Moore on Pricing: The Cost of Ocean Pollution
There are two areas where shippers will feel the effect of the growing water and air pollution problem: freight costs and various taxes and fees.
Update on 3D printing
HP set out to see if its 3D printing technology could deliver a competitive advantage for its own business. The answer surprised even them.
Newsroom Notes: A lot to like in the economic outlook
Things remain on solid footing in the freight transportation and logistics market and likely will for the foreseeable future.
Pacific Rim Report: High-tech must address slavery in their supply chains
News emanating from the U.S. West Coast indicates that among many of the critical risks logistics managers must confront these days is that of forced labor.
Air Cargo Update: Straining to sustain growth
While air cargo volumes continue to stage a modest uptick, shippers are now waiting to see how the introduction of larger freight aircraft might serve to sustain this growth. At the same time, shippers need to keep an eye on which domestic airports are prepared to handle more capacity and the new demands driven by…
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Diesel average sees slight gain
This comes on the heels of 1.9-cent and 0.4-cents decreases, respectively, over the previous two weeks.
7 Questions Every Shipper Should Ask About Cross-Border Trade
How shippers can effectively leverage the powerful U.S.-Mexico trading environment with a solid logistics and transportation plan.
Shippers remain stuck with challenging market conditions, say FTR
For May, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at -12.3, which is a marginal improvement over April’s -13.4, which FTR said represents an all-time low, and represents “all-time low reflecting the worse conditions for shippers ever measured by FTR.”
IANA reports solid second quarter intermodal volumes
Total second quarter intermodal volume movements, at 4,741,054, were up 6.2% annually. This also marks a 4% improvement over the first quarter’s 4,547,247, which, heading into this quarter had stood as the best quarter for intermodal in nearly four years, going back to the second quarter of 2014.
IoT, the talent shortage and robotics
In its 4th annual survey of manufacturers and distributors, Sikich finds that companies are facing many challenges; answers are elusive.