Thursday, June 2, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
While California has long been a vital leader creating trade and transportation trends, the state is becoming stymied by a variety of problems it can't seem to solve.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
According to a recent AlixPartners report, due to the continued introduction of mega vessels—capable of carrying more than 18,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEUs)—industry capacity globally is expected to jump by 4.5% in 2016 and another 5.6% in 2017, while…
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
In the wildly unstable ocean cargo carrier arena, three major consortia are fighting for market share, with some players simply hanging on for survival. Meanwhile, shippers may expect deployment shifts as a consequence of the Panama Canal expansion
Thursday, May 12, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Supply chain resilience is vital to robust business performance. Threats to resilience—such as depressed oil prices, natural catastrophes and the spread of terrorism—are keeping financial executives around the world up at night.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Pangea Logistics Network, an international group of independent freight forwarders based in London, recently presented a cautionary economic forecast for the industry through the remainder of the year.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 · Datamyne
Along with exchange rates, costs of production, availability of raw materials and market demand, a change in climate can redirect trade flows, raise the price of trade goods and create openings for new products.
Friday, April 1, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
The rankings also reveal a shift among the world's traditional manufacturing powerhouses due to the Asia Pacific region's rising influence and declining strength in European and BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Monday, March 21, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Deeper U.S. engagement with Cuba may increase trade and investment, especially in the tourism sector, but democratic political reform is unlikely, say analysts
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
The One Belt and One Road Initiative is a development strategy and framework that focuses on connecting countries primarily in Eurasia. There are two main components: the land-based "Silk Road Economic Belt" (SREB) and oceangoing "Maritime Silk Road" (MSR).
Monday, March 7, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Despite a slowdown in world trade this spring, the e-commerce logistics market is expected to grow at 9.69 percent through 2020, maintain analysts at Technavio, a leading market research company with global coverage, based in London.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently reported that that U.S. trade with its North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico dropped 9.5 percent on an annual basis in December to $86.7 billion.
Monday, February 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Election year politics notwithstanding, Alexander Feldman, president and CEO of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council is a strong advocate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Monday, February 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Ten Southeast Asian countries launched a long-term plan to achieve regional economic integration within the next 10 years in an effort to better compete with China, Japan and South Korea. However, supply chain infrastructure must be rapidly improved for this to happen.
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