Logistics News
Ocean bid tip: diversify your carrier alliances!
With so many container lines out there to choose from it’s easy to forget that despite their numbers there really are fewer choices than it seems when you consider carrier alliances and vessel sharing partners. If you are large enough to deal in direct carrier contracts with container lines, then you would be wise to [...]
Posted on 29 December 2011 | 6:33 pm
Understanding Bunker Fuel: is there a relationship to crude prices?
Unless you work for an ocean container line, there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding bunker fuel costs and how they play into ocean container costs and BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor – fuel surcharge for container lines). This is especially compounded when folks look at the headlines in regards to crude oil prices [...]
Posted on 29 December 2011 | 3:14 pm
Exploring Logistics in Developing Markets of China, India and Vietnam – By Mark Millar
In developing markets, logistics activities involve a range of challenges and opportunities: Opportunities revolve around the fact that the developing markets are experiencing rapid economic growth and the resulting increase in trade and commerce drives increasing demand for logistics services. Challenges are many and varied, with the top three consistently being limitations in infrastructure, bureaucratic [...]
Posted on 18 November 2011 | 2:19 am
Hong Kong – Leading Global Logistics Hub – By Mark Millar
Hong Kong is one of the world’s leading logistics hubs. Its strategic location makes it both the Heart of Asia – half the world’s population are within a five hour flight, and China’s Gateway – providing access into and out of the world’s second largest economy and fasting growing consumer market. Business Confidence is High Complementing [...]
Posted on 15 August 2011 | 9:14 am
DB Schenker to Realign North America Transportation Model
According to a company press release, German based company DB Schenker has announced a “strategic realignment” of their North American distribution operating model. Under the realignment, DB Schenker will transition its operations from an asset based model to a non-fixed asset model and will phase out their dedicated US based fleet. This portion of the [...]
Posted on 24 July 2011 | 10:09 pm
Asia Air Cargo Demand Declines 9.8 Percent
According to a press release from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, air freight volume in May declined 9.8 percent when compared to the same time last year. Despite a 4.7 percent reduction in freight capacity, the average international freight load factor fell by 3.9 percentage points to 68.8 percent for the month. Commenting on the [...]
Posted on 30 June 2011 | 6:25 am
Announcing the launch of Freightlinkup.com
3PLwire.com is proud to announce the launch of our new online logistics and supply chain directory FreightLinkUp.com – the premiere directory for supply chain and logistics related companies. This website will provide an avenue for logistics and supply chain related companies to highlight and market their services to companies throughout the supply chain. For the [...]
Posted on 22 June 2011 | 3:08 am
2011 Ocean Rates
The first round of carrier negotiations are in the books for my company and as usual carrier rates are all over the board. With all of my responses in, the average difference between the lowest offering and the highest is roughly $700 to $800 per 40′ out of China base ports to the US. [...]
Posted on 30 March 2011 | 5:36 am
Live from TPM!
Check out our live twitter feeds from the 2011 TPM conference via our Twitter page. Link updated.
Posted on 7 March 2011 | 7:19 pm
Diesel prices up 14.3 cents per gallon
Not good. Citing unrest in the Middle East, diesel prices increased 14.3 cents to settle in at a national average of $3.716 per gallon, the highest since 2008. Via JOC.com:
Posted on 2 March 2011 | 2:40 am
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