“This is one of the most difficult seasons we’ve been facing trying to move our cargo out of the United States,” says a California almond producer.
Beyond the EU, the U.K. will have to busy itself establishing bilateral air service agreements with other countries as well.
“We’re able to reach virtually 100% of our customers in Florida overnight from Jacksonville, which was a real selling point for us,” says aftermarket auto parts retailer.
Antonov Airlines is bringing back its mammoth An-225 freighter, the only one of its kind in the world, to help alleviate a shortage of aircraft following the grounding of eight An-124 jumbo jets for safety reasons.
Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?
Express carriers like DHL are getting slammed with e-commerce shipments as the holidays approach, and transportation contractors like Cargojet are throwing resources into the response.
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.
