by George Lauriat Aug 23, 2021
Hong Kong’s trading future
Under the slogan “One Country Two Systems,” Hong Kong enjoyed more economic freedom than any nation in the world.
Top 100 Containerports: Containerization’s great rebound…and why
There have been very few years in which global container throughput – TEUs handled by containerports – has failed to grow…that is until the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown global economies.
CIT: Digitizing the chassis business
Make no mistake about it. The chassis business is tough. Keeping a chassis available and knowing where the chassis is (and has been) and what it will be doing next is difficult to track. Making sure that it is road-worthy requires constant care and attention to detail and doing that all cost effectively is challenging. That’s where CIT comes in.
Demand for US agricultural products booming
The demand for U.S. agricultural products is booming. But the future may hinge on a fragile deal.
Tide lifts all ships: MPVs boosted by dry bulk sector
The dry bulk shipping market is experiencing a boom market that extends from the largest classes of ore carriers down to even handy-sized carriers
Super cycle: Dry bulk shipping making historic run
With May here, surprisingly the Baltic Dry Bulk Index (BDI) breached 3,000 points. It’s the highest the BDI has reached in over a decade. It’s no surprise that the underpinnings of the BDI surge are the demand in China. Still, the surge has many contributing, and potentially volatile, components. And the question is how long will the upside of the super cycle last?
IT logistics providers provide big lift to stressed supply chain
IT logistics providers come in all sizes, come from various sectors and offer a dazzling array of services to supply chain practitioners.
Guangzhou (Nansha) port inaugurates sea-rail transport service to Europe
Xinhua is reporting that Guangzhou Port, located in south China's Guangdong Province, on April 29th launched a combined sea-rail transportation service to Europe.
Ocean Carrier Alliances – The Tripartite
The real structure of the global supply chain resides in the ocean carrier alliances. From an organizational perspective, it is the service schedules within the big three ocean carrier alliances that provide the framework for the global supply chain.
Of fuel and ships
Ideas new and old for meeting the challenge of sustainable shipping
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