News: 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026)

The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 1,042,652 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September, marking the busiest month in its 118-year history as strong consumer demand and shifting global...

gCaptain · 20:26 UTC

Samsara has made its no-code Agent Studio platform generally available, allowing customers to build AI agents for tasks such as driver compliance monitoring, operational reporting and driver communication. The company...

FreightWaves · 19:30 UTC

After the busiest month in its 118-year history, tariffs and sourcing shifts roil the trans-Pacific trade lane. The post Despite new record, Port of LA chief warns of tariff-driven planning risk appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 19:30 UTC

Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city's outskirts, part of a rapidly...

gCaptain · 18:48 UTC

Cross-border freight capacity is facing unprecedented challenges. With 25,000 Mexican driver visas revoked, and significant tender rejections at both the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders, rates are skyrocketing. Learn...

FreightWaves · 18:42 UTC

Canada-US trade tension is forcing fast changes in cross-border logistics. James Edge breaks down how importers, exporters and retailers are handling tariffs, shifting demand and new data requirements. In this...

FreightWaves · 18:41 UTC

Diesel prices just jumped 20 cents in a few hours, and experts warn we’re “running out of bullets” as inventories dwindle. We dive into the latest fuel market data, the impact of red-dyed diesel...

FreightWaves · 18:40 UTC

Mexico's heavy-duty vehicle exports surged 144.6% in September, driven in part by U.S. demand ahead of new emissions requirements. The post Mexico truck exports soar 145% as US demand accelerates appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 17:49 UTC

U.S. debt topped $40 trillion and interest now exceeds $1 trillion a year. Here’s how rising borrowing costs hit truck financing, carriers and warehouses. The post How National Debt Affects Freight Costs and Financing...

FreightWaves · 17:46 UTC

The SONAR Pricing Power Index fell to 70 this week as intermodal contract rates and ocean bookings softened. Truckload rejections held near 13.9%. The post SONAR Pricing Power Index Slips to 70 as Intermodal Contract...

FreightWaves · 17:34 UTC

Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains can be achieved without compromising...

gCaptain · 17:16 UTC

Car hauler CCT Auto Trans announced it has acquired industry peer Livingston Vehicle Transportation Services. The post CCT Auto Trans expands car haul coverage map in Livingston VTS deal appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 16:50 UTC

A fire aboard a seismic research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico forced dozens of crew members to abandon ship Monday, with nearby offshore supply vessels helping bring the evacuees...

gCaptain · 16:36 UTC

A growing number of empty supertankers have been turning away from the Persian Gulf as escalating Iranian attacks threaten a critical transfer hub for wartime oil shipments.

gCaptain · 16:23 UTC

President Donald Trump’s deal for Russian diesel exposed the US to legal questions, opened a rift with his Republican allies and European leaders and heightened tensions with Ukraine - all in exchange for an outcome...

gCaptain · 16:17 UTC

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon...

gCaptain · 16:07 UTC

The diesel market is going through its typical recent volatility, and there doesn’t seem to be much impact from the Trump deal with Russia. The post Russian diesel deal having limited impact, if any, on prices appeared...

FreightWaves · 15:48 UTC

September data from Cass showed truckload linehaul rates rose 10% and freight shipments grew for the second consecutive month following a 42-month downturn. The post TL linehaul rates up 10% in September, shipment...

FreightWaves · 15:03 UTC

Freight forwarders should focus on using artificial intelligence to capture lost gross profit and deliver more tailored customer service, rather than treating the technology primarily as a productivity tool, according...

The Loadstar · 14:56 UTC

Craig Fuller dives deep into the latest SONAR data, revealing how contract rates are climbing past recession highs, spot rates are trending up towards peak, and why demand isn’t the primary driver of current...

FreightWaves · 14:38 UTC

Network Aviation Group has appointed Hendrik Falk as vice president of the Americas, ahead of Paul Umpleby’s retirement at the end of the year. Mr Falk’s appointment took effect in September. Based at the group’s...

