Freight Digestthe business of moving things
October 17, 2026, 5:41 PM
October 7, 2026
- 5:23 PM · FreightWaves5:23 PMRailcar Market: Fleet Shrinks as Demand Rises (2026 Outlook) — FreightWaves
- 4:57 PM · Journal of Commerce4:57 PMHeavy imports put strain on skilled labor supply in LA-LB — Journal of Commerce
- 4:24 PM · FreightWaves4:24 PMRadiant Logistics’ latest deal expands its bi-modal broker platform — FreightWaves
- 3:31 PM · FreightWaves3:31 PMMexico remains top US trading partner as August commerce hits $94.3B — FreightWaves
- 3:17 PM · Bloomberg — Technology3:17 PMUPS Worker Missed Security Email, Letting China Get F-35 Parts — Bloomberg — Technology
- 3:13 PM · Splash 2473:13 PMPistiolis doubles down at GSI with four more MRs — Splash 247
- 2:38 PM · DC Velocity2:38 PMOregon pipe fitting supplier expands Indiana DC to meet eastern demand — DC Velocity
- 2:34 PM · DC Velocity2:34 PMCEVA Logistics deploys robotic, automated returns handling system — DC Velocity
- 2:31 PM · Supply Chain Dive2:31 PMAir freight shippers weary of long-term fixed contracts — Supply Chain Dive
- 2:05 PM · FreightWaves2:05 PMTesla Semi lands 50-truck order from drayage carrier IMC — FreightWaves
- 2:04 PM · Transport Topics2:04 PMTrump revisits idea of federal gas tax suspension — Transport Topics
- 2:04 PM · Splash 2472:04 PMGolar picks NYK carrier for fourth FLNG conversion — Splash 247
- 1:00 PM · Splash 2471:00 PMEidesvik fixes PSV for 2027 drilling campaign — Splash 247
- 12:58 PM · Transport Topics12:58 PMNarrowed Jones Act exemption slows energy cargo trade — Transport Topics
- 11:55 AM · Air Cargo News11:55 AMMister Air launches its own-operated cargo flights with Boeing 757 lease — Air Cargo News
- 11:33 AM · FreightWaves11:33 AMZim lifts profit forecast 72% on strong demand — FreightWaves
- 11:15 AM · Supply Chain Dive11:15 AMDiesel’s supply crunch may hit CFOs through freight contracts — Supply Chain Dive
- 11:15 AM · Supply Chain Dive11:15 AMMcCormick cites higher freight, input costs in lifting inflation forecast — Supply Chain Dive
- 11:10 AM · gCaptain11:10 AMNew Maryland Defense Shipyard Gets $6.6 Billion Commitment and Trump Visit — gCaptain
- 11:06 AM · gCaptain11:06 AMShips Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama Canal — gCaptain
- 11:01 AM · FreightWaves11:01 AMClimbing intermodal rail volumes more than treble commodities traffic gains — FreightWaves
- 11:00 AM · TechCrunch11:00 AMSpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains — TechCrunch
- 11:00 AM · TechCrunch11:00 AMBloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing — TechCrunch
- 10:42 AM · FreightWaves10:42 AMLogistics firms to pay $2M to settle hiring discrimination cases — FreightWaves
- 10:30 AM · FreightWaves10:30 AMYellow Corp., Teamsters settle on WARN Act claims — FreightWaves
- 10:15 AM · Supply Chain Dive10:15 AMTractor Supply opens Idaho distribution center with automation, dedicated AI team — Supply Chain Dive
- 9:59 AM · Air Cargo News9:59 AMFlyTrix launches new online OBC booking platform — Air Cargo News
- 9:57 AM · Journal of Commerce9:57 AMGerman docker strike averted as union, port employers reach deal — Journal of Commerce
- 9:37 AM · FreightWaves9:37 AMUnion Pacific CEO ‘99.99%’ confident rail merger will win approval — FreightWaves
- 9:00 AM · FreightWaves9:00 AMGarten Trucking appeal on NLRB order rejected by SCOTUS — FreightWaves
- 8:50 AM · FreightWaves8:50 AMStripe taps FedEx data to expand small business access to financing — FreightWaves
- 8:00 AM · Splash 2478:00 AMJP Morgan-backed NOCC expands China car carrier programme — Splash 247
- 7:30 AM · Splash 2477:30 AMWallenius Wilhelmsen eyes up to 12 more car carriers — Splash 247
- 7:00 AM · Splash 2477:00 AMGallagher Bassett buys second London shipping law firm in five months — Splash 247
- 6:39 AM · Splash 2476:39 AMSFL lands $275m cash haul from Trafigura tanker sale — Splash 247
- 6:38 AM · The Loadstar6:38 AMExports stranded as Adani Russia-embargo creates Indian air cargo chaos — The Loadstar
- 6:30 AM · Splash 2476:30 AMBotas goes to market for nearly three-year LNG carrier charter — Splash 247
- 6:21 AM · The Loadstar6:21 AMPanama prosecutors could do more damage to Hutchison than arbitrators — The Loadstar
- 6:02 AM · gCaptain6:02 AMChina Completes First Season of Regular Arctic Container Service — gCaptain
- 6:01 AM · gCaptain6:01 AMQatar Brings Empty LNG Ships Into Gulf in Potential Export Boost — gCaptain
- 6:00 AM · Splash 2476:00 AMPyxis lifts MR earnings with two-year CITGO deal — Splash 247
