White Papers

During the current cycle, beneficial cargo owners  and their carrier partners must deal with multiple factors in designing their contracts. These include the state of the global economy, projected market conditions, the supply-demand imbalance, potential carrier capacity issues, shipment seasonality, shifting manufacturing origins, and long-term carrier stability. Additionally, this year, the full impact of evolving carrier alliances hits the performance curve. Deliberations are further complicated by the perception among many shippers of a lack of collaboration and declining carrier performance. 

The Ocean Contracting Outlook white paper is a primer for 2018, detailing best practices for contract design and negotiation, projected rate levels for the balance of the year, and BCO and carrier expectations and strategies for collaboration. These conclusions are based upon a series of interviews with industry thought leaders and the results of a recently completed survey conducted by JOC.com/IHS Markit and Gemini Shippers Group. The paper is sponsored by Gemini.

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As a result of increasing pressure to improve supply chain predictability, creating certainty around the berth time of a container ship in a port is a primary challenge for the industry today. This paper explores how providing visibility and transparency to port operations can lead to a better way of doing things in the berth management field.

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The Journal of Commerce/IHS Maritime & Trade, NASSTRAC, the Transportation Intermediaries Association, and Truckstop.com took the pulse of a domestic transportation market at a crucial turning point in late September. Shippers and freight brokers offered their expectations for the next six months and the year ahead. Significant change is anticipated, especially in terms of available truck capacity.

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China represents tremendous opportunities for automakers and the companies that serve them. There are specific qualities that companies should seek in a qualified logistics provider to grasp their best opportunities. This white paper explains:

•       The top logistics challenges for the automotive industry in China

•       How logistics providers can support automotive companies in China

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In April 2017, most ocean carriers changed their alliance agreements, requiring Dunavant to present clients with the potential negative impact on their retail lead times. Mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcy also limited the number of available carriers to use in the marketplace. This white paper details how Dunavant balanced these changes and volatility while maintaining the precision of client supply chain requirements.

Dunavant has been a major shipper in international markets for over 40 years, with experience in more than 50 countries across all six major continents. Dunavant has developed and monitored detailed landing costs to and from hundreds of origin points globally, and Dunavant currently manages more than 100,000 loads annually. Dunavant’s global customers service teams provide personalized care and solutions focused on a client’s industry and individual requirements.

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As the size and capacity of global container ships have grown larger and larger, an abundance of excess containers have led to softened cargo rates. Global port operators looking to better manage the accelerated flow of incoming and outgoing containers need innovative and sophisticated material-handling equipment. Over the last decade, a new generation of advanced systems has emerged, enabling terminal managers to keep a constant eye on the cost of operating their equipment, share that information with vehicle operators, and manage their fleets more effectively. Today’s managers are looking beyond upfront costs.

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Most port drayage is handled by independent owner-operators. This reliance is putting large importers at significant risk for decreased capacity and increased financial liability.

This SalSon Logistics viewpoint paper explains the trends that are driving this increased risk and why BCOs may want to foster relationships with asset-based dray carriers.

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IHS Markit will be releasing free whitepapers each quarter providing thought-provoking insight from our subject matter experts covering both the Maritime industry and Global Trade future outlooks for 2017 and beyond.

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The drive to capture the business benefits of low cost country sourcing has far out-paced the processes and systems needed to efficiently manage the global supply chain.

Most importers do not have a formal solution to manage international transportation yet technology holds the key to containing escalating international transportation costs.

Through automation, Global Logistics Managers can implement key improvement strategies to help to better manage and reduce international freight spend.

Download this White Paper to discover how your company can benefit from contract automation to meet, and even exceed your aggressive budget commitments.