Commentary

One could be forgiven for having forgotten all about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Businesses should consider contingency plans and remodel their supply chains, but the current Brexit talk deadlock creates additional uncertainty.

The reality is that the future of forwarding is not emerging from Silicon Valley.

Driverless trucks will take some getting used to, but that does not make them the Halloween demon that the Teamsters make them out to be.

Many folks have asked what the future of freight will look like, but if you look around, we’re already there.

You receive an invoice from CBP for additional duty assessed on an entry. When do you have to pay it? Presumably, the answer is within 30 days — but maybe not!

Containerization has gradually led to the commoditization of the ocean (port-to-port) liner service, leading to excruciating competition among carriers.

“Carriers have to be willing to concede that there is interplay between the long-term contract, and spot rate customers, and that rate actions taken in the spot market can negatively impact contract shippers.”

The Maritime Workers Emergency Medical Fund deserves generous support. It offers a helping hand to those in need and provides direct help to those who help make the maritime industry such a special community.

The global scrap metal market has been growing and is expected to increase to $406.2 billion in 2020 from $277.1 billion in 2015.

CSX Transportation’s overhaul of its network ultimately may benefit shippers.

When it comes to discussion of trade in Canada, there are few topics that stir the passions of stakeholders as that of cheese.

Disruption is unavoidable for container shipping as multiple technologies converge with unprecedented speed.

When a driver goes to close the trailer doors after a shipment is loaded, even though standing at ground level rather than in the trailer or otherwise level with the load, would he be able to discover improper loading or securing?

A simmering trade dispute between the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada underscores how the global aviation market has become one of the richest opportunities for logistics and shipping firms.

The prioritization of ultra-large container ships at ports delays shipments by smaller container ships, and increases the risk of damage to cargo and ships.

Businesses today have more resources and technology than ever to manage their logistics processes.

The world was shocked by the British citizens’ decision on June 24, 2016, to withdraw their nation from the European Union.

As long as there are plentiful avenues for the flow of US commerce in and among the ports of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, does diversion matter?

The US system is challenged when it comes to chassis and, by extension, the need to provide a sustainable working environment for truckers.

As criminals grow more creative in efforts to circumvent the law, the US Customs and Border Protection is implementing new enforcement tools.

Some issues in ocean shipping are so predictable that you can plan for them, yet others are not so predictable.

Automotive rules of origin are the real sticking factor.

The Trump administration‘s initial reluctance and eventual decision to waive the Jones Act for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico has reignited the decades-old debate on the 1920 law.

A carrier would be hard-pressed to refute a damage claim unless its representative had also inspected the goods, despite a shipper’s lack of photographic evidence.

A joint rail and trans-Atlantic routing could take about 27 days. Trains are getting faster and ocean carrier reliability is better on the trans-Atlantic than on Asian services.

The new US administration, challenges by Uber Freight and Convoy, and the recent catastrophic hurricanes are just a few of the changes, challenges, and disruptions the trucking and freight industries have faced.

A recent CITA report states that when 5G is rolled out in the 2020s, it will have the potential to transform the freight sector. It will make the digital framework that supports the industry even more “capable, efficient, and intelligent” than it is now.

Increased data reliability and cloud-based supply chain synchronization capabilities are enabling retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to implement collaborative initiatives within the supply chain.

If the mindset is “this is a unique opportunity to make money,” and profitability replaces market share as the objective of container lines, then the carriers could start making the level of returns that are required to be a sustainable business.

So far, 2017 looks like a mini version of 2010, where carrier fortunes rebounded off a year of multibillion-dollar losses to produce a year of multibillion-dollar gains. Now the question is how fully those gains can be preserved.

Amazon.com recently hosted a hiring day where it sought to recruit 50,000 new employees.

The persistent rumors of takeover and mergers among leading logistics firms in recent months could be about to translate into reality.

Canada is quietly creating an environment for trade diversification.

Intermodal’s historical value proposition has been to look like truck and offer a discount to incent diversion.

A lien ultimately gives you the right to dispose of the goods that are the subject of the lien unless the underlying payment obligation is satisfied. However, you can do so only if you fulfill specified conditions beforehand involving notification to the owner.

The sudden closure of the Rhine Valley Alpine rail track in southwest Germany could not have come at a worse time for Europe’s rail freight industry.

The European Union is the United Kingdom’s largest trading partner, accounting for almost half of its exports.