Trade

Air Cargo Safety Remains a Weak Link in Asia Pacific Supply Chain

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 · Patrick Burnson Last year’s tragic crash of AirAsia’s flight QZ 8501 enroute from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore remains a mystery, but may have been a “wake up call” for Asia Pacific airlines.

DHL Expands its Footprint in Southeast Asia

Thursday, March 5, 2015 · SCMR Staff DHL today rolled out its plans to build an $85 million EUR ($93 million USD) DHL Express South Asia Hub, which will be a 24-hour express hub facility within the Changi Airfreight Center at the Singapore Changi Airport.

Supply Chain Managers Continue to Drive NAFTA Growth

Monday, March 2, 2015 · SCMR Staff The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in December 2014 was up 5.4 percent annually at $95.8 billion.

DHL Global Connectedness Index Signals Strong Comeback For International Supply Chains

Thursday, November 20, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Globalization is recovering from financial crisis, DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals

Supply Chain Managers May Become Concerned About “Slumping” Goods Prices

Monday, October 6, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Exports increased $434 million (0.2%). Imports firmed $222 million (0.1%). But both changes are just in millions as the totals moved so little.

Surge Measured in Air Cargo Supply Chains

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Global air freight markets showed a strong increase in air cargo in July, with the Asia Pacific continuing to lead the way.

Panjiva Partners With China Trade Data Firm

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 · SCMR Staff A little more than a year after it established a partnership with Export to China (ETCN), a Chinese information, consulting, and commercial platform helping international enterprises with China import-export trade, to make Chinese trade data accessible in searchable company…

Steady Growth in Global Trade, Report Supply Chain Analysts

Monday, June 2, 2014 · SCMR Staff U.S.-bound waterborne shipments in April—at 1,183,455—were up 9 percent annually, and the number of global manufacturers shipping to the U.S in April—at 169,947—was up 3 percent.

Japan Becomes Increasingly Important to U.S. Supply Chain Managers

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 · Patrick Burnson Recent paper from the Pew Research Center points to heightened urgency

With Relaunch of SeaLand, Intra-Americas Trade Will Gain New Focus

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson With so much attention now being placed on trade agreements with the EU and in the transpacific, shippers may wish to take a fresh look at what one leading ocean cargo carrier is doing within the parameters of the existing North America Free Trade Agreement

Supply Chain Managers Welcome Progress Made on Water Resources and Development Act

Monday, May 12, 2014 · SCMR Staff Bipartisan, bicameral agreement is reached on WRDA conference report

“Study of Studies” Examines the Successes and Shortcomings of NAFTA

Thursday, May 8, 2014 · Patrick Burnson The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) released a meta-analysis of research on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), revealing the state of knowledge about the landmark trade agreement’s impacts on trade, energy and the environment.

Trans-Pacific Partnership at Critical Juncture in Japan

Thursday, April 24, 2014 · Patrick Burnson As Prime Minister Abe and President Obama meet this week, shippers may expect to hear mainstream media reports of opposition to the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. But free trade advocates in both countries maintain that this an opportunity that may not…

Merger of LA/LB Ports Proposed

Thursday, April 17, 2014 · Patrick Burnson In a move that is already stirring controversy, The L.A. 2020 Commission, has suggested that The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach merge cargo operations.

WERC’s Focus on Seaports Gains Fresh Perspective

Thursday, April 17, 2014 · SCMR Staff Paul Rasmussen, U.S. trade expert and CEO of Zepol, will be joining a panel of experts examining U.S. port infrastructure at the upcoming Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) annual conference in Chicago April 27 – 30, 2014.