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Concor works to lure Indian rail customers with more free time Concor said the longer free time will reduce logistics costs substantially and streamline the warehousing ecosystem. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. As competition among India’s inland logistics providers intensifies in the wake of weaker demand caused by widespread government supply chain reforms, state-owned intermodal rail operator […]

Russia hopes demand, rail upgrades will double Asia-EU volume   Historically, Russia attracted Asia-Europe cargo largely destined for Northern Europe. But now Russia wants another piece of the Asia-Europe transport pie. (Above: A freight train travels in Russia.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Russia hopes to become a major transit hub for Asia-Pacific container cargo destined for […]

Russia rail aim for Asia imports to South and Central Europe   Historically, Russia attracted Asia-Europe cargo largely destined for Northern Europe. But now Russia wants another piece of the Asia-Europe transport pie. (Above: A freight train travels in Russia.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Russia hopes to become a major transit hub for Asia-Pacific container cargo […]

India first-half volume jumped 10 percent, on reforms, Maersk said   Maersk, which transports roughly 20 percent of India’s containerized freight, said three factors have essentially combined to drive that impressive, steady growth. (Above: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust [JNPT].) Photo credit: JNPT. Maersk Line said India’s container trade increased at a double-digit rate in the […]

Global container shipping stabilizes just as pitfalls deepen The trans-Atlantic trade was the main growth contributor to Europe’s first half container imports. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Market predictions of an approaching supply-demand balance in global container shipping that will support a recent upswing in pricing are looking less certain with fresh emerging market concerns, uncertainty over […]

Trans-Pac carriers ready general rate increases on spot rate run The same forces that have been at work since July continue unabated in the Trans-Pacific, and in fact appear to be intensifying. (Above: The Port of Los Angeles.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Spot rates in the eastbound Pacific this week registered single-digit increases to the East […]

Mega-load move from PNW to Canada takes mega planning Specialized Freight Industries of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, has been commissioned by the new High Wide Heavy Corridor Coalition to conduct a feasibility route study for moving up to 1,000-ton megaloads from Pacific Northwest ports east into Idaho and Montana and up into Western Canada. (Above: The Port […]

US shippers can mitigate 2018 trucking rate increases The demand factor favors US truck companies; that said, there are substantive benefits to becoming a “shipper of choice.” (Above: Trucks travel on a highway in Tennessee, United States.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. US truckload rates are expected to climb for a second consecutive year, but introspective transportation […]

US shippers can mitigate 2019 trucking rate increases The demand factor favors US truck companies; that said, there are substantive benefits to becoming a “shipper of choice.” (Above: Trucks travel on a highway in Tennessee, United States.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. US truckload rates are expected to climb for a second consecutive year, but introspective transportation […]

Brazil truckers’ strike still roiling logistics, increasing shipper costs Decades of truck-oriented Brasilia administrations and a bias against rail created a vulnerable trade transport system. The spring truckers’ strike exposed it, and months later trade logistics has yet to recover. (Above: A container ship at the Port of Itajai, Brazil.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Fallout from […]