supply chain management

A large-scale study of Australia's freight data requirements is due to conclude by the end of this month. The study is part of the behemoth National Freight & Supply Chain Strategy, which is being formulated to help industry cope with Australia's growing freight task for the next 20...

Infestations of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug found on ships en-route to Australia are causing havoc with local supply chains. Bugs are breeding, ships are re-routing, trucks are idling, supply chains are collapsing, costs are escalating... and tempers are fraying. At least three vessels have been...

U.K. votes down Brexit deal, leading to more uncertainty on rules for freight forwarders; stowaway bugs bug Australia. Freight forwarding sees consolidation move Denmark's DSV is making another try at consolidation in the freight forwarding industry with an unsolicited $4.1 billion bid for...

North American shippers facing congested ports may get some relief as the world's largest shipping line promises to ease the reuse of empty marine intermodal containers. Maersk is introducing an automated "street turn" service for its intermodal containers at U.S. and Canadian...

As industry begins to operate in a world expecting transparency, companies that can deliver that for both assets and individual products – and to do so with absolute trust - have an opportunity to be early leaders in the space. 14bis Supply Tracking is hoping to be that company. Founded by...

In the trucking industry, it's a commonly repeated adage that "the shippers are the last to know" when it comes to freight market conditions. According to brokers we spoke to this week, shippers have finally realized how to take advantage of unusually loose trucking capacity, and they...

Taiwanese container ship operator Evergreen has added its second and third ultra-large container ships to its fleet with the delivery of the Ever Gifted and Ever Grade from the Japanese shipyard at Imabari. The two sister ships will join the Ever Golden in the China-Europe-Mediterranean (CEM)...

Port of Houston faces choice as to which ships to prioritize; U.K. Parliament turmoil leaves Brexit deal in doubt. Container supply-demand balance appears firmer The ocean carriers appear to be hitting peak ship in terms of fleet size as the carrier's focus now turns to being more horizontally...

With precision railroading looming as the dominant operating strategy in the North American rail sector, and with coal markets facing enormous competition from natural gas and renewables, Raymond Atkins asked a question: what's the proper role of the federal government in regulating railroads?...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said today that U.S. export shipments picked up at origin on Saturdays will be processed for delivery on that day instead of waiting until Monday, a move UPS said will cut one day off transit times to 57 international markets. The service, which began over the weekend,...

The United States has one of 16 so-called "lighthouse" facilities named as one of the leading 16 factories in the world today – Fast Radius's Chicago factory, a 3D printing facility located in the city's West Loop. Fast Radius is a leading "provider of comprehensive...