One of the biggest truckload carriers in the country has taken a small step toward unionization at a business that isn’t part of the parent company’s long-haul operation. This week,…
A non-profit group called Convoy of Hope had several tractor-trailers full of important emergency aid supplies. On Tuesday, as Hurricane Idalia got closer to the Florida Gulf Coast, they left…
International trade is an intricate field, and the transportation of goods across borders heavily relies on freight forwarding services. Whether you’re involved in importing, exporting, or managing a logistics network,…
A federal jury has decided that Republic Steel, an Ohio-based steel mill, broke its contract by not paying millions of dollars in invoices for transportation services the carriers provided in…
The national Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI) hasn’t been over 4% since early January, when businesses were still getting back to work after the holidays. Even though 4% still means…
How much does a top leader in the marine business make on average? Whether professional chief executive officers (CEOs) or shipowners (who are often, if not always, the final decision-makers…
The wide coverage of the drought in Panama and the crowding of ships at the canal makes for sad reading. The people in charge at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)…
The UPS Inc. Teamsters voted overwhelmingly in favor of a five-year deal with the union, the Teamsters said on Tuesday. The Teamsters say that 86.3% of voters agreed with the…
Sea freight is the most common method of transporting goods between locations, particularly in international logistics services. It involves packing goods in intermodal containers and is less expensive than cargo…
The latest weekly fuel price report from the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration says that store owners don’t know what to do in this market where prices change so quickly….