Supply chain

“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.

A trial shipment completed last week between North Europe and the East Coast of North America is a sign of digitalization’s potential.

The Russian Federal Customs Service is trying to make itself more efficient.

Much depends on the actions of President Donald Trump.

Jacobs said more ocean carrier consolidation is coming and more is needed.

“The Teamsters are out of control.”

Japanese shipping group MOL is the latest looking to tap into the rapidly growing logistics demand in India.

The largest pain point yet to resolve in refrigerated shipping is the lack of data and transparency in managing the end-to-end cold chain, the former head of Maersk Line's reefer business says.

“Studies estimate that the TFA will cut the average cost of exporting by some 14 percent."

The latest action underscores how aggressively the government is pushing to increase direct port delivery shipments.

As XPO gains global scale, it is blending disparate networks to offer new services to shippers.

Eimskip said it has 15 working days to reply to the preliminary objection.

Major revisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement or other trade agreements could create a bigger market for electronic audit and payment services.