American Shipper

FedEx makes strategic investment in TNT, potentially altering European delivery landscape.

   The changes taking place in the container-shipping industry are structural, not cyclical, said Ron Widdows, ex-chairman of the World Shipping Council and former chief executive officer of Neptune Orient Lines, the parent company of APL.    “The idea that there’s going to be a rebalancing in supply-demand in this sector may be a fantasy, […]

Shippers seek to better link transportation and compliance with their sourcing processes.

   The logistics staff that you hire today for your business, whether you’re a shipper, transportation intermediary or freight carrier, will mostly come from the millennial generation.     While it’s difficult to group people together—the 80 million or so millennials would be those individuals who entered the workforce after 2000—it’s often the best way to […]

   FedEx’s operating income in the third quarter, ended Feb. 28, soared 50 percent to $962 million, mostly due to lower costs and programs that drive productivity.    The load planners at FedEx Express, for example, have figured out that moving the center of gravity 2 percent aft of an aircraft’s center could save $7.1 […]

   I read Tom Craig’s letter to the editor on missed sailings in the March issue and it’s hard to disagree on the negatives that he points out. However, at the recent TPM conference the keynote speaker, Karl Gernandt, chairman of the board for Kuehne + Nagel, in discussing the state of affairs from his […]

Mid-Atlantic state’s agriculture business, port hope to benefit from Caribbean island’s demand.

Bipartisan legislation was introduced Thursday on Capitol Hill to extend TPA to President Obama.

Tampa, Mobile and Houston joined forces to lure container lines.

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange shows spot rates to Europe at low of $399 per TEU.

New data from CargoSmart shows Asia-U.S. East Coast services through the Suez had longer average arrival delays than services through the Panama Canal.

Transportation Intermediaries Association says truck safety scores on FMCSA website have led to misuse in lawsuits.

Squamish dock was used to handle forest products, steel.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association and United Fresh Produce Association have released a new joint broker-shipper contract for transportation.

   DHL and Cisco have released a new report outlining the impact the Internet of Things will have on business, particularly as it relates to logistics and warehousing.    The report estimates that there will be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, compared to 15 billion today.    Cisco projects that around […]

CBP officers at the El Paso, Texas border-crossing stop large marijuana shipment.

UTi Worldwide appoints co-presidents for forwarding, while the Port of New Orleans welcomes new commissioner.

Southern California container terminals clear backlog in wake of tentative ILWU contract.

While the Jones Act is seen as a pillar by many industry and government officials, it’s under heavy attack by some legislators and interests.

The average financial loss of these crimes was 205,625 euros (about $220,000), the trade group said.