The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI–rose 0.4% to 60.7 (a reading above 50 indicates growth), following a 1.3% decline in…
eCommerce Logistics
It’s never too early for retailers to start planning for the holidays. Here’s how to create a holiday gift guide that can drive traffic and…
Chicago-based third-party logistics (3PL) services provider SEKO Logistics and Austin, Texas-based ShipStation, a provider of Web-based e-commerce shipping services, recently announced they have formed a…
The Craft Industry Alliance is a trade association for craft business owners. With ShipStation, these ecommerce sellers can focus more on their craft. The post…
A Currency Swap is a pact between two countries that allows trading in their own currency and payments to import and export trade at pre-determined…
Less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide said this week it has launched a new entity through the meshing of its LTL network with a…
Thank you notes are underappreciated. I love giving them. I love receiving them. In fact, all kinds of “thank you” are great. We can never give or receive too…
The praises of ecommerce are sung wherever you look– low overhead costs, the growth and globalization of businesses, customer convenience, etc. While these praises may…
I can visualise a few raised eyebrows to the question “Will the container industry ever forget FOB”.. Especially since FOB has been and still seems…
In one of our previous articles about IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap, we reported that many shipping lines will be adopting the regulations but also implementing…
Continuing with our educational series on Trade Finance, in this article we look at who Trade Finance Providers are and what their role is in…
In April 2018, more than 100 Member States met at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London and adopted an initial strategy on the reduction…
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Despite being only left with 150 days until Brexit, over half (56%) of business leaders have not started to make plans for the impact of…
FedEx said that rates for FedEx Express are heading up by an average of 4.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export, and U.S. import services. And…
If I were to share a single observation from this year’s CSCMP conference, it would be this: Nearly every conversation I had in Nashville touched…
Faced with the challenge of securing capacity in specific lanes, the iconic company broke with tradition and teamed up with Uber Freight to take a…
ShippingWatch UK US warns shipping against dealing with Iranian companiesShippingWatch UKMore than 200 individuals and ships in the Iranian shipping and energy sector, including the…
In a world that is becoming increasingly commoditized, brand recognition is particularly important to the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, observes Armstrong & Associates. Source: logistics…
Chinese imports account for nearly half of all container imports moving over U.S. ports, so at first blush, port volumes are seemingly at great risk…