Monthly Archives for June 2018

Crude is awakening, and truckers have felt it With fuel prices rising and freight demand soaring, shippers, from Brazil to China, are reminded of just how dependent they are on truck drivers and how much rockier it can get in terms of securing cross-border moves, much less getting an in-country haul. The reasons for delayed or stalled truck delivery vary, but […]

Amazon’s third-party delivery network to redraw truck capacity Amazon’s new network could help reduce shipper costs, and even aid other transportation providers, as volumes outstrip capacity. But as one might sense, Amazon’s latest play also will affect resources in an already beyond-tight US trucking sector. (Above: An Amazon facility in Nevada, United States.) Photo credit: […]

Shippers to benefit from Amazon’s third-party delivery network, experts say   Amazon’s new network could help reduce shipper costs, and even aid other transportation providers, as volumes outstrip capacity. But as one might sense, Amazon’s latest play also will affect resources in an already beyond-tight US trucking sector. (Above: An Amazon facility in Nevada, United […]

Kontainers powers Maersk booking platform Maersk Line has enlisted Kontainers, a small software company based in the north of England to develop something that could be transformative in its future relationship with shippers: a portal to make bookings and track in-transit shipments. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Container lines may have been late out of the gate […]

Rising fuel prices, volume set stage for more global truck strikes Energy prices have risen, lowering the margins of a key supply chain performer, and that has implications for the container shipping industry. (Above: The scene in May 2018, when Brazil’s truckers went on strike, all but freezing road commerical transport in the country.) Photo […]

Pace of track, and track adoption, centers on who pays As the technical hurdles standing in the way of such advances are resolved, the focus turns to whether ocean carriers, shippers, or logistics companies are willing to accept the technology and pay for it. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. As the cost shrinks for sensor-based cargo tracking […]

India tax reform prompts 3PLs to adapt, streamline supply chains Above: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Photo credit: JNPT. Barring growth anxiety caused by a speedy import-handling program for port-based supply chain intermediaries, the Indian third-party logistics (3PL) industry appears to have adapted well to the new, vastly regulated market environment brought on by an […]

Buenos Aires customs officers’ one-day job action hits shippers Shippers in Argentina, hit Friday by a one-day customs officers’ strike in Buenos Aires, had breathed a momentary sigh of relief this week, after truck drivers accepted a 19 percent pay increase and did not strike. (Above: The DP World Argentina Rio de lat Plata Terminal.) […]

New India import plan’s goal is to decrease supply chain cost, time Authorities have asked stakeholders to examine a proposed fast-track/streamlined last-mile/last touch logistics plan for inland container depots — dubbed “direct inland delivery”. (Above: Allcargo Group’s container freight station at Chennai.) Photo credit: Allcargo Group. Stepping up its reform pace, the government of India […]

Europe rail to truckers: Work with us, not against us Europe’s rail and truck transport systems are at a pivotal moment. The two could complement each other and help meet the likely 30 percent incease in Europe cargo expected by 2030. However, turf protecting could still rule the day, especially if rail views truck platooning […]