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By Eric Kulisch Warehouse vacancy rates in major U.S. port districts have stabilized this year as demand for freight distribution services returns, further signaling the economy is improving. Lagging industrial real estate markets in the nation’s interior are poised to rebound too, according to a recent report by Jones Lang LaSalle. Demand for warehouse and distribution space rem...

Aim is to bridge security gap between nations. By Eric Kulisch As the U.S. government begins a comprehensive effort to inspect cargo on passenger planes, the International Air Transport Association is trying to build the capability of other countries to develop air cargo security programs of their own that adhere to common international standards. The primary goal of the Secure F...

Listed here are some of the latest fleet developments from around the industry: Delta Delta, the world’s largest airline, has enough capacity in the field to serve its customers and fleet growth will stay flat this year, said Neel Shah, vice president of cargo. Delta last year terminated the freighter fleet it adopted with the acquisition of Northwest Airlines and now stri...

Several carriers have announced plans to stop routinely providing chassis to motor carriers this year: Abbot • ACL said it will gradually pull out of the chassis business, with plans to finish the process by the end of this year. Andy Abbott, ACL president and chief executive officer, said the change will be invisible to customer, as the carrier will still arrange shipments for custome...