Supply chain

The committee is scheduled to meet Oct. 23 to determine whether the 0.5 percent global cap should take effect in 2020 or be postponed till 2025.

A greater customer emphasis on control over deliveries means e-commerce companies and shippers will increasingly pressure their transportation partners to provide the visibility and flexibility needed to enable that control.

The most dynamic expansion in industrial real estate in the United States is happening in so-called second-tier markets with close access to big population centers.

Shippers want assurance from ocean carrier alliances that there are emergency plans in place if one of their container lines can’t deliver its own cargo and that of its member partners.

Shippers must be keenly aware of the financial health of their container lines, and the alliance partners of those lines, if they want avoid the type of widespread disruption experienced during the collapse of Hanjin Shipping.

For years, ports have pushed to ensure that all Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund collections are used for dredging and not diverted to other uses.

The American Trucking Associations has spurned a proposal it lobbied hard to get: a mandate that trucks be fitted with speed limiters.

XPO Logistics will spend $425 million this year on technology to get the most out of diverse international operations and optimize customer supply chains, says CEO Bradley S. Jacobs.

Among the services that MIT Safetrans provides are the commissioning of MRI machines and ATMs.

Canadian customs is partnering with forwarders to determine where bottlenecks are in cargo clearance and how to remove them.

Ships berthed at the port of Shenzhen are now required to burn low sulfur fuel.

The Russian government has designed a set of measures that seek to ease the regulatory burden on trucking companies.

An Israeli company plans to unveil a way to send a bill of lading digitally.

Mexican shippers and railroads are closely watching to see if a new regulatory agency will lower rates and how it will weigh in on disagreements between carriers and customers, as intermodal volume growth sputters.

The US Federal Maritime Commission has announced fines against seven logistics companies that violated either the Shipping Act or other FMC regulations.

Mumbai-based Allcargo Group is rapidly expanding its logistics capacity to meet expected growth from India’s ongoing infrastructure development and reform initiatives.

India’s Directorate General of Shipping has extended its grace period for shippers to be fully compliant with the Safety of Life at Sea verified gross mass mandate.

Transporting food, pharmaceuticals, and other temperature-controlled products requires compliance with increasingly stringent regulations to assure consumer safety. At the same time, superior cold chain practices are also important for maintaining the quality of products and maximizing shelf life.

Thermal blankets not only add a very important layer of security during multiple hand-offs along the cold chain, but also expand transportation options, including the increased use of rail.

India is taking measures to reform its marine terminal bidding process as it seeks to attract more private investment to the port sector.

A national freight forwarder and customs brokers trade group is urging federal officials to clarify regulations that would increase the value threshold of goods that are exempt from paying duty from $200 to $800, and to tighten the scrutiny of duty-free goods as they come in to prevent abuses of the rule change.

Concerns still remain on the holdouts, IT issues, and accuracy of declarations related to SOLAS container weight rule.

The US House of Representatives’ passage of a water resources bill improves the chances for the ports of Everglades and Charleston gaining federal funding for harbor-deepening projects, but it's still up to legislators to decide whether, or how, to dramatically shake-up how port projects such as those get funded in the first place.

US manufacturers and their supply chain partners are trying to persuade Congress to restore the Export-Import Bank’s ability to finance large US project shipments they say have been lost to other countries.

Rapid advances in technology, coupled with e-commerce expansion, will magnify pressure on shippers and logistics companies to deliver for customers.

Largest US logistics provider to scrutinize vessel-sharing agreements, urges more "resilient" supply chain strategies.

E-commerce and the need for density in trade lanes is pushing expansion of the global network of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the largest US logistics operator.

The refrigerated trade is a lone bright spot in a global liner shipping industry that is struggling to find profitability.

Damco has named a long-time executive as its new CEO as the company’s parent Maersk Group reorganizes itself.

Flexport, one of the many startups that has taken on the daunting task of digitizing freight transportation, got a cash infusion Monday.

Web-based technology that will help shippers get a clearer view of freight as it moves through less-than-truckload pipelines is being added to the SMC3 Platform.

SeaLand announced Monday it has added the Port of Hueneme, California, to its weekly west coast Central America service.

What happens at the farm level is monitored carefully for the potential impact that will manifest further down the supply chain.

Although advancements in equipment, refrigeration systems, and software and technology help to mitigate risks, a dynamic global cold chain in perpetual flux means there are always new challenges to confront.

US importers stand to see faster clearance of their containers as Customs and Border Protection expands a pilot providing pre-clearance of shipments from four ports to every port in the country.

Transportation and logistics firms are seeking to capitalize on new business opportunities emerging in Indonesia.

Growth in trans-Pacific volumes has been fairly static this year for non-vessel-operating common carriers, but consolidation, new alliances, and Hanjin’s collapse present new opportunities.

The US Department of Transportation laid down guidelines this week for manufacturers of automated vehicles that provide a clearer path forward for autonomous trucks.

TNT's European road network, and its ability to handle profitable palletized freight, will be important to FedEx as it integrates global express operations.

FedEx raised revenue, profit in its first quarter as owner of TNT Express, despite integration costs following acquisition.