China’s potential monopoly over containers and intermodal chassis is the target of an investigation by FMC Commissioner Carl Bentzel.
Visibility provider’s global focus “is part of our DNA,” says Chief Product Officer Vernon O’Donnell.
Importers are scrambling as demand sails past ocean transport supply. The numbers paint an ominous picture for cargo shippers.
Chinese container production still trails torrid demand. Ever Given accident was ‘icing on the cake’ — making box shortfall worse.
“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”
You may not have heard of Cainiao, but you know parent company Alibaba is the Amazon of China. Cainiao is powering Alibaba’s logistics and recently arranged air transport from Singapore to duty-free shops in China.
Switzerland had the highest average truck driver salary at more than $70,000 a year.
2006: Istanbul-based freight forwarder Advance International has made use of international agency plans to re-establish reliable landbridge routes between the two continents.
Mexico is again the top trading partner of the United States for February, followed by Canada and China.
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker are flying carbon-neutral weekly routes from Germany to China, using carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel.
It’s not that companies can’t operate without China, it’s just that for now, said companies will not grow as fast as they could with it, and will likely do so with lower margins. In a retail world constantly balancing sales and profit, avoiding China is giving up both for many Western brands.
Autonomous trucking startup Plus is beginning production of Level 4 software this year as it works toward 10 billion miles of on-road testing.
Port Houston is positioning itself as a viable option for handling more containerized imports from Asia.
The Baidu Apollo fleet consists of 500 vehicles, with open-road tests conducted in 30 cities around the world. The company’s Robotaxi service has carried 210,000 passengers and is available in Beijing, Changsha and Cangzhou, with plans to move into 30 more cities over the next three years.
The company can deliver over 90% of its orders same or next day, and has access to 99% of the population.
China was the top U.S. trading partner for the 10th consecutive month in January and was the most important trading partner in 2020.
In a wide-ranging keynote during the FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, former U.S. Senator Bob Corker expressed concern for America’s global status.
Jared Flinn, operating partner of Bulkloads.com., discusses the future of the bulk commodities market post-COVID-19 pandemic and what to look for in 2021.
Kuehne + Nagel is on a mission to get bigger in Asia. Two deals this week in China are helping to make that possible.
Cargo shippers hamstrung by the global container shortage should not expect a box building spree in China to come to their rescue.
