[caption caption="Chicago-based FourKites landed $50 million in its latest funding round. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Venture capital (VC) dollars keep pouring into technology start-ups focused on shipper freight visibility, fueling an arms race in that sector of logistics software, as evidenced by a $50 million investment into Chicago-based software provider FourKites Tuesday.The...
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Mexico trucking benchmarks to launch in August
[caption caption="Trucking rate information from nine shippers underpins the launch of a benchmarking system that will enable shippers to compare the rates truckers are offering with a market...
Amid sagging trans-Pacific spot rates, analysts forecast mild peak
[caption caption="Friday’s spot rates on the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index show that rates in the US import trade from Asia are roughly where they were in mid-July 2018. Photo credit:...
US drayage rates rise as length of haul shrinks
[caption caption="Although domestic drayage rates continue to climb off of record highs in 2018, shippers are not moving containers as many miles, so their overall expenses have fallen nearly 20...
Operational gains path to early shipping decarbonization
[caption caption="Slow-steaming, enhanced vessel utilization, and hull fouling optimization are among the promising interim solutions to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO)...
Indian carriers question cabotage reform gains
[caption caption="Cabotage liberalization has not been a boon to India’s containerized supply chains, the Indian National Shipowners Association says. Photo credit: PSA India."][/caption]Indian...
US shippers seek balance on truck capacity seesaw
[caption caption="Truck capacity is overflowing, but not all shippers are chasing the cheapest rates. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The “mother of all truck capacity shortages” came...
ILWU, APM agree to automated LA terminal training
[caption caption="With a deal reached on training, APM Terminals’ request for a construction permit needed to install electrical recharging equipment at Pier 400 in Los Angeles can move forward to...
Port growth pushes Jersey space availability to 13-year low
[caption caption="The tight market for industrial space around the Port of New York and New Jersey got tighter in the second quarter, as a new study shows that trucks are more likely to make their...
Canadian ports drive PNW market share growth
[caption caption="Laden import and export containers moving through the Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle-Tacoma in 2018 increased 4 percent from 2017, according to PIERS, a JOC.com sister...
Ove Meyer resigns as Zeaborn’s managing director
[caption caption="Ove Meyer will remain a managing partner of Bremen-based parent company Zeaborn Holding following his resignation as managing director of multipurpose/heavylift (MPV/HL) carrier...
Sponsored: Blurring division of customer, provider leading logtech possibilities
Sponsored: At TPM19, Kontainers' CEO Graham Parker discussed insight from conference panelists on standardization and blockchain; early shipping industry experience that led to his founding of a...
Panalpina fends off rivals stirred by DSV takeover
[caption caption="Panalpina's takeover by DSV, which valued the Swiss-based forwarder at $4.6 billion, should be completed by the fourth quarter. Photo credit: Shutterstock"][/caption] Rival...
Sponsored: Port Houston details investment strategy
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Australian shippers feel pinch as DP World-labor woes escalate
[caption caption="More than 600 workers started a two-day strike at DP World’s Sydney terminal on Thursday. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Australian shippers already hit with...
Sponsored: Data determines ocean carrier leaders in reliability, sustainability
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E2open builds container shipping beachhead
[caption caption="Known primarily as a planning platform for manufacturers, E2open"][/caption]Large global shippers will always be tasked with managing a mix of old and new supply chain software,...
US truckload pricing battle heats up
[caption caption="Second quarter truckload revenue is expected to come in low as excess capacity and lower demand outweigh rate hikes. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]US shippers...
Seasonal project cargo reaches Russia’s Amur gas plant
[caption caption="An 835-ton demethanizer is transshipped from heavy-lift vessel to barge at De-Kastri port in Russia. Photo credit: Combi Lift."][/caption]Two massive pieces of project cargo have...
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