Supply chain

Maersk Line India in a trade advisory said the one-stop freight link from cargo origins is more economical and reliable than air cargo transportation.

Canadian shippers and the head of Canada’s largest port have argued monetizing the country’s 18 port authorities could increase port user fees, limit public oversight, and threaten investment in waterside infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence advancements in gathering and analyzing logistics data are providing ways for the container shipping industry to plan further out and more accurately.

The Russian economic recovery is driving dramatic increases in ocean shipping freight rates.

Insufficient transparency and coordination are hindering cargo movements, but it is unclear whether the industry is ready to accept the remedies needed.

Port sector consolidation in China is expected to accelerate this year.

India’s container trade is expected to grow at a faster pace in the coming months.

The Port of Los Angeles is the US West Coast gateway for Chilean fruit.

Waberer’s International launched an initial public offering on the Budapest stock exchange, with part of the proceeds to be used to finance the acquisition of Polish trucker Link.

At a time when the Southern California Ports' hold on discretionary cargo is tenuous, the state's all-out commitment to mitigating climate change is taking priority over port competitiveness.

"There is other business pending that must be addressed before the commission can turn its attention to this matter,” an FMC spokesman told JOC.com

Shippers fear that the overturning of a guilty verdict for the Primorsk seaport for price fixing could set a bad precedent.

The new entity will be called Shreyas-Suzue Logistics (India) Private.

The acquisition of Partner Logistics in the Netherlands expands Lineage's reach and aids its pursuit of automated warehousing.

Strong fruit exports, especially melons, are driving growth at the northeast Brazilian port of Pecem this year.

With industrial inventory at record lows, BCOs and NVOs who seek distribution space must be ready to pay higher rents.

A year after the implementation of the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirement, the once hot-button fears about the regulation have disappeared, but doubts on the accuracy of declarations linger.

Trucking outfits and shippers that delayed preparing for electronic logging will have to accelerate plans as Supreme Court rejects appeal of ELD rule.

SHIP-LOG’s management team will retain 25 percent of the company’s shares and will manage its operations.

The platform can give real-time visibility to the location of freight.

US lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand the powers and the purse strings of the FMC to “oversee and intervene” on behalf of port service providers.

US retailers are expecting US import volumes to hit record levels in the coming months.

The largest and most ambitious global infrastructure project is China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and the United States is falling behind.

Sihanoukville is Cambodia’s largest and only deep-sea port.

The lack of equipment needed to screen cargo at the country’s busiest port of Chittagong is likely to compound already extensive congestion there.

While port operations are largely normal, cross-border trucking is still heavily impacted.

With API tool, logistics technology company project44 aims to help shippers find capacity for lower-cost "volume LTL" shipments.

The guilty ruling allows shippers impacted by the practices to seek financial compensation from the stevedores via Russian courts.

China announced new security and inspection measures for vessels calling at the southeastern port of Xiamen.

The sometimes heated three-hour hearing came as the port prepares to open the newly raised Bayonne Bridge on June 30, allowing ships up to 18,000 TEU to pass below it.

The evolution of marketplaces must be in the direction of facilitating transparency and tightening service standards for shippers.

Online marketplace Freightos has extended its service offering to the United Kingdom after launching in the United States in 2016, targeting Britain's huge trade volume.

The digital transformation of Singapore and Rotterdam will play a crucial role in their competitiveness and both ports have launched new technology initiatives.

The move has already resulted in an uptick of cargo booked on the spot market.

The new scheme is part of the Japanese government’s efforts to increase the country’s annual exports of agricultural.

Customs estimates that with quicker clearance, logistics costs per container have been reduced by more than half.

Shippers could face losses that run into tens of millions of dollars.

Scrap paper of all types is the largest US containerized export.

Trucking CEO tells ALK summit her company is getting 'aggressive' with shippers over truck parking as ELD mandate deadline draws nearer.

Two freight forwarding industry surveys show that forwarders predict a strong east-west peak season and believe digitalization is inevitable.