DSV adds China-Europe trucking route as air, ocean alternative

The logistics provider anticipates higher freight demand and longer air transit times during peak season.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 14, 2020

Intermodal volume swells to 4th-strongest month of all time amid restocking, e-commerce boom

It is difficult to project how long the current trend in intermodal volume will last, considering unpredictable variables like coronavirus case numbers and federal relief, one analyst said.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 13, 2020

Parcel shipments passed 100B in 2019, will more than double by 2026: Pitney Bowes

2020 has dealt some mixed conditions that stoked and hampered parcel volume, but the net outcome of the pandemic will be parcel growth, according to Pitney Bowes. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 12, 2020

CMA CGM reboots e-commerce site following cyberattack

The reinstatement of the website came just two days after the Federal Maritime Commission posted the carrier's request for a 60-day filing exemption.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 12, 2020

Spot rates, LTL volumes rise with e-commerce demand

Smaller shipments of goods, parcels and a large consumer appetite have rates going up, even as overall volumes tick down.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 9, 2020

FMC investigates claims ocean carriers are unfairly billing 3PLs, forwarders, brokers

The inquiry will examine the use of the term "merchant" on bills of lading and who is responsible for paying detention, demurrage and other charges.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 8, 2020

Patent Pending: Toyota's plan to manage autonomous cross docking

Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future. Sometimes they're brilliant. Sometimes they're funny.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 8, 2020

Sysco tests Daimler electric truck as private fleets embrace low-emissions transport

The food distributor will test Daimler's Freightliner eCascadia for regional trips around San Francisco.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 8, 2020

MSC says hydrogen, biofuels are the future of ocean decarbonization

Shippers may face surcharges as MSC invests in technology to become carbon free.

By A.B. Brown • Oct. 7, 2020

Cargill, Shell and 15 others form group to get ocean shipping in line with IMO climate goals

More detailed disclosures could offer the industry valuable data to help factor climate concerns into shipping decisions.

By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 7, 2020

Transpacific rates nearly triple last year's despite record high capacity in Golden Week

The latest schedules for the Asia to North America West Coast route show "a staggering 26.6%" YoY increase in capacity for week 40, which ran Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 7, 2020

KeepTruckin partners with Uber Freight, brokers on real-time visibility

Carriers can choose to share their KeepTruckin location data with brokers who can then access it for the length of the trip and relay the information to shippers.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 6, 2020

Telematics firm Transflo buys Microdea as shippers demand digital documentation

The acquisition allows Transflo to process more data from shippers, carriers and 3PLs, which feeds into its artificial intelligence system.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 6, 2020

Surge in imports congests West Coast ports, leads to calls for more dual transactions

Vessel delays, extra loaders, chassis shortages, limitations in appointment windows, increased dwell time for local cargo and a stretched drayage market have caused some of the issues, C.H. Robinson said in an advisory.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 5, 2020

Supplier deliveries slow, raw material costs rise as manufacturing improves: ISM

The report shows the industry has learned how to keep supply chains moving during the pandemic, while underscoring the challenges that remain in this new normal.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 2, 2020

Capacity constraints limit air cargo's ability to bounce back

A nearly 13% YoY drop in airfreight volume amid improving economic indicators surprised the International Air Transport Association in August. 

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 30, 2020

Geodis secures dedicated airfreight lane between Asia and Europe to ease capacity crunch

Moves by Geodis, DHL and other forwarders to ensure airfreight service could help provide a bit of stability in an otherwise unpredictable market.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 28, 2020

Admin and maintenance service is falling behind in the age of PSR, rail shippers say

More responsibility is falling on shippers' shoulders as railroads cut staff.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 28, 2020

CMA CGM suspects malware attack led to data breach

The company said its back offices are being reconnected to the network, which will improve bookings and document processing time.

By Matt Leonard • Updated Sept. 30, 2020

FedEx teams up with Reliable Robotics on autonomous cargo planes

The logistics company is looking at putting the aircraft in "very remote and uninhabited areas" of its network, CEO Fred Smith told investors this week.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 25, 2020

UK government warns of 7K lorry lines at ports after break from EU

Anywhere from 40% to 70% of trucks traveling to the EU won't be ready on the first day after the transition, according to estimates.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 24, 2020

Coca-Cola's approach to dedicated operations amid market swings

When volumes tanked, the beverage maker found other ways to keep trucks moving. 

By S.L. Fuller • Sept. 23, 2020

Strong airfreight demand in China and Singapore spur Boeing 737 orders and new conversion lines

New orders for Boeing converted freighters and two new conversion lines are signs that air cargo capacity is increasing amid the high demand caused by the pandemic.

By A.B. Brown • Sept. 23, 2020

Ocean carriers seek dismissal of ATA's FMC chassis complaint

The group argues the FMC does not have jurisdiction and says the Shipping Act of 1984 — which the original complaint is based on — is meant to protect shippers, not motor carriers.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 23, 2020

Coca-Cola, Land O'Lakes say collaboration is key to reducing empty miles

At CSCMP Edge, Land O'Lakes Senior Director of Logistics Dustin Braun said technology to help shippers collaborate and reduce empty miles needs to provide visibility. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 22, 2020