Monthly Archives for April 2018

Will CMA CGM/CEVA deal trigger more carrier-forwarder M&A? The April 20 announcement from third-largest global carrier CMA CGM comes just a few months after the largest carrier, Maersk Line, declared its strategy to become within three to five years the “global integrator of container logistics,” akin to a Fedex or UPS for ocean freight. Photo […]

Russia countersanctions fee to hit US, Europe air cargo shippers Currently, most Russian economic and geopolitics experts do not believe the planned, Russian countersanctions will result in the introduction of any restrictions on the use of Russia’s air space by western air carriers.(Above: a KLM plane during cargo operations in Moscow.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Shippers […]

Analysis: ELDs are US trucking's inflection point The need to make dramatic changes is frequently anathema to providers and purchasers. It also flies in the face of the traditional transportation credo “It’s not the way we’ve always done it.” Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Twenty years ago, in his book, “Only the Paranoid Survive,” Andrew S. Grove, […]

INTTRA to launch automated contract rate management pilot Inna Kuznetsova, president and chief operating officer of INTTRA, said optimizing the management of rates was a key issue for shippers, carriers, and forwarders and the pilot would address this. (Above: the Port of Antwerp.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Electronic container shipping platform INTTRA is launching an automated […]

Building boom not likely to ease NY-NJ warehouse rate pressure Demand from e-commerce is outstripping warehouse supply, forcing rental rates substanitally higher in the metropolitan New York area; even so, many shippers and logistics providers are leasing this preferred space, in order to be closer to customers. (Above warehouses and facilities in northern New Jersey, […]

China waste import ban cuts thousands of boxes from K+N's Q1 volume China’s ban on waste imports will endanger 31.2 percent of US imports. Photo credit: Kuehne + Nagel China’s revised recycling import rules erased 15,000 TEU from Kuehne + Nagel container throughput in the first quarter, with no chance of the business returning for […]

XPO’s asset/non-asset strategy comes together Some said it couldn’t be done, but Bradley Jacobs is forging new shipper services by integrating assets and resources from across XPO Logistics’ diverse operating network. Photo credit: XPO Logistics. Since Bradley S. Jacobs began assembling XPO Logistics in 2011, investors, competitors, and other observers have questioned how, or whether, […]

US warehouse and distribution rents rise as vacancy rates dip BCOs looking for industrial space face one of the tightest US real estate markets in years, especially in large seaport and inland cities, as growth in both traditional import logistics and e-commerce is creating especially strong demand in large population centers. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. US […]

No silver bullet for Rotterdam port's barge woes The huge gantries at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam are designed to handle the world’s mega-ships. Photo credit: APM Terminals When a mega-ship calls at a port, it creates a whirlwind of feeder, barge, road and rail activity needed to shift the huge exchange of containers […]

India’s expanded direct port delivery ups pressure on 3PLs As larger vessels more frequently call at JNPT, such as the 12,500-TEU MSC Fillippa (above) that arrived last week, direct port delivery (DPD) is seen as a critical element in ensuring quicker clearance of cargo. Photo credit: DP World Nhava Sheva. As India rapidly expands its […]