Logistics

Tariffs remain intact on Chinese goods for COVID-19 response

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 · John Schulz ​In an odd example of unintended consequences, the U.S. government still is collecting as much as 25% tariffs from Chinese manufacturers on face masks and other protective wear for U.S. health care workers on the front lines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The global supply chain is beginning to move

Monday, April 27, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock In March, shipping volumes from China approached 94% of pre-COVID volume, a marked improvement from February. But it's a tale of two industry segments.

COVID-19 Diaries: What I’m hearing from supply chain leaders

Saturday, March 21, 2020 · Bob Trebilcock Supply chain leaders are doing their best to keep the wheels turning. We'd love to hear your story.

Here Come the Incoterms 2020 – Are You Ready?

Friday, November 15, 2019 · Rosemary Coates The rules defining the delivery of goods are updated every 10 years. Here's what's new for 2020.

Prologis research continues to point to stable industrial real estate market conditions

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 · Jeff Berman Research recently issued in a report by San Francisco-based real estate investment trust company Prologis pointed to stable market conditions for the industrial real estate market, in the third quarter.

The smart port of tomorrow

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 · Andre Wheeler China's Belt Road Initiative may have as much to do with the development of tomorrow's ports than technology

Road trains: Balancing safety with utilization and capacity

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 · Michael Notarangeli Leveraging road train solutions may help mitigate the driver shortage

Logistics crests the hill

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 · Gary Forger Special Projects Editor The annual State of Logistics Report from CSCMP says logistics cleared many new highs in 2018, and forecasts evolving collaboration by shippers and carriers to keep pace with a changing landscape.

NextGen Supply Chain Interview: Michael Zimmerman

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor SCMR The story behind the 2019 State of Logistics Report

How You Deliver is Going to Impact How We Live

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 · Visible Supply Chain Management These days, your supply chain provider can deliver your customers a set of winter tires overnight. It's going to cost them $175 more, cost the environment the carbon footprint of a jet, along with air and noise pollution, all for something they won't need for another…

The Next Level of Supply Chain Management

Thursday, April 18, 2019 · Bridget McCrea The NextGen Supply Chain Conference puts a bright spotlight on how technology is raising the bar for today's supply chain, logistics and transportation managers.

How to succeed in the most profitable industry in the world

Saturday, April 13, 2019 · Oliver Gritz, Jeff Ward and Arsenio Martinez Freight forwarding lacks a certain sex appeal, yet its top performers are even more profitable than Apple.

BCG report dives deep into the ‘Blockchain Paradox’

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 · Jeff Berman Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report observes that the rate of blockchain adoption is slower than expected, even though the technology has some clear potential benefits in the freight transportation and logistics marketplace.

CBRE says e-commerce and 3PLs sit at top of list of top 100 largest U.S. industrial leases,

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 · Jeff Berman An ongoing state of heightened demand for e-commerce distribution space continues to serve as a driver for several of the largest United States Industrial & Logistics (I&L) leases the were completed in the first half of 2018, according to research recently published by…

Financial market efficiency in the truckload transportation sector

Thursday, July 12, 2018 · Anshu Prasad The tools for managing contract freight are digitizing a broken model