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  1. AJOT International Shipping, Ports and Freight Rates73

    Freightos Weekly Update: Attacks on Saudi Airports Disrupt Air Freight; China-to-Europe Air Freight Rates Fall

    The Freightos weekly update says Houthi attacks disrupted air freight operations at some Saudi airports, while rates from China to Northern Europe fell 7% last week to $3.58/kg. Rates on the lane were down 9% year over year, in contrast with a 33% year-over-year rise in the global air freight benchmark. The report says declining e-commerce volumes may be weighing on rates. Asia-to-Mediterranean ocean freight rates rose 7% last week to $3,804/FEU, possibly reflecting carriers’ efforts to raise rates as annual contract negotiations for 2027 begin.

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    deugro delivers power transformers for a substation expansion project

    deugro transported the power transformers from a German manufacturing plant by barge along the Rhine, a three-day journey to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. They were then transferred to a coastal vessel bound for Leith Port in Edinburgh, Scotland, and unloaded by deugro UK using a tandem lift. The final leg used an 18-axle bridge trailer. The transport route was more than 64 meters long, and the journey covered 74 kilometers. Both transformers were delivered safely to the site on schedule and positioned.

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    AAL completes nine-voyage steel bridge transport for Melbourne North East Link, delivering 188 steel sections

    AAL Shipping completed transport of all 188 steel bridge sections for the Melbourne North East Link project in nine consecutive voyages, loading at Taicang Port in China and discharging at Appleton Terminal and Webb Dock in Australia, for a total of 60,500 revenue tonnes.

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    WorldACD Air Cargo Weekly: September 28 to October 4, 2026

    According to WorldACD, global air cargo volumes rose 3% month on month and 9% year on year in September. Average all-market rates increased 1% month on month and 25% year on year. In Week 40 (September 28 to October 4), global volumes fell 2% month on month, while both spot and average all-market rates rose 1% month on month. Capacity increased by about 4% year on year.

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    FlyUs opens new office in Puerto Rico, wins Air Canada air cargo agency contract

    FlyUs Aviation Group has opened a new office in Puerto Rico and was appointed to represent Air Canada, supporting three weekly freighter flights between Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (SJU). FlyUs already represents Air Canada in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ecuador, and several Central American countries. It now represents 24 airlines across 28 locations.

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    Descartes report: U.S. container imports in September 2026 hit a record high for the month

    According to a Descartes report, U.S. container imports totaled 2,546,261 TEUs in September 2026, a record high for the month, up 10.3% year over year and down 2.2% month over month. Cumulative imports for the first nine months rose slightly, by 0.8% year over year. September imports from China totaled 924,454 TEUs, up 21.2% year over year and 4.5% month over month. The five largest West Coast ports increased their share to 46.7%; imports along the Gulf Coast fell 14.8% month over month; and port transit delay indicators rose at eight of the ten largest ports.

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    Pennsylvania Announces More Than $837 Million Investment to Expand the Port of Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania announced a $371.5 million state investment in PhilaPort, bringing in $466 million in private investment and federal grants to support an expansion plan totaling more than $837 million. The project includes building a 2,000-foot berth at Southport Marine Terminal, purchasing the 152-acre Mustin Yard parcel, and acquiring cranes and equipment.

  8. Transport Topics: Transportation Tariffs and Compliance61

    Iran steps up threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

    The Institute for the Study of War said on October 13 that Iran appears to be targeting commercial vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers in and near the Strait of Hormuz, seeking to disrupt energy shipments. The think tank assessed that Iran may intend to strengthen its control over the waterway and may be developing anti-ship missile capabilities. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that at least three vessels were struck by unidentified projectiles the previous day; no party immediately claimed responsibility.