Customs technology provider to launch China-US LCL service A technology provider that helps small and medium-sized shippers self-file customs entries and other import documents will launch a less-than-containerload (LCL) service connecting China with the United States in January. Tel Aviv-based eezyimport, which provides a… Customs technology provider to launch China-US LCL service Journal of Commerce
Read More →Outlook 2022: Shippers seek resilience in upended transportation markets
on December 27, 2021in Industry News
Outlook 2022: Shippers seek resilience in upended transportation markets This story appears in the print edition of the Jan…. Outlook 2022: Shippers seek resilience in upended transportation markets Journal of Commerce
Read More →New market dynamics driving demand for freight futures
on December 23, 2021in Industry News
New market dynamics driving demand for freight futures … New market dynamics driving demand for freight futures International Freight
Read More →New container futures aim to take sting from freight rate surges
on December 21, 2021in Industry News
New container futures aim to take sting from freight rate surges Six new futures contracts scheduled to start trading in February seek to hedge the risk of ocean freight rates, joining several other financial products debuting in Asia that aim to capitalize on the last 18 months of extreme volatility that importers and shippers… New container futures aim to take sting from freight rate surges Journal of Commerce
Read More →Startups targeting Mexican trucking industry get investor boost
on December 13, 2021in Industry News
Startups targeting Mexican trucking industry get investor boost Two venture capital funding rounds into companies serving the Mexican freight market are highlighting the opportunity investors see in equipping that country’s underserved… Startups targeting Mexican trucking industry get investor boost Journal of Commerce
Read More →Singapore Airlines links to CargoWise for e-bookings
on December 10, 2021in Industry News
Singapore Airlines links to CargoWise for e-bookings Logistics technology provider WiseTech Global has built an integration with Singapore Airlines that allows direct exchange of electronic bookings between the airline and WiseTech’s CargoWise product, the companies said. The integration… Singapore Airlines links to CargoWise for e-bookings Journal of Commerce
Read More →Inventory gain, exports raise US GDP forecast
on December 9, 2021in Industry News
Inventory gain, exports raise US GDP forecast US real gross domestic product (GDP) is growing faster than expected, propelled by unexpected surges in inventory investment and exports in October, according to IHS Markit. The… Inventory gain, exports raise US GDP forecast Journal of Commerce
Read More →True supply chain relief requires end-to-end recovery
on December 9, 2021in Industry News
True supply chain relief requires end-to-end recovery … True supply chain relief requires end-to-end recovery International Freight
Read More →FMC urged to think globally on data-sharing initiative
on December 8, 2021in Industry News
FMC urged to think globally on data-sharing initiative The scale of the Herculean task facing the US Federal Maritime Commission in trying to improve data coordination within containerized… FMC urged to think globally on data-sharing initiative Journal of Commerce
Read More →CMA CGM grows e-commerce platform with $3 billion logistics acquisition
on December 8, 2021in Industry News
CMA CGM grows e-commerce platform with billion logistics acquisition CMA CGM has made its second multi-billion-dollar acquisition in a month, flexing its growing profitability to sign a $3 billion purchase agreement for the commerce and lifecycle services business of US-based contract logistics and e-commerce specialist Ingram Micro. The group will fund the acquisition through its… CMA CGM grows e-commerce platform with billion logistics acquisition Journal of Commerce
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