E-tailing’s Trojan Horse Satish JindelEverywhere you turn, people are bullish on the future of online retailers. It’s reflected in Amazon’s stock price, which has grown rapidly thanks to … free shipping. What’s surprising is that the frenzy of blind investing in Amazon’s stock ignores time-tested stock valuation measures and fails to recognize that there… http://www.joc.com/international-logistics/e-tailing%E2%80%99s-trojan-horse_20140620.html […]
Read More →Retailers see June growth in containerized imports
on June 9, 2014in Uncategorized
Retailers see June growth in containerized imports With unusually high quantities of merchandise entering the country to avoid potential disruptions ahead of the expiration of West Coast dockworkers’ labor contract at the end of the month, U.S. retailers expect containerized imports to increase 7.5 percent in June year-over-year, with growth tapering through September but rising […]
Read More →What Shippers See
on June 3, 2014in Uncategorized
What Shippers See You’re the owner of back-to-school goods due to arrive at a U.S. West Coast port in June for delivery to retail shelves in July. If you’ve been managing cargo for a decade or more, you remember or certainly have read about the 2002 lockout of West Coast longshore workers that… http://www.joc.com/international-logistics/what-shippers-see_20140603.html Journal […]
Read More →Terrible Toos: Too Much, Too Soon
on May 27, 2014in Uncategorized
Terrible Toos: Too Much, Too Soon By several measurements, freight growth is accelerating as we approach midyear and will continue in this promising direction for the remainder of the year and possibly into 2015. Although that’s positive for transportation and logistics providers, as well as for shippers whose growing volumes point to improving conditions in […]
Read More →Taking Responsibility for Trade Compliance
on May 22, 2014in Uncategorized
Taking Responsibility for Trade Compliance Every year, just as certain as the blooming of the bluebonnets in Texas, I get asked for my opinion about where I consider to be the best fit for trade compliance within a corporate organization. The reason for the question’s frequency is because trade compliance, like the proverbial hot potato,… […]
Read More →A Shipper’s Perspective: NITL’s Carlton Opens Up About Trucking, Alliances, BCOs
on May 19, 2014in Uncategorized
A Shipper’s Perspective: NITL’s Carlton Opens Up About Trucking, Alliances, BCOs National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce CarltonFor the first time since the 2008-09 Great Recession, shippers have a “small smile on their faces” when it comes to the economy, National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce Carlton said. Their increasing optimism […]
Read More →Barcelona’s Auto Trade on a Roll
on May 14, 2014in Uncategorized
Barcelona’s Auto Trade on a Roll Three trains a day travel between the SEAT plant and the Port of Barcelona.BARCELONA, Spain — In the middle of the rolling coastal mountains near this Mediterranean seaport a huge auto plant sprawls across an area equivalent to 400 fields for soccer, or “football,” as it is called here. […]
Read More →World’s Largest LCL Consolidator ECU-LINE Opens Own Offices in Malaysia at Port Klang and Penang
on April 28, 2014in Uncategorized
World’s Largest LCL Consolidator ECU-LINE Opens Own Offices in Malaysia at Port Klang and Penang Mumbai, 28 April 2014: As part of the global conglomerate Avvashya Group and 100% subsidiary of Allcargo Logistics Ltd, ECU-LINE has announced the opening of its own offices in Malaysia at Port Klang and Penang, with operations staring from May 2nd 2014. […]
Read More →CCS Racking Up New Business
on April 28, 2014in Uncategorized
CCS Racking Up New Business Fitting three cars into a container used to involve a long process of wooden supports and manpower. Today it is possible to fit up to six vehicles into one standard container using the innovative fitted metal racking service available from Consolidated Car Shipping. Unsworth Global Logistics (UGL) and Consolidated Car […]
Read More →Calculating Risk
on April 28, 2014in Uncategorized
Calculating Risk Any logistics director moving goods through North American ports can hardly be blamed for being risk-averse. Whether it’s a trucker strike in Vancouver, British Columbia, hours-long backups at the Port of New York-New Jersey, or marine terminals buckling under the weight of thousands of containers disgorged by single mega-ships, there’s… http://www.joc.com/international-logistics/calculating-risk_20140428.html Journal of […]
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