Port NOLA sets new container-on-barge service record

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked 20,500 container moves by barge during calendar year 2023, the highest since starting the container-on-barge (COB) service in 2016 in partnership with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group.

Moving an average of 30,000 TEU of containers per year between New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Memphis and St. Louis, the service is the largest container-on-barge network in the U.S. with connectivity to the nation’s heartland.

“We are...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/port-nola-sets-new-container-on-barge-service-record/

Carriers bet on Capacity-as-a-Service

Over the past decade, as-a-service (aaS) business models have infiltrated supply chain actors in order to advance the industry to keep up with increasingly tech-focused lifestyles.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has targeted shippers across the globe, promising an easier way to handle in-house procurement and transportation workflows, and offer a layer of resilience when unforeseen hurdles arise.

SaaS-based solutions have also been promoted within the freight brokerage space, eventually fueling the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-bet-on-capacity-as-a-service

Inside JB Hunt’s transformational journey (with video)

JB Hunt executives talk about the company's digital transformation

“Disruption is a great theory. It’s wonderful to read about, and hear about and watch from the sidelines, and what we’ve learned together is, it’s a lot harder to do,” said John Roberts III.

The president and CEO of J.B. Hunt Transport (NASDAQ: JBHT) joined the company’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Shelley Simpson to deliver the opening keynote address on Thursday at FreightWaves’ LIVE @HOME virtual conference. The free two-day conference is being streamed at live.freightwaves.com and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/inside-jb-hunts-transformational-journey

Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon