Appraising the US – China trade shifts
| August 21, 2023 | International Trade
US-China trade is shifting – but is the rate closer to a torrent or a trickle?
Labor Day 2023: What a difference a year makes
| August 21, 2023 | Logistics | Integrators
Last September the American Journal of Transportation released a Labor Day Special report entitled Recruiting, Retraining and Retaining Supply Chain Professionals.
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System – an engine of environmental stewardship and supply chain resiliency
| July 24, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway
The Seaway System is committed to reducing emissions and investing in infrastructure to provide more options for North American shippers.
The highly specialized business of transporting yachts
| July 24, 2023 | Project / Heavy Lift
Miami-based Florida Maritime Transport (FMT) moves yachts all over the world. And as Founder and CEO Dmitry Faber explains in an exclusive interview with AJOT, it is a highly specialized niche of the heavy lift/project cargo market.
USMCA: The California-Mexico trucking dilemma
| July 24, 2023 | Trucking
With six hour border delays the norm and virtually no capability for Mexico to comply with California’s trucking “clean fleet regulations”
Logistics real estate: High demand, multiple roles and scarcity of property
| July 24, 2023 | Logistics
The logistics real estate niche is still simmering in an otherwise tepid real estate market. The logic defying mystery of the market begs the question, if it is still simmering in today’s economic environment, what will it do in ’24?
Nearshoring boosts logistics real estate market
| July 24, 2023 | Logistics
Nearshoring in Mexico is booming but a Prologis study suggest this is only the beginning.
Seaway cargo – a mixed picture
| July 24, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway
The Seaway had its ups and downs when it came to cargo in 2022, but, as a SLSMC document observed, the waterway faced “many headwinds"
Port of Hueneme’s Decas sees 24% auto resurgence in 2023
| July 24, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Project / Heavy Lift
After a decline in auto shipments during the pandemic, there has been a 24% increase in Port of Hueneme auto shipments during 2023, according to Kristin Decas, Executive Director.
China’s economy and steel sector face headwinds
| July 24, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Piles of debt, shrinking real estate and construction sectors spell trouble for production and demand.
Infrastructure projects and decarbonization take center stage at Global Steel Dynamics Forum in New York
| July 24, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News
Two issues that were widely discussed at the recent Global Steel Dynamics Forum (GSDF), organized by the World Steel Dynamics and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology in New York
USMCA boosts North American trade
| July 24, 2023 | International Trade
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has provided the anticipated boost to North American trade during a tepid time in global commerce. Are the results fortuitous timing coming out of COVID or something more?
Railways gearing up for stiff Mexico intermodal competition
| July 24, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail
Temperature-controlled cargoes will likely play a big role in the lane.
Ro/Ro: Zeroing-in on net zero and sustainability
| June 28, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Project / Heavy Lift
The ro/ro industry is facing a number of challenges when it comes to the pursuit of decarbonization and net zero. Besides finding a road to decarbonization of the vessels and themselves, there is also adapting to an emerging EV supply chain infrastructure.
Frito-Lay approaches zero emissions from fleet operations at CA facility
| June 28, 2023 | Energy | Alternative | Logistics
By replacing diesel yard vehicles, forklifts, and delivery trucks with green alternatives, the snack food giant slashed emissions by 91% in Modesto.
Port of Baltimore – leading and expanding in the ro/ro space
| June 28, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Tradepoint Atlantic facility looking to increase auto processing capacity.
Measured growth spurt for reefers?
| June 27, 2023 | Logistics
Greg Tuthill, Senior VP CCO of SeaCube Containers discusses the current reefer market and the potential impact of new technologies on the business.
Port of Baltimore – with cargo growth comes enhanced services and infrastructure
| June 27, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
The port is also piloting environmental initiatives with the help of government grants.
Gdansk Port’s third terminal is seen as a “game changer” for strengthening port’s claim of being Baltic’s container hub
| June 27, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
New container terminal can receive mega-sized container ships.
Port of Hamburg tackles congestion
| June 27, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports
Port of Hamburg resorted to using feeder ships, instead of trucks, to transfer containers between terminals to reduce congestion.Port of Hamburg resorted to using feeder ships, instead of trucks, to transfer containers between terminals to reduce congestion.
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