Archives



Logistics

CH Robinson Market Report Becomes Edge Report

C.H. Robinson said it has relaunched its Freight Market Update as the C.H Robinson Edge Report, aimed at giving companies and decision-makers an edge in a fast-changing world economy where supply chains can make or break business success. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company called the monthly Freight Market Update “an indispensable guide to the industry with all the can’t-miss information decision-makers need to stay ahead of global market conditions and plan ... [+]

Container Rates Decline Continues, Drewry

Drewry's World Container Index, or WCI, decreased 4 percent to US$2,250 per 40-foot container the week of Aug. 31. It was the 10th consecutive weekly decline and continued to stabilize after a volatile period. The unpredictability began, Drewry said, after U.S. tariffs were announced in April, ... [+]

Thyssenkrupp Halts Green Hydrogen Projects

Thyssenkrupp Nucera said its U.S. projects unit is abandoning those projected seen as no longer feasible due to tax and spending changes initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Global demand for green hydrogen had stalled amid concern among clean-tech players over what Trump's policies would ... [+]

Brazil Brewer Uses Descartes Routing Solution

Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service logistics solutions, said Brazil’s Grupo Petrópolis is using its routing and fleet management solution to enhance its nationwide beverage distribution operations using about 2,900 vehicles. The Descartes solution helped beermaker Grupo Petrópolis achieve a 98 percent on-time delivery ... [+]

Demand Surges for CH Robinson’s ACE Import Tool

Global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson reported a surge in demand for its ACE Import Intelligence tool, a proprietary self-serve compliance platform that gives importers greater visibility and control over their customs data. Originally developed three years ago with foresight into evolving trade conditions, the Automated ... [+]

Louisiana Ports to Collaborate on Strategy

The five deepwater Louisiana ports of Lower Mississippi River, or LMR, have entered into an agreement to develop a collaborative marketing strategy. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Port of South Louisiana, Port of New Orleans, St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and Louisiana Gateway ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Sees 1H Growth in Volatile Market

At its midway point in is financial year, shipping line Hapag-Lloyd saw significantly increased transport in a volatile shipping market characterized by chaotic implementation of tariffs. Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd concluded its first half with group EBITDA of US$1.9 billion, up 11.3 percent from the first half of ... [+]

GE Appliances to Invest $3B in US Operations

Haier-owned GE Appliances said Aug. 13 that it plans to invest more than US$3 billion over five years in its U.S. operations and workforce following the Trump administration's tariff policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, Reuters reported. GE Appliances said the investment is aimed at expanding ... [+]

US Grain Exports Grow 9% Despite China Tariffs

U.S. seaborne grain shipments improved 9 percent in the first half of 2025, despite retaliatory tariffs that caused U.S. grain exports to China to plummet 57 percent in the same period, said BIMCO, the Danish shipping association. The first half result was driven by stronger maize ... [+]

PermaCold Builds Cold Storage Near Brunswick

Georgia Ports broke ground in July on a new PermaCold Logistics 216,000 square-foot cold storage facility near Brunswick, adding 30,000 pallet positions. The building is being developed by Ti Cold and Karis Cold for PermaCold Logistics at Tidewater Industrial Park in Darien, Ga. Located five minutes ... [+]

More »