Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.

Nov- 2020 -
18 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
Baltimore’s ‘inland’ port takes shape on e-commerce demand
Former Bethlehem Steel plant site at Sparrows Point, Maryland, attracts shippers and 3PLs to build Northeast distribution centers.
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16 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
Baltic Exchange enters airfreight market with pricing index
The London-based maritime market data provider will offer subscribers airfreight indices via partnership with TAC.
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13 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
When pigs fly
More than 200 breeder hogs were flown this week from St. Louis to Sao Paulo. Midwestern airport hopes it is the beginning of more livestock exports.
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12 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
Geodis in US links to Shopify, Amazon
European 3PL says integration with e-commerce marketplaces strengthens activity with American online retailers and shoppers.
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11 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
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Dachser desks help US retailers weather holiday shopping season
Freight forwarder guides customers through online shopping shift and transport capacity choke points.
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6 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
Dutch airfreight wholesaler gets wings
Wholesale by Vels sees newly formed Amsterdam-based air cargo consolidation service for freight forwarders taking off during coronavirus pandemic.
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5 November
News

Chris Gillis
Exercise equipment inventories somersault over COVID-19 (with video)
Executives from Horizon Fitness, Estes Forwarding Worldwide and The DDC Group talk during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME about keeping up with the trend of online ordering and home delivery.
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5 November
News
Chris Gillis
Driving truck operations into the cloud (with video)
No more need to build information technology from the ground up when available cloud-based solutions can cheaply and efficiently modernize a trucker’s operation, experts tell the FreightWaves LIVE @HOME audience.
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4 November
News

Chris Gillis
Making shipping IT pitch attractive to investors (with video)
Shipwell CEO Greg Price explains during FreightTech Venture Summit the importance of winning over venture capitalists at the onset of presenting your idea.
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3 November
American Shipper
Chris Gillis
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How truckers can avoid a bad dray day
A half-dozen basic tips on what drayage truck drivers must consider when picking up a container chassis from a pool.
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