Lisa Baertlein

U.S. retailers, manufacturers and small businesses are paying hefty fuel surcharges to ship their goods, not only as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran boosts fuel costs but ‌also as some shippers profit from the fees.

U.S. railroad Union Pacific collected $91.1 million more in fuel surcharges than it paid for fuel during the second quarter, far ‌outpacing rivals, according to a company filing with the Surface Transportation Board and first reported by Reuters.

The Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest seaport, notched its ‌second-highest volume for July, boosted by resilient demand for consumer goods and equipment for manufacturing and data center construction, its executive director said on Tuesday.

U.S. imports of containerized goods in July hit the fourth-highest level for the month, as ​shippers rushed in goods ahead of unknown U.S. tariff changes, ‌supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Monday.

An early seasonal surge in U.S. container import volume, driven by shippers racing to avoid higher fuel surcharges tied to ​the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and new U.S. tariffs, is ending, according ‌to research released on Friday.

The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia's air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing ​semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum.

Social media influencers Andrew and ​Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States after British authorities issued 38 new charges against ‌the brothers, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers plan to ​hold protests on Saturday in at least 125 locations across the United States, the first coordinated national effort to channel anger at ‌the AI infrastructure expansion that has ramped up over the past year and roiled local politics.

The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest U.S. container seaport, said on Wednesday it ​set a June cargo record as shippers ranging from ‌retailers to data center builders rushed in goods to avoid higher fuel costs and new U.S. import tariffs.

U.S. container imports surged 8.2% in June from ​the year earlier, supply chain technology ‌provider Descartes Systems Group said on Wednesday, after buyers rushed in goods to avoid ​potential new tariffs and higher transportation ​costs tied to the U.S.-Israeli war ⁠in Iran.