DSF said it expects intra-regional trades to grow in importance at the expense of the main east-west trades.
Source: Schneider U.S. Customs’ fleet of 307 large-scale vehicle inspection systems and radiation portal monitors needs to be replaced because it is aging, requires more maintenance, and is based on older technology, according to the agency and port officials. Older radiation portal monitors, which passively detect the presence of radiation in trucks that […]
The United Kingdom’s historic and shocking decision to exit the European Union has provided the fuel to power countless op-eds. As the European Union’s largest economy, Germany is a key part of that story. But the “Brexit,” which I examined in depth in last month’s Trade Trends column, is not the most impactful […]
So much innovation has occurred in recent years to improve GPS, video and tracking technology. So much that many people believe there is a silver bullet solution to secure supply chains easily. As I tell the companies I work with, that’s just not the case. Real security takes a consistent, disciplined approach over time […]
Air Transport By Jon Ross New planes, reduced emissions In July, Boeing made a quick fix to its new aircraft forecast, delivered last year and meant to predict the world’s demand for new airliners across the next two decades. Raising its prediction by slightly more than 4 percent, Boeing said there will need to […]
Richard Lidinsky Richard Lidinsky, who in July stepped down after seven years as one the five members of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, kept a fanciful cartoon from the Baltimore Evening Sun hanging in his office showing George Washington standing atop of a tower searching for the ships that used to come from the […]
In mid-July I had an interesting conversation over lunch with a very plugged-in logistics software executive about the relevance of application programming interfaces (APIs) for the ocean freight industry. I asked him a basic question: what’s preventing the ocean freight industry from using APIs instead of the de rigueur method of systems communication, […]
Baggage on U.S.-Cuba flights and Collaboration procurement to transport optimization.
It’s truly ironic that the country which led the charge to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement earlier this year may be the one that oversees its destruction. If you haven’t figured it out, we’re talking about the United States. This is the same country that stands to gain the most benefit from participating […]
With the advent of e-commerce, a new stress point is emerging. It used to be large volume importers vs. ocean carriers. This may be shifting to large e-commerce importers vs. ocean carriers. Ocean carriers need economies of scale and prefer to deploy large vessels that need to call as few ports as possible in […]
In 2004 the hull of the tanker Athos I was punctured by an abandoned ship anchor as it approached an asphalt refinery terminal in Paulsboro, N.J., on the Delaware River. The puncture resulted in the spill of 264,000 gallons of crude oil, affecting 280 miles of shoreline, 70 miles of which were heavily […]
Making it mandatory for airlines and freight forwarders to file advance information about cargo loaded onto aircraft bound for the United States once seemed like a foregone conclusion, but U.S. Customs in July announced it was extending a pilot program testing the concept for another year. Industry officials say the delay is due […]
All companies and executives engaged in global trade must deal with the use of Incoterms for their purchase orders and export sales agreements. Though Incoterms have been around since 1936, they are often misunderstood, misused and cause significant problems in international and domestic business. Incoterms are managed by the International Chamber of […]
The supply chain software provider has been the rumored target of industrial conglomerate Honeywell, but instead gets additional capital from Blackstone and majority owner New Mountain Capital.
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing met with the director general of China’s Inspection and Quarantine Ministry to gain more information about how shippers can comply with China’s requirement that shipments from the nation be mosquito-free.
Silicon Valley-based startup Trucker Path has moved from a Waze-type approach to trucker navigation to connecting loads with carriers via its marketplace app.
The Greenwich, Conn.-based third-party logistics provider’s CEO Brad Jacobs is bullish on his company’s technology focus as it secures $1.6 billion in debt refinancing that will lower interest payments 12 percent over the next five years.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will launch a three-year trial program to determine whether or not young adjusts between 18 and 21 should be trusted to safely operate big rigs.
The New Zealand port is scheduled to receive its first 9,500-TEU vessel in October, following the completion of its dredging project, which deepened the port’s shipping channels to 14.5 meters inside the harbor entrance and 15.8 meters outside the harbor.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Peru has made progress on ensuring only legally harvested timber is exported, but there’s still room for enhancing protections.
