ocean freight
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Inside SONAR
SONAR’s global ocean data foretells upcoming U.S. freight movements (with video)
FreightWaves CEO and Director of Freight
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American Shipper
Commentary: Applying AI to decision-making in shipping and commodities markets
Innovation in the maritime industry relies on top-down mandates that are complicated by multilayered regulatory regimes and compliance requirements.
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Maritime
Commentary: 20-foot container crunch may impact harvests
Containers are used to carry imports to the U.S., but they also carry exports from the U.S. The agriculture industry depends on them, but COVID-19…
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Maritime
Commentary: When is a carrier price gouging?
Darren Prokop's commentary concerns whether price gouging is taking place on container shipping between Asian ports and the U.S.
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Trade and Compliance
Commentary: COVID-19 severely impacts the ‘Blue Economy’
Lori Ann LaRocco illustrates the disruption to global trade by profiling what has happened at the Port of Miami since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Trade and Compliance
Commentary: Trade flow and the warning flares it signals
CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China trade, particularly in regard to the trade war between the two nations.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Supply chain partners like to cooperate, but can they coordinate?
Governments must support vital supply chains. A big part of that is for all branches and levels of government to put aside partisanship and petty…
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Trucking
How freight companies can keep customers happy during COVID-19
Customer service (in many forms) is the key to keeping and/or expanding business during the pandemic.
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New Tech
Commentary: How live data is revolutionizing shipping logistics
Using shock recorders when shipping freight may help shippers and carriers better protect freight and assign fault when damage occurs.
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Trade and Compliance
Commentary: COVID-19 and supply chain force majeure collide
The Chinese government is using the reason "Acts of God" to void many contracts due to coronavirus. Darren Prokop explores whether that is hurting current…
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