If the logistics industry works as a team, air freight is definitely the quarterback. There’s always a glorious story about air freight, a flashier, faster, more expensive alternative to the ocean freight wide receiver and trucking defensive tackle. Just...
Containers are a hot commodity for shippers in Asia. With imports near historic records in the US and more often containers from Asia are entering our country to meet the skyrocketing demand (and rates, honestly) containers are in short...
On July 10th, the US Trade Representative announced the third list of HTS numbers that will be hit with penalties on imports from China. The escalating trade war between the United States and China continues to flare up around...
On March 1, the new trucker appointment system at the Port of Norfolk began to slowly start arranging early morning loading times. As mornings are typically the slowest time at the port, the appointments rolled out easily to provide...
For ports in the Southeast US the ELD mandate is creating a capacity crunch that threatens to drive trucking rates higher when the full mandate goes into effect in April. Due to our coastal location, containers arrive at our...
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You think to yourself, “What do I have to lose?” There...
Once the $6.3bn agreement to buy OOCL is approved, Cosco will become the third largest container line in the world. The agreement, announced July 9th, is the latest in a string of consolidations that will see 75% of all...
As the three new alliances began calling US ports in April, there have been few operational delays and setbacks. Minor inconveniences such as ships arriving off schedule for new routings were expected, but nothing to indicate concerns among ports....
Hanjin has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in US courts this week after creditors pulled back any funding at the beginning of the month. Chapter 15 gives a foreign company the benefits of U.S. bankruptcy law, including protections...
Cosco Shipping became the first neo-panamax vessel to traverse the newly expanded Panama Canal when Cosco Shipping Panama was pulled by tugboats through the new locks at Agua Clara. They’ve also received the dubious honor of having the first...
