Growth of Web-Based Sales Lifts Start of Holiday Season
The early holiday shipping season featured more online purchases, which could help to ensure smooth package delivery flow, experts said.
Developers Converting Shipping Containers Into Structures for Business, Residential Use
There is nothing glamorous about shipping containers. Their existence generally is one of sheer duty, hauling cargo from one point to another.
China Shipping Merger Still Leaves Capacity Challenge in Place
China could be creating Asia’s biggest container shipping company through a merger of two titans. But the plan doesn’t address the central issue confronting the industry for at least five years now: too many ships, with too much cargo space, plying the seas.
August 13, 2015Ocean Shippers’ Capacity Exceeding Cargo Demand
Container lines around the world continue to add shipping capacity faster than cargo demand grows, increasing long-standing pressure to reduce freight rates and slash costs, industry experts said.
Three Ocean Carriers Plan New Alliance
France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, has signed an equipment sharing alliance with China Shipping Container Line and United Arab Shipping as carriers continue to seek new partners.
September 9, 2014New Website Offers Data On Trucking Firms, Shippers, Brokers
Data Driven Shipping, based in San Diego, has launched a website that allows users to download trucking industry data to the program of their choice on their computer or mobile device.
Retailers Revamping Distribution Strategies to Deliver Directly to Shoppers, Merchants Say
The world of retail shipping is being turned inside out, led by a high-tech-driven shift in goods transportation.
February 24, 2014U.S. to Remain Key Driver for Growth, Says Largest Shipping Line
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest shipping line, said the United States will continue to be an important driver for growth, even as emerging markets show potential, Bloomberg News reported.
August 20, 2013Produce Shipping Affected by Weather, Local Trends
The produce shipping season is in full swing this year and affected by unpredictable weather patterns that have created shipping peaks in parts of the South and Pacific Northwest and weaker-than-usual demand in California, experts said.
July 9, 2012Shippers Say Key Factors Are Timely Delivery, Status Updates and Dependable Relationships
CHICAGO — Shipper representatives speaking at the McLeod Software User’s Conference 2011 here last week said the most important things a carrier should do are to be on time, provide delivery status and maintain dependable relationships.
October 3, 2011