Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger expressed how the rail industry’s position, which remains unchanged, claims forced access is an ill-conceived approach that compromises the efficiency of the entire network.
Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger expressed how the rail industry’s position, which remains unchanged, claims forced access is an ill-conceived approach that compromises the efficiency of the entire network.
The percentage of importer self-filing customs documents nearly doubled in 2016 from 2014 and 2015 levels, according to American Shipper and BPE Global’s annual Import Benchmark Study.
Earlier this year, FedEx outlined the importance of air cargo routes between the United States and Cuba in submitted documents to the U.S. Department of Transportation. As part of America’s expanding relationship with Cuba, DOT recently asked for carriers to propose flights in and out of cities on the island nation. When a […]
Five years ago in this space, I put forth a tantalizing question; “Who will be the Transportation Industry’s next Steve Jobs?” Jobs had recently passed away and our industry had a vacuum as innovators like Don Schneider, Malcom McLean, Phil Yeager and J.B. Hunt had also passed. As I look back on the 2011 […]
Countering Amazon’s supply chain takeover; Staying current on U.S.-Iran sanctions.
Schneider sees potential for growth in its bulk transportation business. For many years, the trucking company has provided liquid bulk transport to the chemicals industry, but has started increasing its transportation of bulk food-grade products. John Bozac, Schneider’s senior vice president and general manager of bulk, said longtime responsible care requirements for […]
A recent court decision is a reminder that the $500 package limit under the Carriage of Goods at Sea Act (COGSA) does not automatically apply in the event that deck cargo is damaged or lost. (Atwood Oceanics Inc. v. M/V Pac Altair et al. U.S District Court, Southern District of Alabama. No. 15-456. June […]
For a company buying technology, it’s often easy to get caught up in the delirium of what that system will provide. Never mind the process of choosing a vendor, preparing for deployment, and implementing, it’s all about the end result. But the reality is the end result is never as satisfying when companies […]
Cargo security vigilance in the United States was perhaps at its highest in the wake and immediate years following the deadly terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. However, its human nature for us to drift back into a state of complacency after a while. Businesses grumble quietly how much they can’t stand the […]
Forty-seven members of the PORTS Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urging him to address staffing shortages of Customs officers at seaports, which they said is slowing processing of cruise passengers and freight. Congress in 2014 appropriated money enabling Customs and Border […]
The most correct prediction in the last few years may have been made by Ray Fitzgerald, president at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, at the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference last February, when he spoke about operating in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) environment. Recent and forthcoming political decisions in many parts of the world, […]
They’ll likely have to come up with a different name to avoid being confused with the Post-it manufacturer 3M, but the 2M ocean carrier alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) will soon become three. Struggling South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced in July it signed a memorandum of understanding […]
Operators of breakbulk or multipurpose ships are being squeezed as operators of container and dry-bulk ships—both shipping sectors that are facing hard times—have targeted their market. A recent report by Drewry found “The demand outlook for the multipurpose fleet has not improved since the first quarter of 2016. The breakbulk and project cargo […]
The events of Sept. 11, 2001 significantly integrated “trade compliance management” to the forefront of every global supply chain’s operation and ultimately a necessary component of successful importing and exporting. Here we are some 15 years later and the functionality of global trade includes compliance in every aspect of how goods and services […]
Attendees will gain insights into the longest supply chains—those that reach into outer space.
When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on June 23, plenty of pundits suddenly became experts on British politics. However, a sober look at the economic and trade ramifications, particularly for the country’s production sector, were in the immediate aftermath more elusive. Broadly, the vote in favor of a “Brexit” […]
The TMS provider was acquired by fellow logistics software firm Kewill in April, and the companies are progressing on merging products and organizations, Lean executives said in a briefing.
The U.N. Economic Commission for Europe said China has ratified the TIR Convention, which it says will further streamline cross-border transportation for cargo moving between China and Europe.
Until now, Freightos has focused on helping forwarders quote faster, but since January, the logistics technology provider has been beta testing its China-to-United States marketplace.
