Supply chain

The offering starts Aug. 27 and lasts eight weeks.

Union representatives and officials from the chief labor commissioner have had several rounds of negotiations.

Maersk is “quite pleased with growth in the [air cargo] business.”

Descartes' acquisition of MacroPoint will accelerate drive toward shipment, SKU-level tracking of freight across modal networks.

Singapore carrier PIL and port operator PSA are exploring blockchain technology with IBM, the latest container shipping industry players to link up with the IT giant.

Private equity firm Transplace management to buy company as shippers increasingly demand not just technology, but also realizing the value of that technology.

The growing popularity of the direct port delivery program has put pressure on the earnings of logistics companies.

The 112-year-old company is at the fulcrum of change rippling through the US trucking market and across trade lanes from Asia to Europe, much of it driven by e-commerce and technology.

The loss came despite Toll’s operating revenue rising.

In technology speak, the collecting of data from ELDs is part of the so-called Internet or Network of Things.

Kintetsu is the latest of several leading international freight forwarders that have recorded higher volumes in the April to June quarter.

It took the Competition Commission of Hong Kong almost two years to grant liners a block exemption from anti-trust laws, but the exemption order has been greeted with grumbling by shippers and carriers.

It took the Hong Kong regulator almost two years to grant liner shipping a five-year block exemption from complying with the Competition Ordinance, but it starts today.

“The congestion in Chittagong port has gone beyond the tolerable limit.”

Deutsche Post DHL posted its strongest ever second quarter result.

The US administration under President Donald Trump may have generated shockwaves elsewhere, but little has changed when it comes to Customs cargo clearance.

The company blamed the shipping segment’s poor performance on slumping freight rates and cargo volumes.

The biggest Japanese international freight forwarder’s net profit came to 11.1 billion yen ($101 million).

US cotton exporters say that although Bangladesh is a growing market, its port congestion and lack of direct services adds complexity to their supply chains.

Revenue climbed 3.3 percent to $1.72 billion.

Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland may be able to meet regulatory goals for zero-emission cargo-handling equipment at a fraction of the cost initially forecast.

The Bangladesh government is welcoming private sector investments in inland container terminals.

Washington State’s two senators asked in August 2011 for a study of potential cargo diversions after hearing their states’ ports might be losing business to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

DSV booked record earnings in the second quarter.

China’s largest retailer launched the new cross-border alliance with the view of improving the usually complicated processes involved in bringing imported products into the mainland.

The Hong Kong-based 300Cubits on Tuesday introduced the TEU, not the container unit.

Brazil’s container trade grew 5.8 percent year-over-year in the first quarter.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has combined with other ease-of-doing-business measures to speed the movement of truckers.

Yusen’s revenue rose in all regions except the Americas.

It is going to take government support and new business practices to boost US exports, and even then, it is going to be tough haul.

US containerized exports are on the upswing, a boon not just to shippers of goods and commodities such as cotton and poultry, but also to the railroads, marine terminals, and container lines hungry to ship anything but empties to Asia.

Group net profit soared 45 percent year over year.

Mexican trucking companies are urging lawmakers to stiffen penalties against cargo robberies.

At its heart, the container shipping system is driven by uncertainty, hurting shippers and carriers alike.

The EU’s executive said it is also assessing tax breaks for other ports in the 28-nation bloc.

“This collaboration will intensify Bolloré Logistics' development in the Middle East.”

The Moscow Arbitration Court found the FAS’ evidence in the case against NCSP unconvincing.

“We never know what’s going to show up,” said the president of Missionary Expediters.

The Manila-listed mid-sized terminal operator was one of two companies competing to win the concession.