Air Incheon for several reasons, including the certainty of completing the transaction, its…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Evans Transportation launches cross-border service amid trade boom; TexAmericas Center receives Union Pacific “focus site” designation; Chemvest Holdings US acquires Texas rail-served industrial park; and DHL Express expands retail presence in Houston area. Evans Transportation launches…
Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA Bookings for 20-foot equivalent container imports (IOTI) are up 27% versus mid-June of 2019 and 11% over last year. With all the talk and expectations of nearshoring, goods coming from overseas are still flowing strong and having a noticeable impact on domestic transportation patterns. The…
A total of 15,867 Amazon Flex drivers across three states have filed arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) this week, alleging Amazon had misclassified their job roles as independent contractors rather than employees, resulting in underpaid and lost wages. Background Amazon Flex launched in 2015 as an option for gig workers to use their…