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Shippers are starting to see the beginning of the pipeline of value-added services, but the rollout won’t make a splash like the deployment of a mega-ship.

A new weekly container feeder service, launched by Aliança Navegação e Logistica in December, is attracting shippers in northern Brazil looking for a new connection to the port of Pecem’s international and coastal services.

The annual survey of shipper views on the most important issues in the trans-Pacific trade.

Toepfer’s index consists of an average of six-month to 12-month time charter rates per day for 12,500 deadweight-ton multipurpose and heavy-lift F-type vessels.

The hefty capital injection for NEXT, announced Wednesday, places it among the biggest individual raisers of capital in the most recent wave of logistics technology startups.

The new rule is similar to 24-hour advanced manifest rule for US cargo and recent regulatory changes in China.

An unpredictable influx of tariff-related freight has constricted chassis supply, emphasizing the need for new solutions.

Trucking logistics stakeholders are debating: do ocean carriers really incur an operating expense per street turn, or is it an excuse?

Shippers have largely struggled to understand the benefits blockchain technology brings to their supply chain and at what cost.

New software is emerging that can sift through multiple formats, offering an accelerant to adoption by shipper and forwarders.

The year 2018 was a volatile, challenging year for shippers, and 2019 is showing few signs that it will be any different.

The US trucking industry is evolving faster than ever.

Asia-Europe carriers are expected to deploy a host of strategies to absorb the mega-ship capacity coming online this year.

Bangladesh shippers have nearly tapped out containerized rail capacity on the Chittagong-Dhaka route.

The Competition Commission of India has found merit in concerns expressed by PSA International regarding inter-terminal rail operations at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

At 2019’s outset, adequate global growth and demand bode well for project logistics, but potential pitfalls also exist.

The 2019 regulatory schedule isn’t clear, but what is clear is that there will be many more hours of debate over truck driver hours of service.

The intermodal sector enters 2019 with cautious optimism amid adequate US economic growth; however, factors point toward more-competitive conditions.

The summer/autumn beat-the-tariff front-loading of imports to West Coast ports is now spreading inland.

For the new fee, the port promises timelier inspections and fewer detention and demurrage charges.

A slew of upgrades, efficiency improvements, and new services are all aimed at boosting business.

Given current factors in the two trade lanes, there was little chance rates would strengthen.

Amid tightening Mexican truck capacity, rail has an opportunity to attract smaller shippers.

Oaktree, primary shareholder of now-insolvent Hansa Heavy Lift, in January became a key partner with Kansas-based transportation provider Watco Companies.

There are two popular operating models for running a chassis pool, but truckers want to create a third version they believe will improve cargo deliveries.

Knight-Swift projects higher fourth-quarter, first-quarter earnings, but analysts are not doing the same for 2019 truckload pricing forecasts.

The cause of the extreme gridlock at Los Angeles-Long Beach is manifold.

APM Terminals' proactive, customer-support measures are netting substantial results.

The consolidation moves among large forwarders have drawn a mixed response.

The MPV/HL sector has been in the doldrums for four or five years.

Nuisances are popping up that irk port authorities and customs brokers.

Truckload carriers are losing some of the bargaining leverage they hoped to retain in 2019.

Truckers and equipment providers in Mexico should find it easier to lease intermodal equipment if the country's first uniform interchange agreement goes ahead.

Chassis are one piece of the puzzle, and all parts must fit together in sync for the supply chain to remain smooth in the future.

The history of and the battle between trailers and containers parallels the history of US transportation.

Schneider's adoption of the new systems places in stark relief the need for brokers to differentiate.

However, even planning for no deal is not a straightforward matter.

Panalpina’s board of directors is currently reviewing the DSV offer.

How the reduced capacity meets slowing US import volume, which will be reflected in weekly spot rates, will give a preliminary picture of what to expect in supply and demand for the coming year.

Indian authorities believe the revised “tariff guidelines 2019” will create a more conducive operating environment for initial concession holders.