The mood out of southern California was positive, despite ocean cargo disruptions and tumbling rates. At the largest Trans-Pacific Maritime conference, top-level executives talked about the rapid climb and descent rates went through post-pandemic. With few ideas on where...
The destruction caused by the earthquake has been devastating. Hundreds of thousands of families have lost their homes, and many have lost loved ones. The Turkish Interior Ministry has reported that 111 people still remain missing, while more than...
The Virginia Inland Port (VIP) is demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and lower emissions by becoming the first of the Port of Virginia’s facilities to be supplied entirely with clean energy. The intermodal container transfer facility, located in Front...
Ports in Southeast America have seen record cargo volumes in the past year, with the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia reporting significant increases in cargo handling.The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced that it handled a record...
We bid farewell to the Year of the Tiger on January 21 and hello to the Year of the Rabbit on January 22 as the Spring Festival kicks off. The largest annual human migration kicks off two weeks of...
China has backed off on its zero-Covid policy, trying to loosen regulations to boost supply chain security in the week leading up to Lunar New Year. Due to recent outbreaks of Covid-19, worker shortages and factory closures have become...
Nelson International is a global logistics and transportation company that is well-positioned to help customers as South Carolina Ports expand. As reported in the American Journal of Transportation, South Carolina Ports are investing in capacity ahead of demand, which...
As we proceed full steam ahead toward the holiday season, everyone is looking at the inventory situation at retailers across the country. With some carriers leaning hard on the blanked sailings to mitigate the volatility in rates, many shippers...
The National Tentative Agreement presented in September has been refused by the Brotherhood or Rail Servicemen in a record turnout vote that ended in defeat by 60% of their members. This marks the second rail union to reject the...
As ocean rates start to slump, carriers are pulling out the blank sailings trick to try and adjust the capacity available to match the decreasing demand. After the explosive profits around the pandemic, ocean carriers are laser-focused on preventing...
