Global Transportation

October imports, at 2.71 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) fell 3.4% annually, again seeing a sequential decline compared to September’s 2.72 million TEU, August’s 2.9 million TEU, and July’s 3.01 million TEU.

While the general consensus regarding tariffs has elicited various thoughts and feedback, regarding what it could mean for supply chain operations and the economy alike—along the lines of things like higher prices and inflation, shifts in sourcing, and front-loading cargo, in advance of when Trump takes office—recent conversations I had with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) about tariffs, offered up some interesting context about the subject.

The global freighter fleet is set to expand to 3,900 planes, up two-thirds from 2023.

Major U.S. container ports are entering a period of historically low cargo volumes as the holiday season winds down. However, attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and continued delays at the Panama Canal may shake up this year’s usual winter lull.

EpGroup is now xpd global. More than a rebrand, they redefined their purpose to better serve specialized and global manufacturing industries as their strategic partner in logistics.

We've compiled a number of features to define current state of global logistics and help shippers understand the breadth of services today’s third-party services companies have to offer.

FedEx Express has expanded its FedEx International Connect Plus (FICP) offering to four Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA)-based regions, including: Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

From strained global freight networks to rapid e-commerce growth, the logistics industry and its service providers around the world have demonstrated how flexible and systemically relevant they are as they keep the global supply chain flowing.

The editorial staff of Logistics Management has focused much of this issue on helping global shippers better manage what they can control. And, we shed some light on the technology and partnership options that savvy shippers are putting to work to help mitigate risk and dull some of the headaches.

Transport infrastructure and frequency of ocean and air connections drive the competitiveness of emerging markets again this year, as analysts rate “market connectedness” as a key economic indicator for expansion.

Global transportation isn’t getting any easier to manage. With new rules and regulations to learn, new compliance requirements to adhere to, and new customers and business partners to onboard, navigating the complexities of the global market can be difficult for any company.