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Commentary: New Alliances Unlikely to Increase NAFTA Ocean Freight Competitiveness
The new shipping alliances that came into effect a month ago are unlikely to increase ocean freight competitiveness between the United States and its NAFTA partners, according to iContainers, an online freight forwarder. According to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the dollar value of U.S.-NAFTA goods shipped by […]
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New Packaging Innovation Center
UPS and Sealed Air Corporation announced the opening of a Packaging Innovation Center in Louisville, Ky. The center will help solve the packaging and shipping challenges of e-commerce retailers by maximizing efficiency, minimizing waste, and reducing shipping costs. “One of the biggest challenges UPS customers have with e-commerce, and across other industry segments, is […]
Read MoreMaersk Line Deploys Its First Second Generation Triple-E
On April 27, 2017, Madrid Maersk, a 20,568 TEU container vessel and the first second generation Triple-E, made its maiden voyage. Its first call was the Port of Tianjin in China. Maersk Line has deployed Madrid Maersk in its Asia – Europe service network. Madrid Maersk is the first in a series of 11 second […]
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Supply Chain Talent: Increasingly Challenging to Find
Organizations looking to optimize their supply chain and logistics functions should be on the lookout: There will be shifting demand for supply chain and logistics talent within the next decade. Finding, training, and retaining supply chain and logistics talent is becoming increasingly difficult. In today’s competitive business environment it is crucial to team up with […]
Read MoreUpcoming Events
MAY 4, 2017 Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce 91st Annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast worldtradeweek.com AUDIENCE: Supply chain stakeholders FOCUS: The importance and benefits of global trade on the local and national economy; key technology trends; advanced mapping and analytics MAY 16-17, 2017 Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics […]
Read More3 Green Measures Your Fleet Provider Should Be Taking
These tips help reduce the environmental impact of fleets.
Read MoreHow Battery Shippers Can Find Compliance Gaps
Companies that ship lithium batteries can benefit from a compliance assessment to improve supply chain efficiencies and enhance dangerous goods compliance procedures.
Read MoreCommentary: 5 Ways to Reduce Materials Handling Costs
Many behaviors and approaches you can support and reinforce in the workplace can help your business drive down materials handling costs. Space management and damage prevention are two examples of tactics you can take to minimize losses from your budget and drive the bottom line. Here are five ways to reduce the materials handling costs […]
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Transportation & Services Update
Services • Maersk Container Industry expanded its reefer container system for the ocean transport of high-value fresh produce. By controlling the ripening process, the new Star Cool CA+ system keeps sensitive low-respiring perishables such as blueberries and lychee in optimal condition so they don’t over-ripen or decay in transit. Compared to high-respiring perishables such as […]
Read MoreHow to Survive and Thrive in China
Use this advice to expand your logistics business into the complex but lucrative Chinese market.
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Global Air Freight: Unmanned
When air freight is too expensive and ocean freight too slow, can this drone carry the day?
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Ocean Freight Visibility on the Horizon?
Inbound Logistics attended the Digital Difference event in NYC where Maersk unveiled its partnership with Microsoft. What does that mean for ocean shippers? The possibilities are exciting. In the works… Connected vessels: Ships “talk” to each other to improve performance and make shippers’ supply chains more predictable. Actionable data: Shippers can see exactly where their […]
Read MoreLatest Logistics Technology
• FR8 Revolution, a developer of cloud-based tools for freight transportation, launched the FR8Star Heavy Haul Marketplace at fr8star.com. FR8Star’s marketplace includes a rate calculator for pricing oversize/overweight loads. Shippers of these loads can get pricing estimates and shipping routes, and request quotes directly from carriers. Shippers and carriers complete their contract directly through the […]
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Where Global Logistics Brands Stand
UPS remains the world’s most valuable logistics brand at US$22 billion, while TNT Express’s brand value dropped 42 percent, making it the fastest-falling brand in 2017. That’s according to valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance, which values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. The company first evaluates brands to determine their power/strength […]
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Warehouses Eye Robots
To better serve customers and remain globally competitive, warehousing and logistics providers are continuing to evaluate robotics solutions. While robotics technology has already made an economic impact on the manufacturing sector, it is now starting to transform supply chain operations to be faster, safer, and more productive. The demand for robots, and the supply of […]
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Trade With China: A Question of Balance
President Trump hasn’t been shy about his desire to put America on more equal trade footing with China, but business leaders have traditionally fought against efforts to force the trade rival into an agreement that’s more equitable for both sides. Dissent is growing, however, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in China’s (AmChamChina) 2017 Business […]
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Can Forwarders Survive an App Attack?
With rumors that Uber and Amazon may be about to launch their own global freight brokerage businesses, traditional forwarders and brokers are understandably nervous. But the British International Freight Association (BIFA) reacts to current speculation by underlining "the vastly challenging and circuitous landscape" that forwarders and brokers operate in daily. Uber has already soft-launched Uber […]
Read MoreU.S. Infrastructure Still at the Bottom of the Class
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues an Infrastructure Report Card that thoroughly analyzes and grades U.S. infrastructure in the form of a school report card. In 2013, the United States was at risk of failing its infrastructure class, squeaking by with a grade of D+. In 2017, after four years […]
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Trends—March 2017
Freight Rails Make Federal Case for Funding Private funding for infrastructure is a valuable tool that can save money for the American taxpayer, but it isn’t a be-all, end-all solution to U.S. transportation problems. Transportation executives took to Capitol Hill in February 2017 to plead with the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee to provide […]
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