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The state of customers’ freight remains unknown as inspection of the 14,052-TEU vessel begins.

CEO Jim Newsome calls Walmart’s $220 million investment a signal that SCPA is “prepared to be a force in retail distribution.”

DHL will be the first to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Germany. Integrated logistics companies like DHL, FedEx and UPS have an advantage with their closed networks and sophisticated delivery methods for keeping vaccines at the correct temperature.

E-documentation initiative establishes data and process standards for bill of lading preparation and issuance.

If there were a virus bloom in a given area, states could quickly decide to move vaccine from one ZIP code to another.

New data shows cargo continued to rebound in October thanks to strong North American market and economic fundamentals. By next year, the air cargo market will be back to 2019 levels, while the passenger sector struggles to survive.

China is again the top trading partner of the United States, with trade totaling $59.6 billion for October.

Sixty-four missing containers carried liquid ethanol, batteries and fireworks.

The GEODIS Women’s Network “is also intended to improve the reputation of the logistics and transport industry, a field traditionally dominated by men.”

Container shipping stocks are back to pre-COVID levels whereas many tanker and bulker stocks are down by double-digits year-to-date.

UNICEF is helping less developed countries with supply chain needs associated with distributing coronavirus vaccines.

Real Estate Roundup is a regular rundown of developments in the world of industrial real estate used for logistics and transportation. This week: Black Creek Group, Dream Industrial and Plymouth Industrial ramp up activity. Certain industries have weathered the past eight months with barely an ounce of good news — hotels, retailers and higher education, […]

The freight-forwarding arm of Canada’s Manitoulin Group has bought Chicago-based World Wide International Logistics, its third acquisition in the United States.

There will be no letup in booming container imports in 2020. The only question now is how long it lasts into 2021.

Retrofitting a passenger plane to operate as a heavy cargo plane is a big engineering job that requires many new parts and disposal of old ones. Logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says it can reduce inventory and transportation costs to make conversions more economical.

Port communities in LA, Charleston and Philadelphia already at risk, officials assert.

The pandemic is driving people to drink more. Bulk ocean shipments of wine in flexitanks are up 30% this year.

The public-private partnership distributing the COVID vaccines is in the starting blocks. Planning is almost done. Now it’s time to execute the race once the FDA says the drugs are safe for public use.

First, Spire collects the ship-movement data from orbit. Then algorithms use that data to reveal the patterns of global shipping.

Real Estate Roundup is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of industrial real estate used for logistics and transportation. This week: Publix, Amazon and Starbucks are among the companies adding warehouse space or re-upping at existing facilities. From supermarkets to coffee shops and e-commerce titans, retailers are not slowing plans to add more […]