Supply chain

The Department of Justice is targeting a “gray area” between its authority and that of the Federal Maritime Commission.

A directory of more than 150 warehousing service providers across the United States.

Cargo booking exchange platform secures funding of $8.5 million from GE and Goldman Sachs, among others.

US authorities capitalized on a rare window to exercise their power over non-US-based companies.

Maersk Line chief commercial officer Vincent Clerc lays out how technology will reshape global supply chains.

The system will help increase the number of New Panamax ships that can pass through the Panama Canal from an average of five a day at present.

The two partners will coordinate their resources to provide cold chain logistics solutions.

Despite President Donald Trump’s aversion to multilateral agreements, TFA holds big benefits for US companies.

The TFA contains sweeping provisions for expediting the movement of goods, and for publishing up-to-date data about rules and regulations critical for speeding up trade facilitation.

A "technical error" could cut $112 million from federal funding for truck safety enforcement programs, raising the risk of high-cost accidents.

“Working together in a cartel ... does not fly with the Commission.”

Brazil formerly had an independent port ministry.

“If we get a cut of what they are talking about, it’s going to be devastating.”

FMC Commissioner Daniel Maffei said he was “disappointed” to learn this week that the 2M and Ocean alliances had decided to forgo emergency funds to protect cargo.

India wants to switch from a point-to-point transportation system to a hub-and-spoke model.

Venture capital money is available to fund freight technology startups, if the fit is right.

JOC’s 17th Annual TPM Conference was bursting with sharp insights on where the industry is headed and on ways to break the cycle of overcapacity, less-than-spectacular service, and unsustainable rates.

The fines could total $850 million.

Adding density by merging separate refrigerated subsidiaries gave Roadrunner market leverage.

The joint customs consultative committee think tank includes industry representatives most impacted by Brexit.

Hong Kong fulfilment center takes aim at China's booming cross-border e-commerce market.

A gradual return to more open domestic and international trade policies provided a small spark to the Brazilian economy in late 2016 and boosts carrier optimism.

“Through these alliances, these groups ... could maintain almost unchanged the status quo that existed before the liberalization of the rail freight sector in Spain.”

Brazil’s government for years now has been concessioning out infrastructure to boost investment and foster modernization.

Freight management volumes increased “significantly” through the year and outpaced market growth, CEVA said.

The undeniably grim outlook for global container lines in 2017 nevertheless could brighten.

All four DHL divisions contributed to the strong performance.

UPS has not said whether it will seek damages following the ruling.

It could be the first of many rollbacks “consistent with recent executive orders highlighting the benefits of reducing unnecessary and costly regulations” under President Trump.

Distributed ledger technology is rapidly gaining interest in multiple industries as a secure and cost-effective way to facilitate transactions.

Ports, carriers, and cold storage providers are committed to ongoing investments, including infrastructure, equipment, technology, and personnel.

Container carriers have made steady gains in the global reefer market, but conventional reefer carriers find success through specialty services.

Suzue Corp. is the latest Japanese logistics company to deepen its involvement in the Southeast Asian nation.

E-commerce has heightened the sense of urgency regarding shipment visibility.

Since 2010, chemical companies have announced 264 new US projects totaling more than $161 billion in capital investment.

The cost of low-sulfur fuel can be around 50 percent more expensive than typical bunker fuel.

Panalpina faced a very challenging year in 2016.

Kuehne + Nagel posted a record result for 2016.

Bradley S. Jacobs knows a thing or two about about consolidation.

Shippers’ efforts to push the FMC into a rulemaking relies on antiquated evidence that predates the advent of containerized shipping, carriers said.