Monthly Archives for January 2021

Acquisition nets JAS Worldwide e-commerce logistics capabilities Forwarder JAS Worldwide on Thursday said it had acquired freight forwarder and supply chain management provider Tigers to expand its e-commerce capabilities, reflecting how incumbent forwarders are adjusting to customers’ e-commerce demand. Terms of the deal… Acquisition nets JAS Worldwide e-commerce logistics capabilities Journal of Commerce

DB Schenker restarts suspended EU-UK shipments DB Schenker Thursday resumed European shipments to the UK that had been suspended last week because of error-strewn customs declarations, but warned consignments… DB Schenker restarts suspended EU-UK shipments Journal of Commerce

Flexport vets take aim at apparel production management A trio of Flexport veterans has secured $2 million in venture capital financing to grow a business aimed at reducing the costs and increasing data accuracy… Flexport vets take aim at apparel production management Journal of Commerce

Software partnership propels ocean freight online quoting momentum Two technology companies catering to the liner shipping industry have partnered to convey digital quotes offered by container lines to forwarders using… Software partnership propels ocean freight online quoting momentum Journal of Commerce

Error-strewn customs papers force DB Schenker to stop UK bookings DB Schenker has temporarily suspended bookings for European shipments to the UK, complaining that only 10 percent of the… Error-strewn customs papers force DB Schenker to stop UK bookings Journal of Commerce

Geodis latest forwarder to charter Asia–Europe capacity Logistics provider Geodis has chartered a 1,000 TEU container ship on the China-Europe trade that will sail later in January, making it the latest forwarder to take direct… Geodis latest forwarder to charter Asia–Europe capacity Journal of Commerce

Logistics, not transport problems, slow vaccine distribution Efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines are running into roadblocks, most often at the state level, casting some doubt on assumptions that vaccine distribution would place… Logistics, not transport problems, slow vaccine distribution Journal of Commerce

Outlook 2021: Shippers face new twists, risky turns in pandemic-altered market This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce Annual Review and Outlook.Supply chain practitioners looking for a game plan in 2021… Outlook 2021: Shippers face new twists, risky turns in pandemic-altered market Journal of Commerce