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Life for Brazil's truckers is no walk on the beach … Life for Brazil's truckers is no walk on the beach Journal of Commerce

Breakbulk carriers waiting for rebound in weak demand Like a mirror image of the ocean container shipping industry, the shipping lines that operate the multipurpose ships that carry breakbulk and project cargoes are suffering from overcapacity, lack of global demand and low freight rates. And like the container fleet, multipurpose ships are getting ever bigger. […]

For shippers, carrier linkups bring mystery and angst With two and possibly three mergers or acquisitions among container lines scheduled to occur this year, beneficial cargo owners are wondering how their supply chains will be impacted. French carrier CMA CGM will acquire Singapore’s NOL for about $2.4 billion; the Chinese government has approved the merger […]

American Agriculture Outlook is Bullish, Dunavant Reports William B. Dunavant III, Dunavant Enterprises President and CEO, spoke to JOC.com about the future of American agriculture, changes in the market, the advent of DDGs and ability to containerize smaller quantities of grain, rice, and other products,  as well as the impact of foreign buyers for U.S. […]

Container ship charter gloom spreads Optimism in the container ship charter market evaporated as the speed of decline in charter rates accelerated over the past fortnight, with dramatic reductions for large gearless vessels in particular. As the global cargo peak season ended with the Golden Week national holidays and the large-scale industrial shutdown in China, […]

Container ship charter gloom spreads Optimism in the container ship charter market evaporated as the speed of decline in charter rates accelerated over the past fortnight, with dramatic reductions for large gearless vessels in particular. As the global cargo peak season ended with the Golden Week national holidays and the large-scale industrial shutdown in China, […]

US retailers advised to scrutinize multichannel options As retailers gear up for this year’s peak holiday shipping season, consumers are looking to them for one thing: more options, according to a new Pitney Bowes survey. In order to cater to that demand, shippers managing their inventory need to provide more attention to detail than ever […]

Alibaba and USPS in speed delivery partnership HONG KONG — The U.S. Postal Service has become the latest national postal organization to partner with Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant aggressively expands its global cross-border delivery network.The logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, Cainiao, and USPS have signed an MOU to jointly develop speed delivery solutions […]

Global TV shipments, US imports drop, IHS data show In terms of global shipping, the second quarter wasn’t prime time for TV manufacturers. Global shipments of televisions fell 8 percent in the second quarter to 48 million units, according to IHS. That’s the largest year-over-year decline since the recession squashed demand in 2009. IHS, which […]

Impact of dimensional weight pricing less than expected With e-commerce retail growing at more than 15 percent per year, and with the parcels moved by UPS and FedEx becoming lighter and bulkier as a result, a change in pricing for bulky packages was necessary to align shipping charges with the cost of delivery. The implementation […]