New era of shipping: E-commerce, climate change and data analytics
Shippers who have a deep understanding of their data, with access to comprehensive models, are the ones most likely to win in today’s shipping environment.
Shippers who have a deep understanding of their data, with access to comprehensive models, are the ones most likely to win in today’s shipping environment.
Retrofitting a passenger plane to operate as a heavy cargo plane is a big engineering job that requires many new parts and disposal of old ones. Logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says it can reduce inventory and transportation costs to make conversions more economical.
The C-1000 electric delivery van from Workhorse Group can travel 160 miles on a single charge.
FreightWaves’ newsletters have over 500,000 subscribers combined.
The BNSF Logistics team rallies around a shared purpose: “We deliver what matters.”
The best time to build on your company’s offerings through acquisitions may actually be during a global disruption.
Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.
In his first FreightWaves article, market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about logistics network optimization. He explains how new technology, venture capital money and changing market conditions have converged to open up new opportunities across the global supply chain.
UNCTAD expects volumes across all maritime segments to grow in 2018. However, it warns that trade wars can disrupt the global trading system and there is a need to assess the implications of vertical integration within the industry, addressing any potential negative effects.