Tight supply of labor, chassis, railcars, and space all contribute to port woes. Autonomous ships coming to Norway by next year.
Capacity additions set to have knock-on effect for trades into North America; Australia’s port strike to cause Pacific Rim ripples.
Price impact of low-sulfur fuel may not be as bad as feared, but still remains unknown; I-5 bridge remains a chokepoint for trucking.
Ocean carriers ease back capacity as import volumes slowdown, but industry still expected to be set fair for 2019.
New service aims to provide smaller shippers more certainty when booking ocean freight.
Big ships, bigger plans in store for Savannah
Freight forwarder and logistics firm targets 5% annual growth through 2021 thanks to tie-up with CMA CGM.
World’s largest container lines plan to look at emerging technologies as new options come to the market.
New group floats alternative blockchain solution for container trade.
Assets to be acquired are still unclear, but deal could expand Ceva’s North American and Asian presence.
Shell introduces ultrafast charging stations to Europe; UPS increases capacity at the wake of the holiday season; CMA CGM offers to buyout Ceva Logistics.
Ocean carriers guiding expectations on rates as one of the biggest changes to shipping set to hit in 2020.
Ocean carriers and terminals have seen a boom in the fees they charge for container usage. But U.S. regulators are looking at the practice.
Procter & Gamble prices to increase; The end of Uber’s self-driving truck program; Unilever takes a hit from Brazil truck strike; Gap innovates distribution following a 2016 warehouse fire, and more in Today’s Pickup.
Tesla wants to build a huge China plant to avoid tariffs; dry bulk carriers find favorable rate environment as countries re-source commodities; Honeywell adds an executive to reconfigure its supply chains; container rates from China to the North America spike as maritime lines take advantage of trade war fears.
Canadian Pacific conductors and engineers walk off; Brazilian truckers continue their highway shutdown; CMA CGM and Zim blame losses on fuel prices; Savannah hits record TEU volumes in April; Goldman Sachs says the oil rally isn’t over yet.
