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March 15, 2023
Globalization Not Going Into Reverse, Annual Index FindsDespite much hand-wringing to the contrary over the past three years, the end of globalization is nowhere near nigh. The…
March 14, 2023
Maersk Shifts Detention Billing to Consignee Ahead of FMC RegulationMaersk will begin billing container detention charges directly to consignees on so-called merchant haulage moves from April 1 in a…
March 12, 2023
Borderlands: Mexico Starts 2023 as Top US Trade PartnerMexico starts 2023 as top U.S. trade partner Mexico ranked as the United States’ top trading partner for the second…
March 3, 2023
New U.S. Customs Anti-Forced Labor Tool Will Require Submission Of Chinese Supplier Postal CodesXinjiang Province Postal Codes Will Trigger Forced Labor “Warning Message” On January 26, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”)…
February 27, 2023
Idle domestic containers being stacked as intermodal volumes tumbleNorth American railroads are continuing to struggle to win domestic intermodal business from shippers, with volumes falling sequentially in eight…
February 23, 2023
US truck tonnage levels better than expected in JanuaryUS for-hire truck tonnage is slipping from month to month, but remains higher than expected in a freight recession, according…
February 14, 2023
The 7 R’s of Supply Chain ManagementSupply chain management establishes the strategies with which a supply chain will be overseen as well as dictating the way…
February 13, 2023
Air Cargo’s Lunar New Year BluesGlobal airfreight weakness has worsened to start 2023 in the face of a global economic slowdown and the lack of…
February 12, 2023
Cargo Thefts Spike 15% across US, Canada in 2022The end of 2022 saw a surge in cargo thefts that pushed the yearly total to above an estimated $223…
February 10, 2023
January Imports Up from December, but February is Looking WeakIn January, U.S. containerized imports logged their highest month-on-month gain since last May, according to data from Descartes. Inbound volumes…