- 5:58 AM · Air Cargo News5:58 AMA good month for Finnair Cargo — Air Cargo News
- 5:40 AM · Splash 2475:40 AMSeven north European ports back cross-border automated freight push — Splash 247
- 5:33 AM · Splash 2475:33 AMCommodity trader takes Pelagic handysize for up to 11 months — Splash 247
- 5:24 AM · Air Cargo News5:24 AMAir France KLM Martinair to add Cairo as freighter link this winter — Air Cargo News
- 3:46 AM · Air Cargo News3:46 AMNew directions and a solid course for Air Atlanta — Air Cargo News
- 3:41 AM · Splash 2473:41 AMBusan shipmanager launches Arctic LNG fleet push — Splash 247
- 2:02 AM · Splash 2472:02 AMFMC threatens COSCO with $16.7m penalty over delayed payment — Splash 247
October 6, 2026
- 10:40 PM · Splash 24710:40 PMSolstad Offshore exercises $125m CSV purchase option — Splash 247
- 10:20 PM · Splash 24710:20 PMAramco taps KBR for major field upgrade work — Splash 247
- 6:03 PM · FreightWaves6:03 PMTA Services acquires 2 Texas cross-border carriers, adds 133 trucks — FreightWaves
- 5:35 PM · DC Velocity5:35 PMRedwood Logistics acquires JBF Consulting, launches advisory arm — DC Velocity
- 5:32 PM · DC Velocity5:32 PMPeak season runs long as AI demand and port congestion keep capacity tight — DC Velocity
- 3:57 PM · Splash 2473:57 PMBunker prices jump by three-quarters since Iran war began — Splash 247
- 3:16 PM · FreightWaves3:16 PMTransfix integrates E3 driver fraud screening into TMS — FreightWaves
- 2:06 PM · Journal of Commerce2:06 PMCEVA targets $1 billion annual 'value' as focus shifts to organic growth: CEO — Journal of Commerce
- 1:42 PM · gCaptain1:42 PMVolare Jumps in Oslo Debut as Wave of Shipping IPOs Builds — gCaptain
- 1:07 PM · FreightWaves1:07 PMEinride, EASE begin daily driverless freight runs in Ohio — FreightWaves
- 11:58 AM · Supply Chain Dive11:58 AMWhy one brand adopted Amazon’s growing inventory replenishment service — Supply Chain Dive
- 11:34 AM · Air Cargo News11:34 AMAirfreight rates edge up in September — Air Cargo News
- 11:26 AM · Supply Chain Dive11:26 AMHow Etsy is pushing freight decarbonization — Supply Chain Dive
- 11:04 AM · FreightWaves11:04 AMUber strikes $2.3B deal for ezCater as freight unit adds supply chain exec — FreightWaves
- 8:58 AM · Splash 2478:58 AMGlobal Ship Lease takes newbuild orderbook to 17 — Splash 247
- 8:43 AM · Transport Topics8:43 AMEnergy Transfer to buy Vaquero Midstream for $2.63 billion — Transport Topics
- 8:38 AM · The Loadstar8:38 AMCapacity conundrum for shippers as carriers unveil post-Golden Week blanks — The Loadstar
- 8:21 AM · The Loadstar8:21 AMGrowing trade driving congestion and delays at West African ports — The Loadstar
- 8:00 AM · FreightWaves8:00 AMZF raises U.S. outlook, pauses hybrid plan for U.S. trucks — FreightWaves
- 7:44 AM · Supply Chain Dive7:44 AMLevi’s, Marks & Spencer launch renewable energy initiative for fashion suppliers — Supply Chain Dive
- 7:40 AM · The Loadstar7:40 AM‘More liberal’ India ends licence requirement for box ship reflagging — The Loadstar
- 7:30 AM · Splash 2477:30 AMTaylor Maritime reaches last ship in $1bn disposal run — Splash 247
- 7:13 AM · The Loadstar7:13 AMFlexport lets AI agents book freight – who signed the contract? — The Loadstar
- 7:01 AM · The Loadstar7:01 AMLX Pantos moves in, eyeing Poland’s growing role in European logistics — The Loadstar
- 7:00 AM · FreightWaves7:00 AMWaabi takes its autonomous truck pitch beyond truckload — FreightWaves
- 7:00 AM · Splash 2477:00 AMSFL enters ammonia carrier market with twin newbuild order — Splash 247
- 6:44 AM · The Loadstar6:44 AMSuez return a major threat to carrier efforts to halt transpac spot rate slide — The Loadstar
- 6:30 AM · Splash 2476:30 AMADNOC L&S lines up three more VLGCs for $324m — Splash 247
- 6:00 AM · Splash 2476:00 AMExmar confirms lucrative suezmax resale — Splash 247
- 5:53 AM · Air Cargo News5:53 AMCMA CGM Air Cargo adds allotment booking on CargoAi — Air Cargo News
- 5:30 AM · Splash 2475:30 AMd’Amico brings last leased tanker back in-house — Splash 247
- 4:58 AM · Air Cargo News4:58 AMFlydubai continues cargo expansion with ULD deal — Air Cargo News
- 4:36 AM · Splash 2474:36 AMLila Global exits VLCC segment in style — Splash 247
- 4:06 AM · Splash 2474:06 AMHD Hyundai delivers world’s first lashing-free containership — Splash 247
- 4:02 AM · Splash 2474:02 AMTorm’s former top shareholder heads for the exit — Splash 247
October 5, 2026
- 10:10 PM · Splash 24710:10 PMAker Solutions consultancy enters Canadian offshore wind market — Splash 247
- 10:00 PM · Splash 24710:00 PMSOHAR names Raid Al Rubaiey as CEO — Splash 247