Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure. The money is coming through the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Notable appointments include work in the federal government as Attorney-Advisor (International Affairs) in the Office of the General Counsel at the Federal Maritime Commission and work at a public port authority as Maritime Project Manager for the Port of Boston at the Massachusetts Port Authority. Learn More About Solving The Port Problem.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

UPS collected the pallets on August 18 for Air Freight Consolidated service. Normally this means airport-to-airport delivery within three to five days with UPS acting as a “freight forwarder” to transport the goods using space available on commercial (passenger) airlines or dedicated cargo flights to the destination.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As freight rates continue to fall, shippers will likely continue to leverage blank sailings to balance operational costs against volatile fuel prices. Ocean Shipping Giant MSC Announces Air Cargo Service. Last week, ocean carrier MSC joined Maersk and CMA CGM in announcing the development of an MSC air cargo service.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods. 9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline.

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