Company builds more capabilities across India to leverage economic growth
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The day’s most important moves across every mode — air, rail, road, ocean and the trade that ties them together.
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FRI · AUG 28 · 2026 |
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Register today for the Houston International Maritime Conference (HIMC26) happening this November in Downtown Houston. Our agenda is out now! Buy your early bird ticket by August 31.
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AIR · CARGO INFRASTRUCTURE
BY ERIC KULISCH · AMERICAN SHIPPER · AUG 27, 2026
FedEx will build a dedicated 230,000-square-foot air cargo hub at Delhi’s airport with AI-enabled sorting that lifts processing capacity from 600 to 5,000 packages per hour, part of a broader $400 million buildout across India.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — Consolidating FedEx’s scattered Delhi operations into one automated hub signals India is moving from growth market to core infrastructure priority — shippers routing time-sensitive freight through South Asia should watch for faster dwell times once the facility opens. |
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OCEAN · CONTAINER SHIPPING
The Drewry World Container Index slipped 1% to $4,473/FEU as trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe spot rates softened, even as Shanghai port congestion pushed average vessel waiting times up to 96 hours from 35.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — Fewer blank sailings on trans-Pacific lanes next week point to carriers chasing volume rather than defending rates — but tightening Asia-Europe blank sailings plus Shanghai congestion could offset that softness if delays start rippling into transit times. |
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OCEAN · DIGITAL FREIGHT
DP World is winding down SeaRates, the digital freight marketplace it acquired in 2020, according to the platform’s former CEO, raising questions about the future of DP World’s related Digital Freight Alliance forwarder network.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — This looks like DP World narrowing its digital bets toward tools tied directly to its terminals rather than standalone freight-tech platforms — forwarders using SeaRates for quoting or tracking should start lining up alternatives now rather than waiting for an official announcement. |
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RAIL · M&A
UP and NS told the Surface Transportation Board their $85 billion merger clears the required regulatory threshold, citing claimed savings of $1 billion annually for the railroads and $3.5 billion for customers from shifting 2.1 million truckloads onto rail.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — With a decision not expected until late 2027, shippers negotiating multi-year contracts have a long runway to press for firm service commitments — the claimed truck-to-rail diversion numbers are the figure opponents will contest hardest as the review moves forward. |
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OCT 27–28, 2026 · THE SIGNAL, CHATTANOOGA · CHATTANOOGA, TN
Your team works hard every day to keep supply chains moving. This Labor Day, invest in their growth—and your company’s bottom line—by sending them to F3: Future of Freight Festival (Oct. 27-28 in Chattanooga). Get ahead of market trends and regulatory shifts, experience the latest FreightTech insights that directly impact your margins, and expand high-value relationships with 1,000+ supply chain leaders spanning the industry.
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American Shipper · The Daily — published weekdays
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