Baby Formula Maker Says Shipping Millions of Cans From Another Country
Abbott Laboratories has flown millions of baby formula cans to the United States to help deal with shortages, the company said on May 13. “We...
Category : Freight
Five Challenges in Parcel Shipping Optimization
COVID-19 caused e-commerce to surge as brick-and-mortar businesses closed, workers were sent home, shopping migrated online, and shipping demand pivoted to parcel. Downstream consumers expect ever faster, cheaper delivery, with full end-to-end tracking and notifications while upstream, opaque...
Tacoma council moves two code amendment proposals to 2023
Two initiatives that last year appeared to be on their way for approval sooner rather than later in Tacoma have been sent to the next...
For Sustainable Coffee, These Ships Take to the High Seas
The De Gallant, a grand, century-old ship, looks at odds with the other vessels bobbing in Penzance Harbor. Her sweeping sails propelled her and her...
Signs of a Downshift in the Freight Cycle, Trucking, and Demand
Amid constraints, shortages, and spiking diesel prices, freight volume slows, capacity opens up, freight rates may have peaked. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The crazy stimulus-fueled binge...
Euronav boosted by freight rates, Ukraine war but headwinds linger
Belgian oil tanker and storage operator Euronav on Thursday reported a 30% increase in first-quarter profit, helped by higher freight rates and trade disruptions from...
Russian Shipping Traffic Remains Strong as Sanctions Take Time to Bite
Data from MarineTraffic, for example, a platform that shows the live location of ships around the world using those on-ship tracking systems, indicates that traffic...
Heart to Heart International sends containers converted into mobile hospitals to Ukraine
A state-of-the-art medical facility is on its way to Ukraine from Lenexa. It’s exactly what doctors and nurses need right now.KMBC’s Haley Harrison was given...
Shipping industry profits continue to rise on surging demand
High demand and tariffs continued to drive profits of shipping companies in the first quarter. State-owned Vietnam Maritime Corporation doubled its profits to VND688.9 billion...
Global shipping companies reduced speeds off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies
Program continues to expand and achieve greater environmental benefits The partners in an initiative to cut air pollution and protect endangered whales announced results from...