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The Journal of Commerce’s supply chain news and analysis impacting the management of end-to-end supply chains reports on supply chain strategies, cargo visibility, inventory trends, sourcing, customs certification and contract logistics. Supply chain news coverage also delves into refrigerated shipping advancements and management of inventory status, regulatory updates and government funding projects. 

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The latest Supply chain News & Analysis

APMT closes sale of UK truck/terminal unit to G&W

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
APM Terminals, the Maersk Group’s port arm, has completed the sale of Pentalver.
Logistics Technology News

XPO sees big bump in new logistics, intermodal business

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The $14.6 billion 3PL closed $716 million in new business in the quarter, including major logistics and intermodal deals.
Supply chainTruck brokers

Cargobase brings spot freight booking to BCOs' cell phones

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
An online platform is aiming to make the spot freight booking process easier and cheaper.
Logistics Technology News

Weak growth sets back ambitious Japanese logistics company

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
The Tokyo-based company said that its revenue totaled 665.4 billion yen.
Logistics Technology News

Fearing alliance collusion, Congress eyes US supplier protection

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Legislators said their interest in the area has been piqued by a broader inquiry into possible collusion among carriers in the world’s three major vessel-sharing agreements.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation NewsContainer lines

CEVA expects ocean, air cargo gains to continue through 2017

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
CEVA Logistics earnings slipped and revenue edged slightly higher in the first quarter.
Logistics Technology News

US maritime regulators punt on merger of Japanese carriers

JOC Staff |
<p>The US Federal Maritime Commissioners voted 4-0 to reject ‘K’-Line, MOL, and NYK Line’s plan to share information with each other ahead of the merging of their container operations in July</p>
Container linesTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

More ocean freight at lower rates bites Expeditors' earnings

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Ocean container volume increased 7 percent year-over-year in the first quarter.
Logistics Technology News

DSV earnings jump on UTi buy

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Danish trucker and freight forwarder’s earnings before interest and tax soared to 875 million krone ($128.2 million).
Logistics Technology News

Kansas City effort to help Amazon keep fulfillment center manned

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
It’s the first time the community has responded this way to a new fulfillment center in what is already a major US inland logistics hub.
Industrial Real Estate News

Car carrier, ro-ro operators set sights on project cargo

Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Car carrier and ro-ro operators have invested in a new generation of ships featuring adjustable decks and large openings for oversize cargo.
Supply chainMaritimeBreakbulk News

Congressional hearings to probe alliances’ pricing power

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The House of Representatives — and soon the Senate, sources say — will hear the concerns of domestic tugboat operators.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation NewsContainer lines

Yusen Logistics swings into the red on weak revenue

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
The Japanese international freight forwarder had predicted a group net profit.
Logistics Technology News

US logistics demand accelerates warehouse absorption

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Demand for warehouse and distribution space was unabated in the first quarter despite low vacancy rates and increasing rents.
Industrial Real Estate News

Digitized supply chain solutions hinge on carriers

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Carriers control the physical transport of containers, so any supply chain solution needs to have their support.
Logistics Technology NewsMaritimeContainer lines

European shippers face SOLAS-style truck weight rules

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The new law is modeled on the International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendment, which took effect on July 1, 2016.
Trucking NewsTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Toll acquisition takes toll on Japan Post Holdings

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
It will be the company’s first net loss since its privatization in October 2007.
Logistics Technology News

Texas moves to raise truck weight limits for resins, other cargo

Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The bill passed the Senate on a 26-to-5 vote, and has cleared the House Transportation Committee.
Breakbulk NewsTrucking NewsTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Eimskip acquires US container lessor and seller for know-how

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Eimskip continues acquisition spree with container seller-lessor share.
Supply chainMaritime

Panalpina profit down despite higher ocean, air traffic

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
“As expected, margins remains under pressure.”
Logistics Technology News

Japanese logistics firms expand Indian operations

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
Japan’s logistics companies are increasingly turning to India as the Chinese economy is losing steam and the Japanese economy expands only moderately.
Logistics Technology News

Haven pivots from Expedia-for-logistics to TMS

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Haven once touted its online-market as a groundbreaking rival to freight forwarders.
Logistics Technology News

Kuehne+Nagel ocean, air traffic soar, but profit slips

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Kuehne+Nagel’s ocean and air traffic surged in the first quarter.
Logistics Technology News

Brazil takes first step toward privatizing port authorities

Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
Brazilian President Michel Temer is following through on a promise to privatize Brazilian port authorities.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

Detention-demurrage fight heats up for last word to FMC

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The fight underscores how explosive the petition is becoming.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation NewsContainer linesMarine terminalsNorth American ports

ClearMetal bets predictive cargo booking can help transform industry

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
ClearMetal believes AI and machine learning integrated into its software can retool the industry by offering more accurate container passage predictions.
Logistics Technology News

Amended Indian import tax targets container lines

India Special Correspondent |
Transport and logistics services providers in India are disappointed and bewildered at government changes to a controversial tax.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation NewsContainer lines

If you build a port-adjacent, three-story DC, will BCOs come?

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Prologis says first US port-adjacent, multi-story distribution facility in Seattle could be followed by others in major port cities.
Industrial Real Estate News

Indian dockworker strike postponed

India Special Correspondent |
If negotiations fail, it would be the second nationwide stoppage at major ports in two years.
Longshore laborTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Alibaba sellers gain access to K+N’s surface and sea services

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Kuehne + Nagel signs agreement with Alibaba to send goods by sea, rail, and truck.
Logistics Technology News

US marine terminal modernization slows as more big ships call

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
“I’m trying to think of a greenfield project right now that someone is actually building or financing, and I can’t think of one.”
Transport, Trade, and Regulation NewsNorth American ports

Greece seeks improved bids for Thessaloniki port

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund will announce the winner at the next meeting of its directors.
International portsTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Taiwan targets trade with Philippines

Turloch Mooney, Senior Editor, Global Ports |
<p>Direct links with Taiwan and South Korea would boost the economies of northern and central Luzon, the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.</p>
Container linesBreakbulk NewsTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Shippers oppose moving customs e-clearance from St. Petersburg

Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
The new center for e-customs clearance in the Russian northwest is located 37 from Russia’s busiest container port.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News

US Congress pressured to forbid alliances from joint contracting

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
Legislators’ recent and rare interest in rewriting the Shipping Act of 1984 has been sparked by fear that the three shipping alliances have too much power and the Federal Maritime Commission doesn’t have a strategy to rein them in.
Container linesTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Japan customs suspension batters Yusen shares

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
The Tokyo-based company has lost 8.9 percent of its value.
Logistics Technology News

EU OKs Maersk-Hamburg Sud deal with conditions

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The acquisition, said to be worth around $4 billion, will cement Maersk’s position as the world’s largest container line.
Container linesTransport, Trade, and Regulation News

Samsung leads growth of Top 50 3PLs

Alan M. Field, Contributing Editor |
Although more than 90 percent of Samsung SDS’s logistics business originates with Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDS also handles the logistics for approximately 400 other beneficial cargo owners.
Logistics Technology News

Shippers expect supply chain digitalization, AI disruption

Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
<p>Most supply chain managers and executives believe that a digital supply chain will be the “predominant model” in the next five years, and many expect predictive analytics will be a source of disruption and heightened competition.</p>
Logistics Technology News

Maersk selling Mercosul Line to clear Hamburg Sud deal

Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
Whoever wins the bidding would gain access to a Brazilian flag, which would allow them to operate along the Brazilian and Mercosur coastline.
Container linesTransport, Trade, and Regulation News