The Loadstar · 14:38 UTC

AI has officially taken over e-commerce as the main driver of air freight out of Asia. This massive shift is fueled by semiconductor and data center equipment demands. Learn how this boom is reshaping logistics networks...

FreightWaves · 14:36 UTC

A 74-year-old Nevada truck driver died after his tractor-trailer overturned along Interstate 84 near Boise early Monday. The post Truck driver, 74, killed in Interstate 84 rollover in Idaho appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 14:36 UTC

Electric trucks are here, but what’s the real-world experience like? Hight Logistics CEO Rudy Diaz, who operates 2,500 electric trucks including Tesla Semis and Volvo EVs, breaks down the challenges and successes...

FreightWaves · 14:35 UTC

Felipe Capella, CEO of Loadsmart, shares his unique journey from lawyer to freight tech innovator and discusses how his company navigated the ‘Freight Apocalypse’ by pivoting to a blended service and SaaS...

FreightWaves · 14:33 UTC

Global container schedule reliability fell for a fourth straight month as the average vessel delay neared one week, according to Xeneta. The post Shippers waiting an extra week for US-bound containers appeared first on...

FreightWaves · 14:01 UTC

CSX EVP and COO Cory is retiring after leading the railroad’s operations since 2023. The post CSX operations chief to retire appeared first on FreightWaves .

FreightWaves · 13:24 UTC

Global Ship Lease has agreed a US$1 billion syndicated loan facility to finance 15 containership newbuildings scheduled for delivery between late 2028 and 2030. The seven-year facility carries an interest rate of SOFR...

Container News · 13:00 UTC

Bot Auto will put Lenovo’s AD1 domain controller in its driverless Class 8 trucks starting in Q1 2027, part of a push toward 1 billion autonomous miles by 2031 The post Bot Auto taps Lenovo, Nvidia, pegs autonomy...

FreightWaves · 13:00 UTC

France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called another act of "piracy."

gCaptain · 12:56 UTC

Congestion along West Africa’s coast is exposing infrastructure that appears dramatically ill-suited to the region’s rapidly developing container market, with concerns that the level of investment, and its...

The Loadstar · 12:55 UTC

Gemini Cooperation partners Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are to relaunch their Far East-Middle East Loop at the weekend. Marketed as AGX by Hapag-Lloyd and FM1 by Maersk, the service represents a fresh capacity injection for...

The Loadstar · 12:27 UTC

Bangladesh has signed a $336m loan agreement with China to expand and modernise Mongla port, as workers at the country’s main container gateway of Chittagong threaten an indefinite hunger strike over a deal handing a...

The Loadstar · 12:13 UTC

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung welcomed the PanStar Acro and its crew home on Tuesday after the container ship completed the country’s first round-trip commercial trial through the Arctic to Europe, hailing the...

gCaptain · 12:05 UTC

Matson and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have christened Makua, the first of three new Aloha Class containerships being built for the carrier’s Hawaii and China–Long Beach Express services. Matson board member Jenai Wall...

Container News · 12:00 UTC

Saudi Arabia has lost almost a third of its international air cargo capacity over the past three days, as Riyadh’s airport shutdown disrupts shipments and heightened airspace risks complicate routing options. Rotate...

The Loadstar · 11:56 UTC

Bulgaria summoned Russia’s ambassador to Sofia after two ships were hit off the country’s coast, as concerns mount over the security of Black Sea shipping.

gCaptain · 11:56 UTC

Dubai-based Emarat Maritime has added another six tanker newbuildings to its rapidly expanding fleet, lining up a series of 74,000 dwt LR1 product carriers in China. The company’s own fleet register now lists six LR1...

Splash247 · 11:33 UTC

Transpacific container freight rates are likely to remain higher than on Asia-Europe for some time, as stronger economic conditions in the US support import demand and weaker European growth weighs on cargo volumes and...

The Loadstar · 11:13 UTC

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will relaunch the FM1 service under the Gemini Cooperation, restoring direct connectivity between Asia and the Middle East. The relaunched service will connect major Asian gateways with Khor...

