Wildfire in Lytton, B.C. a ‘wake up call’: safety board Possibility a freight train could have been linked to the disaster points to need to prevent similar occurrences Original article written by [...]
Ocean freight shippers urged to be ‘realistic’ on rates in unprecedented market Cargo owners warned they may need to renegotiate upwards any ‘too good to be true’ contract prices in the current inflated [...]
Freight markets remain strained across ocean, air and rail Shippers moving cargo on the main intercontinental lanes face continuing challenges across all transport modes, with high prices, limited capacity and significant congestion points, [...]
Ocean rates continue to climb as peak season heats up Listed spot prices rise further this week, with lines adding ever-higher surcharges – including a ‘value added surcharge’ of US$4,000 per 20’ or [...]
Retail Cargo Sees Double-Digit Increases Over 2020 Even with Disruptions However, supply chains are still challenged to keep shelves stocked as port congestion and other disruptions continue Original article written by MH&L [...]
Inside container shipping’s COVID-era money-printing machine Some ocean carriers are being much more aggressive on near-term fleet growth than others Original article written by Greg Miller, Senior Editor at Freight Waves It’s [...]
229% surge in China-US shipping costs drives inflation pressure Original article written by Brendan Murray, at AJOT The cost to ship a boxload of goods to the U.S. from China edged close to [...]
Warning to shippers: expect high freight rates and disruption to last a while Original article written by Alex Lennane, at The Loadstar Shippers should expect higher freight rates, long-term – and also not [...]
Carriers get high rates but low ratings, as supply chains slide into chaos Original article written by Andy Cliff, at The Loadstar Looking back at the last year in logistics, it’s hard to [...]
Costs Up, Capacity Down: 9 Supply Chain Strategies for Tough Times Shifting from reactive to proactive can be done – with creativity and persistence. Original article written by Jennifer Clement, at IndustryWeek [...]