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THU · SEP 10 · 2026 |
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OCEAN · CONTAINER SHIPPING
BY STUART CHIRLS · AMERICAN SHIPPER · SEP 9, 2026
Global container shipping hit an all-time monthly high of 17.3 million TEUs in July, edging past May’s previous record, with year-to-date volume up 5.1% over 2025 even as the CTS Global Price Index jumped 7 points to 115 — a 47% climb since January tied to the Persian Gulf crisis that began in February.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — Record volumes and a price index up 47% since the Gulf crisis began are moving in the same direction, which means this isn’t just a demand story — shippers negotiating Q4 contracts should factor in that elevated pricing looks structural now, tied to a geopolitical risk premium rather than a temporary peak-season spike. |
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AIR CARGO · M&A
Lufthansa Cargo agreed to acquire LUG air cargo handling GmbH, a roughly 400-employee ground handler with over 538,000 square feet of warehouse space across Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg, giving the carrier more control over its own handling capacity while continuing to serve other airlines; terms weren’t disclosed and the deal still needs antitrust approval.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — Bringing ground handling in-house at three of Germany’s busiest cargo airports gives Lufthansa Cargo more control over dwell times it doesn’t currently own — shippers routing freight through Frankfurt, Munich or Hamburg should watch whether the deal changes handling priority for non-Lufthansa carriers once it closes. |
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AIR CARGO · SAFETY
NTSB investigators disclosed that the 21 Air Boeing 767-300 that crashed at Miami International was carrying over 32,000 pounds of contact lenses from Puerto Rico and touched down at 181 mph without deploying standard landing deceleration systems, then applied full throttle seconds before stopping; the two pilots, with a combined 9,800 flight hours, will be interviewed as crash- and voice-recorder data are analyzed.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — A full-throttle input right before the aircraft stopped, paired with deceleration systems that were never deployed, points investigators toward the cockpit’s actions in the final seconds rather than the cargo or weather alone — air cargo shippers should expect the NTSB’s pilot-interview findings, not just the initial storm narrative, to shape what changes after this crash. |
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OCEAN · PORTS
Colonial Terminals opened Foundation 3, a 25-acre multimodal breakbulk facility at the Port of Savannah with an 810-foot heavy-capacity dock, more than 14,000 feet of onsite rail track and over 200,000 square feet of combined warehouse and concrete storage space, built to handle steel, forest products and project cargo with direct Norfolk Southern rail and interstate access.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — An 810-foot heavy-capacity dock paired with direct Norfolk Southern rail access gives Savannah real breakbulk capacity beyond its usual container-port identity — shippers moving steel, forest products or oversized project cargo through the Southeast should add Foundation 3 to their routing options now that it’s operational. |
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TRUCKING · ENFORCEMENT
An FBI organized-crime probe has charged California restaurant operator Kawal Preet Singh with distributing wholesale narcotics after agents seized nearly 42 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, three firearms and $11,800 in cash, part of a broader investigation into long-haul truckers allegedly moving hundreds of kilograms of Mexican cartel cocaine across US-Canada freight lanes; authorities haven’t named other suspects or carriers tied to the network.
| THE TAKE — THE TAKE — Investigators tying a legitimate long-haul freight lane to cartel cocaine movement, not just an isolated seizure, suggests more indictments could follow as the network gets mapped — carriers and brokers on US-Canada lanes should expect heightened driver-vetting scrutiny while this investigation is still naming names. |
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