Container News · 11:00 UTC

Malaysia’s Lianson Fleet Group (LFG) has added a third ultramax bulker, paying $23m (RM93.9m) for a 2013-built Japanese vessel as it continues to expand beyond its traditional offshore support vessel business. The Bursa...

Splash247 · 11:00 UTC

First off, click to expand the table below, please. Got it? Courtesy of RJ (and also widely circulated on other platforms), one excerpt is here: “Except for the Railroad bubble which Liaqayat Ahmad has chronicled...

The Loadstar · 10:46 UTC

Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has acquired full ownership of Delo Group, one of the country’s largest container transport and logistics operators, as it moves to consolidate its shipping,...

Container News · 10:30 UTC

Belgian shipping group CMB.TECH has continued to cash in on elevated tanker values, selling its fifth suezmax this year and locking in another $59.6m capital gain. The Alexander Saverys-led company said it has already...

Splash247 · 10:30 UTC

Netradyne is expanding the agent ecosystem behind Netradyne Intelligence, adding ready-made agents, a custom agent builder and conversational answers drawn from live fleet data The post Netradyne expands AI Agent lineup...

FreightWaves · 10:30 UTC

Chinese bulker owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping is preparing to establish 12 wholly owned shipping companies in Hong Kong as it lays the groundwork for a newbuilding investment programme valued at approximately...

Splash247 · 10:04 UTC

Tradlinx, a supply chain data platform based in South Korea, today released findings from an analysis of more than 500,000 ocean container shipments a year, showing that carrier ETAs are not only inaccurate but...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Maersk will increase its Intermodal Fuel Fee for truck transportation in Honduras amid continued volatility in global energy markets. The surcharge will rise from 10% to 14% and apply to both import and export cargo...

Container News · 10:00 UTC

The UP World LNG Shipping Index rose 3.84 points (1.68%) to close at 231.87, while the S&P 500 gained 1.15%. The advance was broad but gentle: breadth was 11:10, the median constituent rose 2.3%, and while the...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

A changing fuel landscape The fuels powering vessels have shifted sharply in recent years, and the first shift was regulatory. Heavy fuel oil made up about 79% of international shipping fuel consumption in 20181 until...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Renewable fuels producer Perpetual Next’s planned 220,000 mt/year bio-methanol plant in Delfzijl could start production by the end of the decade, with bunkering as a key target sector. Perpetual Next expects to...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

The International Shipping Register of Madeira (MAR) has passed 30 million gross tons, bringing the Portuguese flag close to the ten largest ship registers worldwide. The registered fleet has roughly doubled in size...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Cyber Security Awareness Month in October offers an opportunity to reflect on the evolving cyber threat landscape facing the maritime sector. Although much attention is currently focused on the opportunities and risks...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

South Korea’s two major shipbuilders, Hanwha Ocean, saw its operating profit surge 87% year-on-year to 1.1772 trillion Korean won in the first half of this year. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering also...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Discussion about Chinese-backed ports in Latin America, usually includes one particular worry: what if a regular shipping dock turns into a Chinese navy base someday? While it’s worth keeping an eye on, when a company...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Following the signing of an agreement with DP World to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), the government has initiated the process of appointing Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) as the...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

China, which had halted purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) since March last year, is moving to secure U.S. LNG again. As the Iran war disrupts global energy shipping and China works to diversify LNG...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Saudi Arabia plans to expand its pipeline crude export capacity to as much as 10 million barrels per day through repurposing a domestic gas pipeline and investing in its existing East-West network, Energy Minister...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Coal futures traded just below $150 per ton, hovering near a three-year high as elevated LNG prices, driven by supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict, continued to encourage a shift toward coal-fired...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC

Soybean futures fell below $12.8 per bushel, hitting a six-week low as expectations for a record-large US crop and active harvesting weighed on prices. The USDA raised its 2026 soybean production forecast to 4.562...

Hellenic Shipping News · 10:00 UTC