European Cargo has announced plans to launch five weekly freighter services between China and Teesside International Airport while establishing a new operational base at the northeast UK airport. The carrier will deploy its Airbus A340-600 converted freighters, offering 76 tonnes of payload and 440 cubic metres of cargo capacity. The airline...
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has maintained its position as the world’s largest airfreight forwarder by volume, despite DSV’s acquisition of DB Schenker earlier this year. The Swiss-headquartered logistics group reported 2.2 million tonnes of airfreight handled in 2025, up 7% year on year—outpacing DSV’s 2 million tonnes. While DSV briefly surpassed K+N in the...
Air cargo operators continue to grapple with the fallout from escalating Middle East conflict, as airspace closures, route suspensions and grounded flights squeeze capacity across key corridors. Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and subsequent Iranian retaliation, airlines suspended operations over the weekend. The immediate result was...
Qatar has halted LNG production at Ras Laffan, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas production and export terminals, in response to Iranian attacks and maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Industry sources report that up to 150 tankers are idling west of the Strait, including fully loaded LNG...
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has signed a construction contract with Malaysia’s MISC Berhad for a second batch of large-scale LNG carriers—two firm vessels plus two options—each with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. The agreement follows an earlier deal signed in January for three firm orders and three options, bringing total newbuilding commitments...
CMA CGM has become the latest global container line to suspend all cargo bookings to the Middle East after Iranian attacks intensified disruptions across the Persian Gulf. Reports indicate that at least six oil and gas tankers have been damaged in the region. The Athena Nova, a Honduran-flagged bitumen tanker operated...
At the TPM26 conference in Long Beach, container shipping executives warned that the operational ripple effects of the Middle East conflict will be felt far beyond the region—potentially weeks from now—across major global trade lanes. As the conflict enters its third day, about 10% of the global container shipping fleet is...
Supply chains between India and the Middle East have ground to a near standstill after multiple ocean carriers suspended services and cargo acceptance on the corridor amid the military conflict involving Iran, the U.S. and Israel. The economic stakes are significant for India, with the United Arab Emirates positioned as one...
Whirlpool plans to lay off 341 employees at its manufacturing facility in Amana, Iowa, beginning March 9, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) posted by the state’s workforce development agency. The impacted workers are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local Lodge 1526,...
Robotics and artificial intelligence—once largely limited to billion-dollar enterprises with massive supply chains—are becoming increasingly accessible to a much broader range of companies, including mid-sized operators and SMEs. The shift was on full display at last year’s ProMat event hosted by MHI, where record-breaking attendance and a flood of robotics solutions...
