Trucking stocks tumble, but Citi sees opportunity in chaos

Citi’s transportation analysts have released a report suggesting that the recent sell-off in trucking stocks may be overblown, driven by investors’ overreactions to sharp declines in trucking spot rates. The report highlights key factors and trends shaping the sector.

Truckload spot rates have plummeted in early 2025, erasing gains from late 2024. While this drop partly reflects seasonal norms, its magnitude has exceeded investor expectations, fueled by excess capacity and soft demand in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-stocks-tumble-but-citi-sees-opportunity-in-chaos

FedEx to rely more on outside airlift to support in-house air services

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FedEx Corp. will use third-party aircraft capacity to handle less-urgent shipments that don’t need...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-to-rely-more-on-outside-airlift-to-support-in-house-air-services

Public comment invited on new rules for low carbon ship-finance

A new set of guidelines designed to encourage the financing and development of zero-emission vessels when built or ships able to decarbonise to reach zero emissions by the year 2050 has been published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

It is a bold attempt to steer the shipping industry towards the Paris Agreement goals; bold because most of the fuel types and technologies required to achieve ocean going zero emission vessels are, as yet, either unproven or unavailable at scale.

The...

https://container-news.com/public-comment-invited-on-new-rules-for-low-carbon-ship-finance/