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Bangladesh’s Shipping Ministry pushed customs authorities to relax rules governing what type of cargo could be moved to private off-dock space amid growing pressure to relieve congestion at Chittagong.

The unprecedented number of blank sailings announced by carriers on the Asia-Europe trade is an indicator of low demand expectations by carriers.

The devastating impact of the US-China trade war followed by the COVID-19 destruction of consumer demand in the US will result in a dispersal of trade lanes connecting North America with growing production clusters in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Latin America.

A spike in demand for less-than-containerload (LCL) service suggests US importers are limiting shipping costs by not importing items that may not sell during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since acquiring APL in 2016, CMA CGM has steadily withdrawn the carrier from all other trade lanes and will now only cover trade between Asia and North America.

Shippers pressuring carriers to drop low-sulfur surcharges have some impressive data to support their push, with the price of very low-sulfur fuel oil in Singapore having collapsed by 70 percent since the first week of January.

An American Transportation Research Institute analysis of vehicle location data across six states shows trucking activity plummeting 8 to 10 percent in April as the COVID-19 lockdown spread across the US.

Daimler and Volvo will combine efforts to develop hydrogen fuel-cell technology for heavy electric trucks to meet future emissions and shipper sustainability targets.

A survey of shippers and 3PLs finds the COVID-19 crisis left many companies ill-prepared for the pandemic and will compel them to invest in technology.

The improved crisis-managing ability of a consolidated container shipping industry is serving it well as the coronavirus drags down demand.

Demand for global transport services remains volatile across the supply chain, but the COVID-19 recession has not diminished the urgency required in finding a carbon-neutral fuel source.

The trade group that represents foreign carriers in India says the latest inventory numbers at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust suggest a supply chain bottleneck of alarming proportions is beginning to take shape.

Job losses, damage to small business shippers, and diminished expectations for a fast restart for truck freight push pandemic recovery into 2021.

Supply chain bottlenecks could delay US wind farm development and endanger tax credit subsidies.

The Port of Wilmington’s refrigerated storage expansion is part of a broader effort among US Southern and mid-Atlantic ports to increase their reefer volumes by adding storage capacity and handling fruit imports from South America

CBP has reversed course on allowing certain importers to defer duties by 90 days for companies whose receipts in March or April dropped by more than 60 percent due to COVID-19.

Carriers are focusing their efforts on cost-saving measures through an extensive blank sailing program to match evaporating demand amid the COVID-19 impact on cash flow.

Each year JOC publishes a directory of nearly 200 warehousing service providers across the United States to help beneficial cargo owners and transportation providers find warehousing capacity as needed.

This year’s negotiations on trans-Pacific service contracts have been more amicable than in previous years, as both carriers and their customers face significant challenges forecasting consumer demand and oil prices.

As blank sailings pile up on the major east-west trades, the forwarder Kuehne + Nagel updated its Sea Explorer to offer more detailed information on ocean freight service schedules and predicted port arrivals.

The Port of Virginia will temporarily suspend container operations in the Portsmouth Marine Terminal beginning May 3, a result of the dropoff in volume due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

An updated forecast from Coyote Logistics pushes a significant uptick in US truckload spot rates off until 2021, just when the US economy and shippers are expected to be recovering from recession.

The container shipping industry will undoubtedly do more business electronically as a result of the corona­virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but will digitalization be a force for solving longstanding problems, set the stage for disruption, or both?

The series of blank sailings is intended to shore up freight rates that have dropped to around $900-$1,000 per FEU from about $2,400 per FEU at the beginning of the year.

Terminal operators are preparing now to prevent anticipated cargo surge in May and June by offering on-terminal storage space for containers carrying non-essential merchandise.

The South Carolina Ports Authority expects spring and summer import volumes to be quite depressed due to blank sailings related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Extensive capacity cuts by the carriers are reducing price volatility on the headhaul on the Asia-Europe trade and driving up rates on the backhaul.

The new functionality is designed to help drivers make more informed decisions about which loads they accept by making the pricing more transparent.

The effects of the coronavirus have yet to be felt by Europe’s busiest container port, but it has joined Antwerp in issuing a grim prediction for the year ahead.

XPO Logistics CEO Bradley S. Jacobs believes the US and global economies will recover in “fits and starts” in the second half of 2020, and supply chains will become more resilient.

Detention is a problem for truckers in the best of times. It’s worse amid the pandemic as shippers handle high volumes with fewer dock and warehouse workers available.

Carriers are in a precarious financial position, facing a cash flow crisis amid weak volume and huge capacity cuts, and no clarity on when demand will return.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services acknowledges a rough second quarter is ahead, while there’s much unknown about how severe the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on business conditions will be.

MSC has pledged to remain vigilant to online threats following a server outage at its Geneva headquarters that restricted the availability of digital tools and bookings for five days.

Logistics startups are facing a new reality in which funding rounds are likely to be smaller, recurring revenue expectations will be higher and valuations will be greater for subscription-based software than for digital brokers and forwarders.

Although some hope for a strong restart for trucking within months, others believe a long, staggered recovery is more likely, thanks to layoffs and small business bankruptcies.

US exporters are incurring fees and added logistics costs throughout their supply chains as carriers disrupt sailing schedules through numerous blank sailings.

Toepfer's Multipurpose Index falls as COVID-19 effects hamper trade and plummeting oil prices shrink capital investments.

There is no sign yet of falling demand for essential medical equipment that is behind the steep rise in air cargo rates, but the revenue-crushing loss of passenger traffic has airlines fighting for survival.

Air freight forwarders are attempting to navigate the pandemic-driven economy, but the lack of business has resulted in sharp revenue declines and layoffs, and may cause widespread consolidation in the sector.