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Nephron Pharmaceutical’s logistics plan

Chris Barnett | February 20, 2023 | Logistics | Integrators

With the COVID-19 pandemic came a surge in demand and South Carolina-based Nephron Pharmaceutical suddenly needed a new logistics plan.

Descartes on U.S. container import trends

George Lauriat | February 20, 2023 | International Trade | By The Numbers

Descartes Datamyne maintains the world’s largest searchable trade database, covering 230 markets in five continents. The collected data is used by many companies and public entities and is recognized as one of the most authoritative sources on international trade trends.

Retailers see stronger sales, but West Coast longshoremen contract talks a concern

Chris Barnett | February 20, 2023 | International Trade

Retailers expect stronger sales, but ongoing contract talks between the West Coast International Longshoremen Workers Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are a concern.

Will government refund billions in Section 301 tariffs?

Peter Buxbaum | February 20, 2023 | International Trade | Trade Regulation

Pending court case will determine whether USTR followed implementation rules.

Florida’s Atlantic ports gear up for next flood of freight

AJOT Staff | February 20, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Auto processing is also growing and is breakbulk cargo, especially forest products. And cruise ships are back, and the numbers are growing past pre-pandemic tallies.

Florida’s Gulf ports post records for 2022

AJOT Staff | February 20, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Florida’s ports are growing fast. The State’s container ports are being buoyed by both the shifts to the East Coast from Asia via the Suez Canal and proximity to the Panama Canal for Transpacific freight.

The road to sustainability and reduced emissions at ports

Robert Murray, president of National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) | January 23, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

Port stakeholders are motivated to reduce emissions and meet proposed emission reduction goals, but the new legislation must align with the maritime industry realities and account for the challenges of equipment acquisition, especially market availability and costs.

Is a restructuring of the trucking industry underway?

George Lauriat | January 23, 2023 | Trucking

A quick glance at AJOT’s Top 100 North American Trucking Companies isn’t very revealing, it looks much the same as it did before COVID.

Trucking industry facing fundamental shifts in 2023

Peter Buxbaum | January 23, 2023 | Trucking

Data points to more contract carriage and away from spot market

SMC³ courses helping to fill the LTL knowledge gap

Matt Miller | January 23, 2023 | Trucking

LTL is arguably the leading performance sector in trucking. But understanding the LTL market doesn’t come easy and SMC³’s educational courses are working to fill the LTL knowledge gap.

Stuck in the Mississippi mud

Peter Buxbaum | December 21, 2022 | Maritime | Bulk

U.S. agricultural exports fall victim to drought and low river levels. The conundrum of the ag transportation is the barges on the Mississippi River move north-to-south while rail routes run east-to-west.

Multi-purpose vessels and HL sector cautiously optimistic for 2023

If this year’s Black Friday sales were a precursor to what 2023 will bring us, the all-time record sales of over $ 9 billion would indicate the economy is hitting on all cylinders.

Global trade in agricultural products under stress

Manik Mehta | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

OSRA 22 rulemaking seen as not protecting ag exporters’ interests

Peter Buxbaum | December 21, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Agriculture shippers complain proposed FMC reg allows carriers too much leeway.

LATAM Cargo triples pharma shipments in three years

Chris Barnett | December 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM Group, the 2012 confederation of several large Latin American airlines, has placed a strong priority on pharma cargoes in the last five years and has reaped financial and reputational dividends for its efforts.

In post-COVID world pharmaceutical shipments take flight to another level

Chris Barnett | December 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

In the post-COVID world the “pharmaceutical” supply chain has taken off as healthcare delivery strategies address rising demand.

Going green: Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today

George Lauriat | December 21, 2022 | Green Shipping | Logistics

The greening of the supply chain is essential if the world is to achieve the limit of 1.5-degree C, necessary to counter the impacts of global warming. With time running short, can the supply chain go green?

California truckers face clean truck challenges

Stas Margaronis | December 18, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Peter Schneider, President TGS Logistics, Fresno, California says that clean truck rules developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will bar trucks built from 2007 to 2009 accessing the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in 2023.

Bi-State Motor Carriers’ President says things are better but still pretty tough

Peter Buxbaum | December 18, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Lisa Yakomin, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers, says conditions have improved for truckers working the Port of New York/New Jersey. That’s the good news, but falling cargo volumes are a worry.

Accelerating into 2023

Jim Filter, Executive VP and Group President of Transportation and Logistics at Schneider, Special to the AJOT | December 18, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Reflecting on 2022, after two and half years of disruption, the transportation and supply chain sector is at a moment to differentiate how we do business and leverage technology to accelerate the industry.

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