Logistics

The companies that move goods: parcel and express carriers, 3PLs, forwarders, cold chain, and logistics M&A.

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UPS takes in 6% more per package as Amazon cuts end

About half the increase came from base rates and mix, which UPS says will keep rising whatever fuel does.

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USPS to add weekly fuel surcharge to packages in 2027

Ground Advantage and Parcel Select will follow diesel prices each week, but USPS has not published the percentages.

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UPS raises rates 5.9% two weeks ahead of FedEx

The carrier also raises the billing floor on oversized boxes and adds a surge fee for some origin ZIP codes.

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DHL adds cold chain air corridors from Cincinnati to Asia

Three of six new temperature-controlled healthcare routes start at DHL's Ohio hub, flying mostly on its own Boeing 777 freighters.

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DSV is dropping customers that don't pay enough

Pruning explains most of an estimated 3% drop in air and sea volumes, and DSV won't offer cheaper road terms.

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NRF's 4.2% holiday forecast means about 2% more cartons

Half the growth is higher prices, and warehouses start peak with 23,000 fewer workers than a year ago.

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DHL's peak surcharge adds $1.03 a pound to express from China

The charge runs until Feb. 5, and DHL says air cargo space is still tight heading into peak.

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Savannah wins permit for a third container terminal

Southeast importers can count on room at Savannah into the 2030s, while Charleston has idled its newest terminal.

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UPS opens $80M Clark hub in the Philippines to carry more Asia trade

The new hub sorts 12 times as many packages an hour, aimed at Asia lanes where UPS volume is growing.

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FedEx and UPS parcel prices head for a record Q4

Shippers are facing the costliest holiday parcel season on record, as fuel surcharges that won't come down with diesel push their bills higher.

Funding

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Evos raises $9M for AI agents that run logistics back offices

Uncork Capital and Field Ventures co-led the pre-seed round.

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Michelin buys Illinois warehouse it has leased since 2015 for $151M

The 2-million-square-foot building handles 35% of Michelin’s imported inventory.

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Parcel fuel surcharges hit 30% of base rate as carrier tables drive increases

At early-2021 diesel prices, the surcharge would still be 23.75%, about triple its level then.

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USPS stretches Ground Advantage to 10+ days for Alaska, Hawaii

Parcels under one pound now move primarily by surface on those routes.

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C.H. Robinson agrees to buy RXO for $5.8B

Robinson expects about $300 million a year in cost savings within two years of closing.

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CMA CGM closes its $1.4B purchase of FedEx Supply Chain

The deal adds about 34 million square feet of warehouse space to Ceva Logistics.

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USPS pilots same-day delivery for Amazon in two towns

The pilot at two sites, Morgantown and Lake Havasu City, have a volume cap of 200 packages.

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FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger

Harbinger plans to build and deliver all 2,000 trucks within about 18 months.

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USPS warns of Indianapolis, Louisville package delays into peak season

USPS is rerouting packages through other facilities as it installs new sorting equipment ahead of peak season.

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USPS missed out on $163M from undeliverable packages, watchdog finds

Packages sent to USPS’s lost-and-found rose 45% to an estimated 19 million.

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Six carriers sue CHR, TQL over ‘chameleon carriers’

The carriers brought the case under RICO, the federal racketeering law.

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Amazon lifts contractor driver pay to nearly $24 an hour

The ecommerce giant is putting another $1.9 billion into its delivery contractors for 2027, the same amount as last year, as FedEx sets its 2027 rates and peak surcharges start next month.

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FedEx keeps its 2027 rate increase at 5.9%, but light parcels to homes pay more

The average holds for a fourth straight year. The fees under it rise 6% to 9%, the zone map changes in February, and FedEx Freight now prices on its own at 6.9%.

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Kuehne+Nagel takes on Amazon’s data-center logistics

The deal gives Amazon a call option on Kuehne+Nagel shares, vesting over seven years.

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Hub Group gets a Nasdaq delisting notice over unfiled reports

The notice cites unfiled reports for fiscal 2025 and the first two quarters of 2026.