January 24, 2022
Via: gCaptainBy Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep restraining the global economy and prop up inflation well into 2022, according to several new barometers […]
September 9, 2021
Via: Transport TopicsBesides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The package delivery company said Sept. 9 that it plans to hire more than 100,000 people for the busy holiday shipping season, many of whom will get job […]
April 1, 2020
Via: Transport TopicsAs the coronavirus pandemic locked down countries and disrupted global supply chains, the Great Lakes shipping season got underway last week. American and foreign freighters are expected to transport cargo throughout the more than 100 ports of call in the […]
June 26, 2018
Via: JOCTruckers, intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), and terminal operators in Southern California are approaching the peak shipping season with confidence that there will be sufficient chassis available to handle the expected increase in container volumes from August through October. “I don’t […]
October 25, 2017
Via: Transport TopicsThe peak 2017 shipping season remains red hot, with nearly every major port reporting greater container traffic in September than a year ago. The data comes in at a time of the year when many retailers import consumer goods for […]