Supply chain

The willingness of container carriers to sell capacity to resellers who openly distribute rates to the market is fueling rate volatility.

The primary issue is with “field formations” that must still set up systems and procedures for handling RFID e-sealed containers.

That state aid scheme underscores the importance the Narendra Modi government places on coastal and short-sea shipping.

The 2017 Clean Air Action Plan that the ports adopted this week is an environmental document that will guide investment decisions by terminal operators and motor carriers in Southern California for the next 20 years.

As the Dec. 18 ELD mandate draws closer, Ryder System said it will equip all of its rental trucks with portable ELDs, helping short-term truck renters comply with the law.

E-commerce is accelerating, underpinning an uptick in global trade and US economic growth, XPO's Jacobs said.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Export-Import Bank has described the bank as “corporate welfare” that should be abolished.

The World Bank will provide 5.3 billion taka of the funding.

Indian efforts to make it easier to do business in the country paid off Tuesday.

Cosco Shipping is heading for the world's number three container line position, with its rapid expansion boosted by the Chinese government.

Latest Teamsters organizing effort focuses on changing owner-operator model and federal pollution rules governing ports.

The port in late 2016 teamed up with GE Transportation to develop a single window through which port users can access the information they need to carry out their roles in the supply chain.

More complex supply chains and faster fulfillment demands create opportunity for logistics "insourcing" among shippers, Haversack Logistics founder says.

The new facility is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2018.

Continued slow growth in the global economy suppressed revenue at the world’s top 50 transportation service providers.

Transporters of outsized cargoes now must obtain permits to cross borders and even to move from region to region within countries.

There is quite a difference between the single market and the customs union.

European airlines are bystanders in the long simmering “open skies” dispute between US and Gulf airlines that looks like it is about to shoot up to the top of President Trump’s “America First” agenda.

Rhenus has opened two new hubs in Europe to handle the growing cargo volumes at its air and ocean divisions.

The corridor is the second-busiest artery in the country.

DSV has been making the most out of a resurgent air freight market and continuing synergies earned through the acquisition of UTi.

Retail shippers risk shipment delays and even seizures when they prioritize speed over product quality control.

“The Receita Federal is intent on pushing the pedal of pain down this week.”

It is difficult to plan for shipments with all the schedule changes and with no real visibility solutions allowing shippers to find and manage their cargo.

Bharat Mala supplements the much publicized Sagar Mala program.

Japan’s logistics industry continues to pour money into Myanmar’s Thilawa special economic zone.

The cost for shipping from Novorossiysk to Istanbul has fallen substantially.

The official said four companies have met pre-selection conditions under the new tender.

US contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and US-flag ocean carriers say Ex-Im Bank is essential if US-based companies are to compete with more than 60 other nations that provide export credit.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will soon release the final draft of an update to its historic Clean Air Action Plan.

A sharp break in relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union after Brexit will be devastating for the trade and business between both parties.

Express couriers each day handle thousands of e-commerce shipments.

Technology cannot replace personal relationships, but greater automation can help smooth processes, Echo Global Logistics CEO Waggoner says.

The fourth round of talks on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement are careening toward an inclusive end.

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

It will not happen overnight, but experts believe supply chains and transportation will become increasingly automated and more efficient as technology enables real-time exchange and analysis of vast amounts of data thanks to Amazon.com.

During the last two decades, Georgia has encouraged development of import distribution centers that have attracted all-water services from Asia and made Savannah the second-largest US East Coast container port.

Virginia joins Miami, South Carolina, Port Everglades, Tampa, Jacksonville, Port Manatee, and Savannah in the program.

The low-sulfur fuel rule taking effect in 2020 is likely to usher in “a paradigm change” akin to the introduction of mega-ships.

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