In 2020, growth is expected to slow further in nearly every global region, except Latin America and emerging Asian economies.
John “JT” Engstrom has spent 10 years studying the freight world. Here’s what he learned:
More scooters are hitting the streets, but investor sentiment is still mixed.
Germany has unveiled a climate package which experts believe is not ambitious enough, coinciding with the time Germany inches closer to an economic recession.
Larger fleets positioned to reap benefits from carrier bankruptcies
But a lot depends on stabilizing global growth and an industrial recovery in the United States.
European auto unions and trade groups have come out with a statement that warns of a seismic impact on the auto economies of the EU and the U.K. in the absence of a Brexit trade deal.
What is the Logistics Managers Index and why should you care? Anthony Smith explains:
BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO call on charterers, bunker suppliers and nation states to “double their efforts” to ensure a smooth transition to low-sulfur fuel.
Airlines use a lot of skills to maximize freighter and wide-body space for cargo
Can carload rail become a volume and market share leader in today’s emerging high-tech freight logistics world? Or will it continue to exhibit a declining role?
Healthy container throughput growth suggests they might be.
Do U.S. corn producers have an opportunity to sell more to Brazil for ethanol production?
There isn’t a driver shortage. In fact, there is a glut of capacity on the road, and not enough freight to haul.
GDP growth hits 3.7 percent on trade surge, but patches of weakness in householding and business spending paint a mixed picture.
Several intermodal containers on trains running between China to Europe run empty due to lack of exporter demand for capacity.
Bob Costello still believes in the driver shortage.
Fed policy talk and China’s retaliatory tariffs couldn’t spook the markets. It was the President’s tweets that sent the markets into a tailspin. With tariff increases on the horizon, we can be somewhat certain that more uncertainty and volatility will likely ensue for the transportation stocks.
How Flexport is managing the challenges of todays air cargo environment
The German economy shrunk by 0.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, sparking fears of a recession.
