Maritime

“We’ve had to add on logistics support staff for appointments, to take pictures of the long lines.”

“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.

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?

Trade group representing drayage drivers calls the move “huge”

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.”

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

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.

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

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

Bill Freidel of AIT Worldwide Logistics expects 2021 to be another challenging year for freight as the COVID-19 vaccine is prepped for release. He encourages logistics companies to invest in cold-chain technologies and continue to meet customer expectations.

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

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

Surviving cargo that was bound for the U.S. now is headed back to Asia.

CP will serve Hapag-Lloyd at the New Brunswick port through 2025.

Regardless of a transport or logistics manager’s objectives, the digital age name of the game is to estimate the dollar savings provided by an application like this.

Panama Canal congestion is not impeding transits of container ships but it is pumping up spot rates for LNG and LPG carriers.

Italian firm Fincantieri is building a $150M shipyard in Mexico’s Yucatán state to take advantage of cruise line operations and oil & gas exploration.