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Freight Waves
JUNE 11, 2025
WASHINGTON — Legislation introduced in the House and Senate could help speed air cargo shipments through the supply chain by using a new funding incentive for surface transportation projects. In addition to passenger benefits, Kustoff emphasized benefits to cargo shipments as well. “It Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and David Kustoff, R-Tenn.
Freight Waves
JULY 2, 2025
Supply chain risk management firm Overhaul also recently helped authorities recover stolen cargo from trains in three separate cases in California and Illinois. Border agents in the U.S. and Canada seized cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana worth more than $31.6 million at the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario, on June 12.
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Cathy Roberson
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
For the past few years, the air cargo market has greatly benefited from international e-commerce. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 80% of e-commerce is transported by air and makes up upwards of 30% of total air cargo volume. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.
Freight Waves
JUNE 28, 2025
In 2024, cargo theft incidents surged to 3,625 across North America, a 27% year-over-year increase, with losses exceeding $455 million and an average loss per theft of $202,364. The economic toll of cargo theft alone is estimated at $15–$35 billion annually, disrupting supply chains and inflating costs for businesses and consumers.
EFT
JUNE 23, 2025
How middlemen funnel illegal Chinese vapes into the United States From an office a 15-minute drive from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, one small firm helped import millions of unauthorized Chinese-made vapes last year alone, forming a key link in the supply chain feeding U.S. demand for illegal e-cigarettes.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 7, 2025
maritime transportation, state of the art warehousing, logistics and air freight capabilities. flagged fleet, expand the capacity of key container ports on both coasts, develop state-of-the art warehousing across the country and establish a significant air cargo hub in Chicago. billion from Singapore based CK Hutchinson.
Supply Chain Digest
JULY 8, 2025
See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.
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