Logistics in Alaska can be both amazing and frustrating. Alaska is the most expansive and diverse logistics laboratory in the United States. Take the largest state in the nation, yet the third least-populated, spread the people throughout the state, support them with only basic infrastructure having little to no redundancies, separate them from the rest […]
Better fuel prices, capacity and cost management help push up results for worlds largest ocean carrier.
An exclusive Q&A with Carlos Di Mottola, CFO of Milan-listed D’Amico International Shipping.
Nearly all maritime kidnappings and hostage-takings in the nine months to the end of September this year took place in or near the Gulf of Guinea, said global maritime piracy watchdog the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
The last couple of days took a dramatic turn with U.S. short seller J Capital making explosive allegations that global logistics software behemoth, WiseTech – a A$9 billion (US$6.2 billion) company, has been seriously misleading investors. WiseTech has robustly denied these claims. In other news: CTI Logistics annual results; truck rest stops “desperately needed”.
The Port of Long Beach saw a slide in container volumes arrested in September and hopes to attract more cargo with incentives.
Off-site facility aims to give terminal more room to operate and make chassis moves more fluid.d
Improved shipping stock prices and heightened time pressure on private equity ship owners should spur more consolidation.
Terminal operator joins TradeLens as it looks to align with ocean carriers and provide better box tracking.
French calls for mandatory slow steaming continue, but the introduction of low-sulfur bunkers could see container lines accelerate services as fuel markets are played for competitive advantage.
A wide-ranging roundtable discussion on the implementation of precision railroading will highlight FreightWaves Radio on SiriusXM Road Dog Trucking the weekend of Oct. 19-20. The show will bring together two independent observers of the rail industry: John Schmitter, with the firm of KEP LLC, will be joined by longtime rail economist and writer Jim Blaze […]
Japan’s freight industry is set for a downturn on the back of declining economies in the U.S., China and the Eurozone, new research reveals.
The car carrier Golden Ray, which ran aground and capsized while it was leaving the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, on Sept. 8, will be cut up in place and removed.
Maryland congressman was staunch supporter of the Jones Act and U.S. flag shipping.
Could new tariffs derail solid rate performance in the trans-Atlantic trade?
Industry veteran picked to head one of the largest U.S. East Coast terminals, which is undergoing upgrade.
A boost to demand from higher commodity volumes and a reduction in supply owing to IMO 2020 low sulfur fuel regulations are giving a boost to the international dry bulk freight markets, says Hong Kong ship operator Pacific Basin (HKEX: 2343).
Port of Oakland has seen an uptick in volumes this year and is optimistic about remainder of 2019.
VLCC rates have rapidly fallen from over $300,000 per day to around $125,000 per day.
A U.S. Coast Guard investigation in February discovered the Nederland Reefer’s chief engineer had devised a scheme to illegally dump oily bilge into the sea.
