As noted in reports generated at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Port Authorities, there's been a new effort by many members to establish more “granular” details on container throughput.
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recently sent a multi-faceted document to President-Elect Donald Trump's transition team, outlining opportunities to, in the words of the president-elect's campaign, “Make America Great Again,” by strategic…
According to the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, new global supply chain challenges will be handled by 3PLs in a variety of innovative ways next year.
October shipments––at 982,387––were up 5.6 percent compared to September and up 7.4 percent annually for its fastest pace since February, as well as marking the fourth straight month of import growth.
The WTO's sixteenth monitoring report on Group of 20 (G20) trade measures shows that the number of trade-restrictive measures applied by G20 economies remains high, despite a slight decline against the previous period.
Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles increased nearly 16 percent in October compared to the same period last year, while the Port of Oakland reports that its export volume reached a three-year high
In concert with China's major “One Belt One Road” initiative, which aims to rebuild trade links across Eurasia to Western Europe, Khorgos is investing in the a high standard of terminal hardware and software under the expansion of this transcontinental trade and…
Global economic growth may remain stuck in low gear for several more years, though a worldwide recession is unlikely, according to the third quarter Global Risk Service report from IHS Markit.
Survey respondents indicate a desire to apply more IT solutions and keep up on capital expenditures as they confront complex issues like bigger facilities, labor issues, high SKU counts and the growing reality of omni-channel. Warehouse usage survey 2016, Distribution Center…
The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—came in at 54.8 (a level of 50 or higher indicates growth), down 2.3 percent from September, with economic growth for the non-manufacturing sector now intact for 81 consecutive months. The October NMI…
Supply chain managers trying to make sense of the recent disruptions in the ocean cargo marketplace may expect more change to come, say industry analysts.
The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure growth, was 51.9 in October (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), a 0.4 percent gain over October, and it was 1.3 percent above the 12-month average of 50.6.
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