Watch: FedEx Cargo Plane on Fire Streaks Across New Jersey Sky Before Emergency Landing at Newark Airport
Newark, NJ – A FedEx cargo plane was forced to make a dramatic emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport early Saturday morning after its right engine erupted in flames shortly after…
Former Polar Air Cargo Executive Sentenced for $32 Million Fraud Scheme in New York City
NEW YORK, NY – Lars Winkelbauer, former Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in…
Cargo Ship That Knocked Down Maryland Bridge Freed From Debris, Removed
Baltimore, MD – The Dali, a ship that got stuck on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, became buoyant at around 6:40 a.m. and has been moved from the location of…
Iranian Forces Take Over Israeli-Linked Cargo Ship: REPORT
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards took over a cargo ship tied to Israel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to Reuters. The Guards seized Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, which it claimed was linked…
New York, New Jersey Say Their Ports Can Take Additional Cargo While Baltimore Shut Down
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Kathy Hochul have declared that their states can handle the additional shipping traffic while the port of Baltimore recovers from…
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Caused by Strike with Cargo Ship, Several Missing
BALTIMORE, MD—Early Tuesday morning, a colossal 948-foot container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing a significant portion of the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River. Cars…
Closing Today: Virtual Registration for CBP 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit
WASHINGTON — Registration to virtually attend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit remains open until 4 p.m., today. The Summit will take place virtually…
CBP officers seize millions worth of methamphetamine at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility discovered millions of dollars’ worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of peppers and tomatillos. On…
CBP officers seize 172 pounds of cocaine at the Ysleta Port of Entry Cargo Facility
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry Cargo Facility intercepted 172.6 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than…
Wild Horse Forces Cargo Plane to Return to NYC Airport
NEW YORK — A remarkable incident unfolded in the skies when a cargo jet, en route to Belgium from New York, was forced to turn around after a horse broke free from…
Dulles CBP Intercepts 46 Pounds of Ketamine Concealed in Air Cargo from Cameroon
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized about 46 pounds of ketamine, an animal tranquilizer abused by users, in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon on October 10 at Washington…
Exec Defrauded Air Cargo Business Out of $23 Million
NEW YORK, NY — Robert Schirmer, a senior executive at Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud. The plea was made…
CBP to resume cargo processing at Bridge of the Americas October 10
EL PASO, TEXAS – Beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will resume commercial operations at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility with a limited schedule. As of…
A single seizure results in over $5 million worth of marijuana at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility seized over $5 million worth of marijuana concealed in a tractor trailer on…
CBP to temporarily suspend operations at Bridge of the Americas cargo lot
EL PASO, Texas – Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s El Paso Office of Field Operations will temporarily suspend cargo processing at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) port…
CBP Officers seize liquid methamphetamine at Otay Mesa cargo lot
OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered nearly to 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a…
Cargo processing to resume at the Marcelino Serna port of entry
TORNILLO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will begin processing commercial traffic at the Marcelino Serna port of entry August 7, 2023. The cargo lot originally opened in March 2016…
Bucco Mourns Firefighters Killed Battling Cargo Ship Fire at Port Newark
Sen. Anthony M. Bucco mourned the tragic loss of two Newark firefighters who were killed in the line of duty while battling a cargo ship fire at Port Newark.…
Two newark firefighters killed battling blaze on cargo ship
NEWARK, NJ – In a tragic incident overnight, two brave firefighters lost their lives while battling a fierce fire that engulfed a cargo ship docked at Port Newark on Wednesday night. The…
CBP Seizes 217 Pounds of Cocaine at Blue Water Bridge Discovery occurred during inspections of outbound commercial cargo
PORT HURON, Mich.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Area Port of Port Huron intercepted approximately 200 pounds of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry,…
CBP Seizes 3,175 Pounds of Marijuana at Detroit Cargo Facility
DETROIT — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Detroit intercepted 3,175 pounds of marijuana at the Fort Street Cargo Facility, April 20. The illicit cargo was…