Supply chain

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.

The establishment of centers to process electronic customs declarations filed via Russia’s single window should speed up cargo clearance and reduce corruption.

The Russian Railways’ subsidiary earned 172.8 million euros ($192.7 million).

The sharp difference in what carriers will have to pay for lower sulfur fuel makes it tempting to skirt the new rule.

The Top 5 Importers in 2016 combined to handled 2.2 million TEU while the Top 5 Exporters shipped 921,600 TEU.

The last mile on the route to e-commerce fulfillment is getting crowded.

Nine port pairs on services between Southeast Asia and the West Coast are experiencing faster transit times than before the new and enhanced alliances launched April 1.

The “Smart My Road” service makes it easier to ship raw materials from China to Myanmar for processing, Hitachi said.

Legislators’ recent interest in rewriting the Shipping Act of 1984 has been sparked by third-party suppliers’ fears of alliances having too much power.

Hapag-Lloyd joins group of carriers that charge for refrigerated container gensets.