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Ukraine’s Agribusiness Prospects Blossom A field of sunflowers in Ukraine.The Russian invasion of the Ukrainian province of Crimea is shining a spotlight on the economic vulnerability of its smaller neighbor. Ukraine depends on imports — much of them from Russia — to meet about three-fourths of its annual oil and gas needs, and all… http://www.joc.com/international-trade-news/trade-data/europe-trade-data/ukraine%E2%80%99s-agribusiness-prospects-blossom_20140421.html […]

Chicken Soup for the Shipper Soul In her 2008 book, “The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red Carpet Customer Service,” author and motivational speaker Donna Cutting delivers some simple advice to companies of all types when dealing with those who buy their services: “Give them their chicken soup.” By “chicken soup,” Cutting is referring […]

Slow Start for Shanghai FTZ It has been several months since China’s first Pilot Free Trade Zone (Shanghai FTZ) launched in Shanghai, but the shipping and logistics industry is still waiting for more policies to be clarified. “We were very nervous when Shanghai launched the free trade zone; however, we are less concerned now, as […]

Singapore on Shadong Shopping Tour A high-powered Singapore business delegation left for China’s Shandong Province today on a mission to boost exports to the country and attract investors. Representatives from the logistics, manufacturing, oil and gas and professional services industries joined Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck, also co-chairman of the Singapore-Shandong […]

American Worldwide Agencies Opens Houston Office, Hires Seasoned Branch Manager LONG BEACH, California – March 26, 2014 — American Worldwide Agencies (AWA) is adding to its global network offreight forwarders and agents with a new office in Houston, the company announced today. The Houston office is part of AWA’s global expansion plans and will handle the company’s growing business […]

Knowler to Expand JOC’s Asia Coverage Greg KnowlerVeteran transportation journalist Greg Knowler joined the JOC today as senior editor for Asia. Knowler’s responsibilities will mainly focus on enhancing JOC.com’s timeliness and scope of Asia-sourced news and analysis relating to the container shipping, logistics and freight transportation industries. His coverage will also appear in The Journal […]

Transplace Warns of Tighter Mexican Truck Capacity Shippers watching for signs of tighter truck capacity this spring should look to Mexico, where an early start to the produce shipping season is reportedly starting to strain available capacity and transportation budgets. Severe winter weather delayed the start of the agricultural season in parts of the U.S., […]

CONECT Conference Speakers Foresee an Unpredictable Year in Trade and Transportation The 18th Annual Northeast Trade & Transportation Conference, hosted by the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) April 1–3 at the Hyatt Regency in Newport, RI, will offer attendees a balanced perspective from industry experts on critical issues in trade, regulation, and […]

Transshipping’s Disadvantages Whenever the word “transshipping” comes up, I’m instantly reminded of the old football maxim regarding the forward pass that states “three things can happen … and two of them are bad.” This is because transshipping, although generally considered a legal term, also carries a negative connotation because of its known… http://www.joc.com/international-logistics/transshipping%E2%80%99s-disadvantages_20140321.html Journal of […]

Wintry Weather Cuts Into FedEx's Profit, Volume FedEx ExpressSevere winter weather cost FedEx $125 million in operating profit over the last three months, as unusual cold and snow and ice storms battered U.S. supply chains from December through February. In terms of freight volume, FedEx Express may have lost 40,000 packages a day and FedEx […]