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Posted October 11, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have been “positive” for transpacific shippers, but concern is growing that a prolonged dispute could put efforts to reorganize their supply chains into question. Continue Reading
Posted September 13, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
Some of the biggest ports in the U.S. have been setting new cargo volume records, driven by the robust economy and a race to beat trade sanctions that could hit almost 10% of imports and exports. Continue Reading
Posted September 10, 2018
While intermodal may be playing catch-up in the real-time freight visibility race, experts say the gap is closing fast thanks to the IoT revolution and various new cloud software and database platforms. Continue Reading
Posted September 06, 2018
Transpacific-serving ocean carriers are adding sailings from Asia to the U.S. west and east coast ports as they enjoy a peak season boom which has driven up freight rates by an average of 76% since June. Continue Reading
Posted August 23, 2018
Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
Maersk Line will this week launch the first container ship on a “trial passage” of the Arctic along Russia’s northern coastline, but says it doesn’t see the route as a viable commercial alternative – at least not yet. Continue Reading
Posted August 09, 2018
Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
IBM and Maersk, the world’s largest container line, have launched TradeLens, a blockchain-based platform for sharing transaction data that is set to be commercially available by the end of the year. Continue Reading
