James Miller

Emirates SkyCargo boosts India network with extra freighter rotations to Mumbai and Ahmedabad

Emirates SkyCargo will deploy two additional weekly freighters to India in March 2026 — a direct dedicated rotation to Ahmedabad and a Dubai–Singapore–Mumbai connector — increasing available uplift by roughly 3,000 tonnes per week across the market.

Thomas Wylie named President, Global Strategic Projects at deugro

deugro has placed operational responsibility for complex heavy‑lift and project freight accounts under its Global Strategic Projects leadership, effective February 1, 2026, aiming to tighten planning-to-execution interfaces across multimodal shipment chains and on-site engineering teams.

Awery and Group Concorde partner to centralise GSSA cargo operations on a single ERP platform

Group Concorde will consolidate cargo bookings, revenue accounting and multi‑airline workflows from its network of over 30 offices into Awery’s integrated ERP, aiming to reduce manual touchpoints and shorten turnaround on air cargo handling by measurable percentages.

MSC suspends bookings to the Middle East, disrupting Red Sea and Persian Gulf services

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has suspended all worldwide bookings destined for the Middle East, immediately removing an estimated 73,000 TEU of weekly capacity across nine liner strings serving the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. The advisory cites crew safety as the reason and signals a halt in direct calls to roughly 25–30 regional ports until security stabilizes. Scope of the suspension and immediate capacity impact The suspension affects multiple MSC strings, including services that link North India and South America to the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean rim. While MSC did not specify every string by name, industry estimates place the affected capacity across intra‑regional feeders and

Settlement ends Progress Rail’s antitrust fight with Wabtec after GE Transportation deal

Progress Rail and Wabtec announced a settlement in the Delaware litigation that followed Wabtec’s 2019 $11 billion acquisition of GE Transportation, after Progress Rail alleged exclusionary conduct that affected diesel-electric long-haul locomotive markets and component compatibility.

Aanval op de Amerikaanse vlag Stena Imperative in Bahrein veroorzaakt congestie in de regionale scheepvaart en uitdagingen bij omleidingen

Ongeveer 150 tankers liggen voor anker in de Perzische Golf nadat Iran de toegang tot de Straat van Hormuz heeft geblokkeerd, wat resulteert in een knelpunt dat de export van ruwe olie verstoort, de wachttijden aan de kade verlengt en de wachttijden en bunkerkosten opdrijft voor zowel short-sea als deep-sea operators.

How Strait disruptions and shrinking refinery capacity squeeze diesel supply chains and trucking margins

The temporary halt of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively removed roughly 15–20% of daily crude flows from commercial transit, triggering an immediate surge in Brent beyond $82/bbl and a sharp spike in diesel futures—a direct hit to the trucking sector that consumes over 35 billion gallons of diesel annually.

Diesel Haalt Ruwe Olie In in Vroege Handel Nu Onzekerheid Straat van Hormuz Doorwerkt in Markten

Ultra-laagzwavel diesel (ULSD) voor het vooruitzichtcontract steeg met ongeveer 12,8% in de vroege handel op zondag tot $ 2,8415/g, waarmee Brent (+7,4%) en West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (+7,3%) werden overtroffen, terwijl de markten de Amerikaanse analyseerden.

Container Lines Suspend Persian Gulf Calls After Strikes on Jebel Ali and Strait of Hormuz

Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. instructed vessels to avoid Persian Gulf calls and seek shelter after missile and drone strikes affected Jebel Ali and other ports, leaving tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz and interrupting a key crude oil and container artery. Immediate operational picture: vessels, ports and routes Multiple carriers suspended or diverted services to Persian Gulf hubs. Container ships that normally call at Jebel Ali and nearby UAE ports were ordered to omit those calls or reroute via alternative ports. Tankers were observed anchoring outside the Strait of Hormuz while cruise and naval assets repositioned. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations

Cargojet’s fleet redeployment, UPS partnerships and what it means for freight networks

Cargojet has operated as many as 14 Boeing 757-200 rotations between the Toronto area and Louisville and flown seven Boeing 767-300 legs primarily between Vancouver and Louisville in the past three months to meet UPS demand after the MD-11 groundings.

BNSF must convert efficiency gains into higher operating margin, Greg Abel says

BNSF reported a 2025 operating ratio of 65.5%, translating to an operating margin of 34.5% — about 5.7 percentage points behind western rival Union Pacific at 59.8%.

What a freight scam call revealed about identity theft and communication control

A routine carrier verification call about a refrigerated shipment en route to Chicago ended with an unambiguous admission: “Honestly… it’s gone.” That moment is now a textbook example of how modern freight fraud moves from paperwork to physical loss.