Supply Chain Management
March 20, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AMCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 20th AM Dear Valued Customer, Harrisburg PA – Gov. Tom Wolf orders all Pennsylvania businesses that…
March 3, 2020
PANAMA CANAL – New Fees due to climate changeTransportation & Logistics Council, Inc. Unlike the Suez Canal, which is a sea-level cut without locks, the Panama Canal has…
March 2, 2020
Coronavirus hits come fast for aviation sectorby American Shipper / Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo Market Editor The airline industry is becoming a leading indicator of the…
December 19, 2018
Section 301 Duty Increase Officially PostponedOn December 1, 2018 President Trump advised the additional duty rate for articles on List 3 would not increase from…
January 25, 2018
by Doug Cameron and Jennifer Smith wsj.com Companies are shipping more items by plane to meet customers’ rising expectations for…
November 30, 2017
UPS RATE INCREASESAs anticipated, United Parcel Service (“UPS”) has followed FedEx and announced its Annual General Rate Increase (“GRI”), to be effective…
October 16, 2017
Gloomy Outlook for Container LinesContainer spot rates from Asia to North Europe slumped this week, losing about 4% in value. Following the Chinese Golden…
October 11, 2017
LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO TAX FREIGHT FOR FUNDING NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTUREThere is little dispute that the United States infrastructure is in need of significant repair and upgrading, however the means…
September 21, 2017
Automated Export System – UpdatesThe Automated Export System is used by the US Government for compiling trade statistics. It is also US law to…
July 12, 2017
HOW PACKAGING CAN AFFECT THE COST OF SHIPPINGThere are many factors that go into how carriers cost out their freight; National Motor Freight Classification (“NMFC”) item numbers,…