Latin American crude differentials have plunged this week on a combination of rising freight costs and tepid demand, causing outright prices to decline faster than the broader oil complex. While all Latin grades assessed by Platts have fallen sharply this week, Argentinian crudes have led declines....
Shippers often lack visibility into the day-to-day operational performance of their facilities. Gaining access to data that allows them to uncover – and solve – consistent issues can be a gamechanger. One consumer paper products manufacturer, for example, managed to reduce expensive dwell time by 60% in just four weeks after partnering with Convoy to better inform their transit time model per lane.
Convoy’s facility insights helps shippers identify — and solve — issues in their facilities...
The union representing almost 1,500 Loomis Express workers in Canada said it has avoided a strike and reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the logistics provider’s parent company, TransForce International.
The strike, which was set to begin at noon on Wednesday, would have affected company facilities across eight Canadian provinces.
“This tentative agreement leverages the power of a national union to set and raise standards across the country while allowing for provincial nuances...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loomis-express-workers-call-off-strike
The First Registry of Ships in the World (Panama) with more than 8,500 ships registered under its flag and MSC Shipmanagement Limited, a subsidiary of the shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s leading company in terms of container ship capacity and for our ship registry,...
On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking about the true cost of ownership for battery electric trucks. While many OEMs have promised huge fuel savings, you may be surprised to see just how much early adopters are paying to charge up their trucks.
Alan Adler, Detroit bureau chief at FreightWaves, discusses BEV truck cost of ownership concerns, Nikola getting a third CEO in two years and GE’s stake in Hyliion.
It’s pastageddon on America’s highways as trucks spill hundreds of thousands...
On a consumer level, you might be used to the idea of being able to order goods or services from practically anywhere on earthand have it delivered within a reasonable amount of time, if not in a day or so. And while physical goods are generally shipped fromcentral facilities or warehouses, how do goods get to these places in the first place? Especially if they were originally madeoverseas (as so many goods often are.)
So, without further wait, here is everything you need to know about...
https://maritime-professionals.com/how-container-shipping-works/
