This follows previous joint announcements by POLA and POLB, whom collectively account for roughly 40% of United States-bound import volumes, indicating that consideration of the…
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A recent survey from Accenture argues that the most supply chain executives expect a profound impact on their operations. Source: logistics Mgmt
March’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 305—was up 23% compared to February, while the refrigerated TVI—at 206—and the flatbed TVI—at 247—were up 13% and 24%,…
An Illinois-based non-profit helps firms reduce their excess inventory while advancing their ESG initiatives by contributing to the next generation of students. Source: logistics Mgmt
The Hong Kong-flagged Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot cargo ship that’s been stuck on the edge of Baltimore Harbor since March 13 when it ran aground…
Earlier this week, the Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and…
March’s shipment reading—at 1.203—eked out a 0.6% annual increase, down 3.0% from February’s 3.6% annual increase and ahead of January’s 2.9% annual decline. Source: logistics…
Commerce reported that March retail sales—at $665.7 billion—rose 0.5% compared to February and were up 6.9% annually. NRF said that in its calculation of retail…
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics, the operator of the largest…
Mexican truck drivers, irked by new border regulations imposed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), have blocked two major border crossings in and out of…
During this podcast, principal of ABH Consulting, offered up his views on various aspects of the freight railroad and intermodal sectors, including: market conditions, service…
Following a December announcement, in which Philadelphia-based global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider BDP International changed ownership, with PSA International Pte Ltd, a global port…
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For the week of April 4, the national diesel average came in at $5.144 per gallon, down $0.041 compared to the week of March 28,…
The report’s key metric, the PMI, had a reading of 57.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 1.5% compared to February’s 58.6,…
For the week of March 28, the national diesel average came in at $5.185 per gallon, increasing $0.051 cents over the week of March 21,…
Most of the discussion around Ukraine centers on energy and commodities. But there may be other supply chain disruptions as a result of the conflict.…
Fiscal third quarter earnings for Memphis-based freight transportation and logistics services bellwether FedEx issued yesterday showed gains, amid various challenges. Quarterly revenue—at $23.6 billion—saw a…
United States retail sales, for the month of February, were solid but were not at the same levels to begin 2022, according to data respectively…
Another week brings another new record high for the average price per gallon of diesel gasoline. That was made clear in data issued this week…