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Express logistics providers bet big on health care business

The big three integrated parcel and logistics carriers are aggressively targeting the high-margin health care vertical as a profit center, with DHL on Monday announcing a $2.2 billion investment over five years and FedEx expecting to capture $400 million in business from new health care customers.

Not to be outdone, UPS (NYSE: UPS) in January acquired Frigo-Trans and sister company BPL, which provide temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation in Europe for pharmaceutical and biotech...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/express-logistics-providers-bet-big-on-health-care-business

Ocean shipping carbon tax could gouge US consumers, say opponents 

Government representatives are meeting this week to finalize the first-ever global carbon tax on ocean shipping emissions in a move that opponents say could disproportionately hit American consumers.

The initiative is being driven by the International Maritime Organization, which regulates global shipping, following a 2023 agreement that sets a goal of net-zero shipping emissions by 2050. 

Members of the organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee are gathering this week in London...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ocean-shipping-carbon-tax-could-gouge-us-consumers-say-opponents

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

Amazon’s in-house cargo airline has reduced short-haul flying and focused on larger aircraft and multiple hubs to align with the company’s regionalized fulfillment model and new push into third-party air shipping that involves bulk shipments instead of small parcels, according to a report published Monday.

Over the past two years, Amazon Air (NASDAQ: AMZN) has undergone significant change with the addition of its largest aircraft, greater reliance on overnight package flying, hub expansion at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-airline-prioritizes-bigger-aircraft-to-handle-third-party-cargo

FedEx 757 accident prompts NTSB call for door latch inspections

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new safety recommendations to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration regarding evacuation slides on certain aircraft types.

The recommendations stem from an ongoing investigation into an emergency landing, involving a FedEx Boeing 757-200 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

On Oct. 4, 2023, FedEx flight 1376 experienced a hydraulic system failure shortly after takeoff from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. The flight crew attempted an emergency...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-757-accident-prompts-ntsb-call-for-door-latch-inspections

Expect ‘subdued’ peak container season in wake of tariffs, says analyst

Recent policy changes by the Trump administration — call it an upheaval — are reshaping the dynamics of international commerce, and have profound implications for freight and logistics, says a supply chain analyst.

The scope of the current tariff implementations is unprecedented, both in terms of the levels applied to China and the high rates extended to other U.S. trading partners, said Judah Levine, head of research for Freightos, in a new report. Unlike previous trade tensions where flows...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/expect-subdued-peak-container-season-in-wake-of-tariffs-says-analyst

Port of LA’s Seroka says tariffs to cut container volumes by 10%

Container traffic at the busiest U.S. import gateway is expected to drop by 10% in the second half of the year.

Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles are expected to plunge by double digits in the second half of the year following months of frontloading and higher import prices due to U.S. tariffs.

“It’s my view that the second half of this year, beginning July 1 through the end of the year, we’re going to start to see a drop in cargo [year on year],” said Port Executive Director Gene...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-las-seroka-says-tariffs-to-cut-container-volumes-by-10

Trump revoca el acceso libre de impuestos para los envíos de comercio electrónico chino

El presidente Donald Trump ordenó el miércoles por la noche al gobierno de los Estados Unidos que finalizara el tratamiento libre de impuestos para envíos de pequeños dólares de China y Hong Kong, a partir del 2 de mayo, como una forma de cortar importaciones ilícitas de opioides sintéticos y...

https://fullavantenews.com/trump-revoca-el-acceso-libre-de-impuestos-para-los-envios-de-comercio-electronico-chino/?lang=es

Trump revokes duty-free access for Chinese e-commerce shipments

President Donald Trump late Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to end duty-free treatment for small-dollar shipments from China and Hong Kong, effective May 2, as a way to cut off illicit imports of synthetic opioids and level the playing field for domestic retailers. The action is expected to upend e-commerce supply chains and could hurt the air cargo industry, which moves most cross-border packages for online retailers. 

Under U.S. trade law, goods valued at $800 or less shipped to a single...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-revokes-duty-free-access-for-chinese-e-commerce-shipments

CMA CGM subsidiaries augment air cargo capacity in different ways

France-based shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM made air cargo news on two fronts last week.

Ceva Logistics, the eighth-largest 3PL in the world, introduced a scheduled air charter service from China to the U.S. amid rising trade tensions between the countries. Meanwhile, sister company CMA CGM Air Cargo received a green light from a court in Belgium to take over Air Belgium’s all-cargo operations.

Ceva Logistics said it has rented a Boeing 747-400 freighter and crew from Atlas Air to operate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-subsidiaries-augment-air-cargo-capacity-in-different-ways

Tariff backdrop finds ocean rates steady

As President Donald Trump prepares for a Wednesday Rose Garden event to unveil his tariff plan, significant uncertainty remains on key details. 

Despite Trump’s claims of having decided on a course of action, reports suggest the administration is still weighing options. A major point of contention is whether to implement reciprocal tariffs at varying levels for specific trading partners or impose a uniform global tariff on all imports.

The administration faces the challenge of reconciling...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariff-backdrop-finds-ocean-rates-steady

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