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Boeing certification troubles in Canada ground 1st WestJet freighters

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MIAMI — A delay in getting four 737-800 aircraft, newly converted to freighters by Boeing, certified...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boeing-certification-troubles-in-canada-ground-1st-westjet-freighters

Amazon air hub workers launch campaign to form union

A group of workers who handle planes and packages at Amazon’s national air hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) are trying to unionize the facility, demanding $30 per hour in starting wages and other benefits.

The organizing committee says it is looking to affiliate with one of the national unions trying to organize workers at the giant online retailer, which has a history of aggressively combating efforts to form unions at its fulfillment centers. 

The disgruntled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-air-hub-workers-launch-campaign-to-form-union

What do crazy $500,000-per-day rates say about shipping demand?

Ocean shipping demand is traditionally measured in “ton-miles”: volumes multiplied by distance. So, here’s a paradox: Ton-miles for liquefied natural gas shipping have fallen in 2022, because most cargoes from the U.S. are being pulled to war-stricken Europe instead of going longer-haul to Asia. And yet, LNG shipping spot rates have skyrocketed to Guinness Book levels of up to $500,000 per day.

How is this possible?

This paradox was addressed at the Marine Money New York Ship Finance Forum on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-do-crazy-500000day-rates-say-about-shipping-demand

Chaos theory: How tankers thrive amid energy crisis and war

Global crises and geopolitical chaos are bad for most businesses. Not so in industries like defense and energy shipping. Go to a commodity shipping conference in troubled times and you’ll hear a lot about how bullish all that trouble is for freight rates.

The focus at Marine Money’s New York Ship Finance Forum on Thursday was on the worsening global energy crunch, the war in Ukraine, looming sanctions on Russia, the evolving situation in China — and how phenomenal the rate outlook is for tankers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chaos-theory-how-tankers-thrive-amid-energy-crisis-and-war

CargoLogicAir, casualty of Russia sanctions, faces liquidation

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CargoLogicAir, the U.K.-based all-cargo airline affiliated with Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, appears...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargologicair-casualty-of-russia-sanctions-faces-liquidation

MSC Air Cargo moves up start date for global freighter service

Ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will debut its freighter service in early December, sooner than previously indicated.

A new air cargo schedule posted on the company’s website shows MSC Air Cargo will begin weekly around-the-world service with a Boeing 777 freighter in early December. When the company announced in September it would establish a cargo airline to support customers with end-to-end logistics capabilities, it said commercial service would begin in early 2023.

MSC will lease...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/msc-air-cargo-moves-up-start-date-for-global-freighter-service

United States Lines enjoyed its share of glory years

The SS Leviathan leaves New York in the 1920s. (Photo: Capt. James McNamara)

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For almost 100 years, United States Lines was the premier American carrier on the North Atlantic. 

Its fleet of liners were continually in the headlines. In the company’s heyday, the Leviathan was the largest ship...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maritime-history-notes-us-lines-the-glory-years

Watchdog finds DOT could be hindering infrastructure grants

As many as 21% of applicants for federal infrastructure grants — including states, cities and port authorities — could be overestimating how much they need to contribute to their projects due to poor communication from the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a federal watchdog agency.

That lack of communication, as outlined in a report released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), could mean applicants are having to dig for more money amid tight budgets or is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/watchdog-finds-dot-could-be-hindering-infrastructure-grants

CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd announce leadership changes in North America

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Both the CMA CGM Group and Hapag-Lloyd announced North American leadership changes this week. 

CMA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-hapag-lloyd-announce-leadership-changes-in-north-america

Amazon air cargo service takes wing at Manchester-Boston airport

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An Amazon cargo jet made the first delivery to a new air cargo facility at Manchester-Boston...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-air-cargo-service-takes-wing-at-manchester-boston-airport

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