Ocean Carriers Leading Charge Toward Digital Freight Sales: Freightos – Sourcing Journal
Freightos’ “State of Online Freight Sales 2019” report shows that more freight forwarders and ocean carriers are selling online, or at least trying to, but...
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U.S.-Europe oil freight rates hit record amid rising demand
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rates for Aframax-class crude oil tankers leaving the U.S. Gulf Coast hit a record this week, according to three shipbrokers, reflecting...
Freight Futures daily curve: 12/20
Image: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Freight Futures contract to watch today: Spot National Futures Contract The spot National Trucking Freight Futures contract (FUT.VNU201912) continued to inch higher and...
Intermodal trucking sees 2020 as year of tough laws, cost increases
This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking Intermodal and drayage carriers are winding down a year that for many meant only modest growth in...
Commentary: Financial risk assessment for Alaska-to-Alberta rail freight awaits
Two groups vie for the risk/possible rewards of building a 1,500-mile Alberta, Canada, to the middle of Alaska railroad – primarily to export resources. This...
Commentary: Transportation, trade wars and trade balances are all part of the same equation
The United States and China have been imposing import tariffs on each other systematically since the first set was announced by the U.S. in March...
FTA responds to Heathrow delay
Following immediately in the wake of the announcement earlier today (December 20) that the much-talked about expansion (and third runway) of London Heathrow Airport is...
Full ships and threat of rollovers keep ocean rates ‘healthy’
Long Beach, © trekandshoot | Dreamstime.com By Mike Wackett 20/12/2019 CMA CGM will raise its Asia-North Europe 40ft FAK rate by 18% on 1 January...
Clifftop trains threatened by landslides in warming climate — Friday, December 20, 2019 — www.eenews.net
An oceanside cliff in Southern California traversed by more than 50 trains a day is considered so precarious that a safety official watches it 24...
South Africa’s blueberry industry growth “a great story”
For international fruit exporter United Exports, the South African blueberry harvest has come to an end. 2019 offered another successful season in which the industry’s...