Ceasefire Fragile, Air Freight Stays Wild
The ink's barely dry on the US-Iran ceasefire, but the turbulence for air cargo shows no signs of abating. Expect elevated costs and unpredictable capacity for the foreseeable future.
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The ink's barely dry on the US-Iran ceasefire, but the turbulence for air cargo shows no signs of abating. Expect elevated costs and unpredictable capacity for the foreseeable future.
Everyone figured US oil exports would chug along nicely. Wrong. They're blasting past 5 million barrels a day, thanks to Asia's panic-buying — leaving American pump prices in the dust.
Tight trucking capacity has shippers pivoting hard to intermodal. But it's a window closing fast, per Uber Freight data.
Italian importers stare at empty shelves while containers play hide-and-seek across the Med. Feeder networks, once reliable, now dictate your costs and deadlines.
Diesel's back to biting truckers—and you. A 96-cent spike signals pain ahead for shipping costs, but carriers? They're grinning. Time to audit those fuel surcharges before they become profit piñatas.
Ever wonder why your supply chain feels perpetually one disruption away from chaos? Blame the metrics—most still obsess over what happened yesterday.
Air freight's nowhere near normal. Ceasefire or not, sky-high fuel and rerouted networks keep rates surging and capacity strained.
FedEx Freight is doubling down on its sprawling network to fuel revenue growth in a cutthroat LTL market. COO Clint McCoy calls it a 'powerful foundation' — yet competitors like Old Dominion are nipping at heels with laser-focused ops.
FedEx Freight wants out. But will independence spark revenue fire, or fizzle like yesterday's logistics hype?
Factory floors in Georgia are choking on logistics headaches. The Ports Authority's inland port vows relief for 330 producers—but who's really cashing in?
You're crammed in coach, 129 souls shuffling ahead like clogged highways. That's supply chains right now: AI promises speed, but diesel wars and tariffs jam everything.
Spot rates to US ports just rocketed, thanks to sneaky fuel surcharges. Carriers are grinning; importers are gritting their teeth.