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North American Transborder Freight up 7.5%
Recent data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reveals North American transborder freight was up 7.5% in February 2024 from February 2023.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
What Shippers Need to Know: Why Emissions is Key to Sustainability
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Diesel Prices Put Shippers Conditions in Negative Territory
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Geopolitical Volatility Prompts Elevated Container Leasing Rates
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Continues to Impact Shipments
Supply Chain Visibility
Global Trade Activity Indicates Rebound in Demand for Manufactured Goods
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Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Continues to Impact Shipments
Baltimore is running out of freight to pick up due to the lack of inbound shipments, so the containers at port have been sitting for a while.
Warehousing
Nominations Close June 7 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award
This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 7!
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AI/AR
AI-Powered Planning Tool for Shipping Liners
Bearing AI launched an AI-powered Deployment Planner to help liners better balance the complexities of environmental compliance with increasing demand for quicker transportation of goods and the need to meet profitability goals.
Risk/Compliance
Escalating Middle East Tensions Trigger Surge in Freight Rates
As the situation unfolds in the Middle East, stakeholders are closely monitoring developments and preparing for potential impacts on global trade and shipping markets.
Supply Chain Visibility
Digitalization Efforts to Help Shippers Navigate Complex Supply Chain Landscape
Digitalization will remain a linchpin of success, enabling all industry stakeholders to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie ahead in this dynamic world of global trade.
Risk/Compliance
Safeguarding Platform to Help Combat Fraud in Transportation and Logistics
Descartes Systems Group developed Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard to help freight brokers, 3PLs and shippers identify and prevent fraudulent activities related to carrier information, load tracking, and shipment status.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Results in Severe Rating for Atlantic Ocean
Index data from ITS Logistics reflects the considerable demand shifts for the Ports of Norfolk, New York, and New Jersey due to the recent Francis Scott Key Bridge damage.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
March U.S. Import Container Volume Continues Strong Trajectory
In March, U.S. container import volumes increased 0.4% from February, but jumped 15.7% when compared to the same month last year, according to research from Descartes Systems Group.
Supply Chain Visibility
Global Business Optimism Continues to Climb, Indicating Sustained Confidence
The latest quarterly report from Dun & Bradstreet highlights a sustained positive trend in the global business outlook, with the Global Business Optimism Index rising 5.4% quarter over quarter.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Container Traders Anticipate Rise in Disruptions and Increase in Container Prices
In the aftermath of the Baltimore bridge collision, supply chain professionals are anticipating price hikes, as indicated by a significant rise in sentiment for container price increases released by Container xChange.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Descartes Strengthens Global Trade Intelligence with OCR Acquisition
Descartes Systems Group acquired OCR Services, Inc. for $90 million.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Impacts Movement of Vehicles, Raw Materials and More
While the full extent of the impact is yet to be determined, the collision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the Port of Baltimore and its role in the regional and national economy.
Supply Chain Visibility
Red Sea Tensions: Why Real-Time Tracking is Mission-Critical for Food & Beverage
There’s an urgent need for the F&B industry to embrace and expand the use of advanced tools, ensuring resilience and agility through tumultuous waters.
Emerging Technologies
The Urgent Need for Digital Transformation in LatAm Food Logistics
Because Latin America (LatAm) is an emerging market in which many companies have yet to go fully digital, the opportunity is likely even greater. Here’s what digital transformation means for the logistics industry.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
China's Container Trade Faces Hold-Offs Due to Supply-Demand Imbalance
Data from Container xChange reveals that while there is a surplus of units held up in Russia, capacity in that region remains saturated.
Fleet Management
Kaleris Launches Yard Management Innovations
Kaleris introduced new capabilities in its yard management system (YMS) to improve efficiency, operational visibility and safety in yard operations.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain and Pros to Know: Container Maintenance, Marino Group's David Miller Talks Worker Safety
David Miller, senior director of Container Maintenance Corporation and The Marino Group, was named one of our Rising Star award winners from this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award and Pros to Know award.
Risk/Compliance
Red Sea Attacks: Potential Economic Impact for the U.S.
Longer-term, this conflict and others will likely increase onshoring and near-sourcing initiatives. Here's why.
Risk/Compliance
Shipping Industry Better Prepared for Disruption: Study
The container shipping industry showed resilience in 2023 amid continued waves of disruption, with financial health strengthening even amid declining revenues, revenue pressure, geopolitical strife, and challenging capital markets.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Women in Supply Chain: Ship4wd's Carmit Glik Details Why Small Businesses Make the World go 'Round
Carmit Glik, CEO and founding member of Ship4wd and one of the 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks about the importance of small businesses.
Trucking
North American Transborder Freight Down 0.1% in December 2023
Total transborder freight by border is down in December 2023, compared to December 2022, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Trucking
RK Logistics Acquires On Time Trucking
RK Logistics Group Holdings, Inc. expanded its network with the acquisition of On Time Trucking, which provides regional LTL freight delivery in high-value, local interline services.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Biden-Harris Initiative to Bolster Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports
The Biden-Harris Administration will issue an Executive Order to bolster the security of the nation’s ports, strengthen maritime cybersecurity, fortify supply chains and strengthen the U.S. industrial base.
AI/AR
AI-Driven Solution for Maritime Industry
Sedna launched Pulse, an AI-driven digital solution that unlocks market data that lives in the charterer’s inbox to carve a new path for digital transformation and profitability in maritime.
Supply Chain Visibility
Manifest 2024: Automation, Robotics and Puppies, Oh My
The week of Feb. 5 in Las Vegas was ripe with lights, bells and tons of buzz, but it wasn't just because Super Bowl LVIII was to take place that weekend. It was because of Manifest 2024.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
China-U.S. Container Leasing Rates Rise Threefold
Three months into this crisis, container leasing rates on the China-U.S. trade route have surged dramatically, rising by 223%.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
U.S. Container Import Volume Experiences Uptick in Growth
In January, U.S. container import volume increased 7.9% from December 2023, the largest month-over-month growth for January in the last seven years.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Red Sea Attacks Drive Up Transportation Costs
The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index rose to -0.12 in January from -0.44 in December, its highest level since last April, indicating that spare capacity across global supply chains has shrunk notably.
Supply Chain Visibility
FourKites’ Visibility Solution to Mitigate Ocean Disruptions
FourKites announced several enhancements to Dynamic Ocean, its next-generation ocean visibility solution.
3PL/4PL
Container Management & Visibility Platform Saves Customers Tens of Millions
ITS Logistics announces its proprietary, custom-built container management and visibility platform, ContainerAI.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Container Rates Surge Amid Red Sea Crisis
The China to Europe trade lane has witnessed significant surges, with trading spot rates soaring in key Chinese ports.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service to Acquire Edward Transit Express Group
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. executed a definitive agreement to acquire Edward Transit Express Group Inc., an inbound non-vessel operating common carrier specializing in ocean and air transportation services.