Monthly Archives for January 2018

Carrier digitalization slowing NVOs' Asia import share gain Service contracting and booking cargo have always been a cumbersome manual process involving the extensive exchange of paperwork between carriers and their customers. Photo credit: Shutterstock. NVOCCs’ market share growth in the eastbound trans-Pacific slowed significantly last year, suggesting that carriers’ are having initial success in their […]

Carrier digitalization slowing NVO’s Asia import share gain Service contracting and booking cargo have always been a cumbersome manual process involving the extensive exchange of paperwork between carriers and their customers. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) grew their share of US imports from Asia by only 0.4 percent in the first three […]

DP World: India's supply chain reforms are working   DP World handles about 30 percent of India’s container trade. Photo credit: DP World. DP World Subcontinent told JOC.com that it remains fully committed to India’s ease-of-doing-business initiatives, especially the direct port delivery (DPD) program — deemed critical to easing terminal congestion and decreasing logistics costs. […]

Analysis: Predictive analytics – separating wheat from chaff To distinguish ourselves from competitors, the capability to exploit data is critical. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Many of us will agree that having access to data is key in our industry today. To distinguish ourselves from competitors – who also have access to a vast amount of data – the […]

Storm, bitter cold further tighten US inland transport networks Extreme cold that already has hampered freight movement in the US Midwest is now freezing a broad swathe of the eastern United States. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Days of bitterly cold weather across the northern United States, followed by the massive winter storm now hitting the Atlantic […]

The quest for the best predictive analytics Many of us will agree that having access to data is key in our industry today. To distinguish ourselves from competitors – who also have access to a vast amount of data – the capability to exploit this data then becomes critical in achieving a competitive advantage. This, […]

Infographic: Shippers', 3PLs' view of 2018 transportation There’s an axiom that argues, “Where you stand depends on where you sit.” And that certainly applies to the outlook for transportation in 2018. In most cases, shippers had a more-conservative view regarding how 2018 would unfold in transportation, according to a JOC Survey.    Click to Enlarge […]

OECD: Relaxing cabotage would increase Jakarta direct calls The OECD noted that shipping lines would probably like to include several ports in Indonesia in their routes, given the right conditions. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Indonesia should relax restrictions on cabotage if it wants to recapture direct calls by shipping lines on major trade lanes, according to […]

Congestion nearly halves Chittagong’s 2017 growth rate The Port of Chittagong registered a strong growth rate in 2017, despite a prolonged period of congestion. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Prolonged congestion, lack of equipment and inadequate capacity put a damper on the Port of Chittagong Port’s full-year container growth rate, which came it at 9.36 percent in […]

JNPT notches more direct port delivery progress   India’s top port improved its DPD share, despite still-unresolved terminal pricing and other operational issues. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is inching toward a 40 percent target set by the Indian maritime administration for imports handled via the direct port delivery (DPD) program meant […]