by Matt Miller Jul 25, 2017
Is it Golden if it glitters?
The orderbook for dry bulk carriers is as dry as the Mojave. With demand rising and an empty orderbook, the future looks golden but is it just glitter?
Reversal of a reversal in fortunes?
There has been a renewed interest in the dry bulk sector. Is this a sign of a real reversal of fortunes in dry bulk shipping or something else?
Flexibility: the ro/ro calling card
For Eastern Car Liner (Americas), Ro/Ro’s offer an opportunity to transport somewhat unusual rolling stock cargo from North America to Asia: Used trucks, used heavy machinery and even used RVs.
Wilhelmsen & Wallenius Lines merger creates Ro/Ro powerhouse
In a merger between equals, the joining of Wilhelmsen & Wallenius Lines has created a market setting ro-ro powerhouse.
Hop Scotch
Shipped to 182 different countries Scotch whiskey is one of the world’s most diverse exports
The global movement of wine is both complex and exacting
Wine is a multi-billion dollar business and the logistics of wine tests more than the pallet.
Ethanol exports big winner for US agri-biz
Ethanol exports are a big winner for US agri-business sector. But with trade controversies, will the ethanol export boom go up in smoke?
Solar project work bright… for now
Several years back, Tempe, Arizona-based One Source Freight Solutions took on project logistics for the Ivanpah solar power facility, what would become the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal plant. This mammoth $2.2 billion project, constructed in California’s Mojave Desert, involved moving glass from manufacturers based in the Midwest to mirror polishers in Arizona to the installation site itself. It required the acquisition of specialized trailers and handling equipment.
Port of Olympia’s moo-vement
With a shipment of over 2,000 dairy cows, Port of Olympia makes hay in a new market.
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