Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett is a seasoned San Francisco-based freelance journalist who has been covering world trade, transportation, air freight and business travel for 54 years.He has written regularly for the Journal of Commerce, Copley News Service, Los Angeles Times, airline inflight magazines and JoeSentMe,com, a private website for global business travelers.

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Port of Galveston gearing up for new business

Port of Galveston has a reputation as the “Port of Everything” and is gearing up its West Port Complex to handle even more of everything.

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Supply chain optimization strategies

By Chris Barnett | February 20, 2024 | Logistics

Supply chain optimization strategies key to logistics transparency.

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AJOT/National Retail Federation optimistic on retail sales growth but fear supply chain disruptions

By Chris Barnett | February 19, 2024 | International Trade

National Retail Federation (NRF) thinks consumer spending will grow in 2024 but lag behind GDP growth. While disruptions like the Red Sea attacks will cause ripples felt throughout the supply chain all the way into the consumers’ wallets.

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Air freight flying high in Hawaiian skies

By Chris Barnett | January 24, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

There is a lot of air freight business happening in Hawaiian skies. But as the old expression says, it’s complicated

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New dimensions to warehouse automation

By Chris Barnett | January 22, 2024 | Logistics

Warehouse automation is now experiencing expansion in unexpected niches.

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Gamifying the cab

By Chris Barnett | December 18, 2023 | Trucking

Data technology has muscled its way into the cabs of trucking fleets, and drivers the world over are leery of sharing their tight space with this silent, faceless, mysterious co-worker.

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LATAM adds 19th 767-300 freighter – 3rd in 2023

By Chris Barnett | December 07, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM’s expansion program adds 19th freighter to fleet.

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DHL looks at attracting talent to project sector

By Chris Barnett | November 20, 2023 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Jake Swanson, regional vice president the Americas for DHL Global Forwarding’s Industrial Projects’ division, outlines to AJOT what it takes to attract and retain people in the project sector.

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Miami International Airport gateway for U.S.-Latin American trade

By Chris Barnett | October 25, 2023 | Air Cargo | Airports

Miami International Airport (MIA) is the hub for Latin American and Caribbean trade with the U.S. And as the trade between the regions grows, so does the importance of Miami’s role as a logistics linchpin.

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LATAM looks to be nimble and flexible with air freight

By Chris Barnett | October 25, 2023 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM is Latin America’s largest airfreight airline, but as CEO Andres Bianchi relates in an interview with the AJOT, he prefers to position the carrier as “nimble” and “flexible” not just big.