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Dropoff just released the findings of its annual consumer survey on delivery and retail trends, noting that there’s a huge “expectations gap” between what products consumers want delivered same-day and what products they actually receive same-day.

While railroad service issues clearly presented internal challenges for the Class I’s and external issues for rail shipper customers, it is the opinion of one industry observer that having the Class I’s offering up written responses to the STB does not really do a whole lot in terms of the big (service) picture.

One challenge that every logistics professional and organization will need to face—and soon—is attracting, developing and retaining new talent

In recent days, much has been made of President Trump’s comments, via Twitter (of course), squarely aimed at global e-commerce behemoth Amazon and how it apparently takes advantage of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Amazon Trump Comments, Trump Tweets about Amazon

Impact of Trade Tarrifs 2018, Chinese American Trade Tarrifs, Trade Tarriff News, Trump Trade Policies, Tariffs and Logistics Management

An innovative strategy to alleviate congestion on San Francisco Bay freeways, bridges, and cargo-centric arteries by extending nighttime operations was implemented by Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) two years ago. According to the port, the solution has exceeded all expectations.

Global logistics experts speaking at the Port of Long Beach’s 14th annual “Pulse of the Ports Peak Season Forecast,” agreed that the potential threat of a trade war could halt otherwise strong growth in the exchange of cargo between Asia and the United States.

In my line of work, I get a lot of e-mail, actually make that a LOT of e-mail. The topics range across all modes of freight transportation, to be sure, as well as policy and technology. One common theme in more than a few e-mails that has come in over the last several months, and even longer, centers around blockchain technology and its impact, or rather potential impact, on myriad aspects of freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics operations.

U.S. members of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) have “increased confidence” that their key priorities will be addressed after passage of an omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through September 30, 2018.

I was having lunch with a friend of mine who had recently conducted a transportation sourcing event. As we ate, he bemoaned the results of his recent attempt to obtain better rates through his company’s process. “Our rates are going up and the carriers are completely unwilling to negotiate with us—where did we go wrong?”

If someone asked you point blank: “what is the biggest issue in freight transportation today?” there is a better than good chance that the truck driver shortage would be at the top of the list. Why wouldn’t it be either? It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. If it has not been for you,...

Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia-based consultancy, is conducting its third “Evolving Freight Forwarding Survey," and invites LM readers to participate.

Speculation that President Trump is using his threatened steel tariffs as a ploy to renegotiate NAFTA may not play well with shippers associations.

If United States Senate Democrats were to get their way, then the recently-enacted tax reform cuts recently signed into law by President Trump would be short-lived. But before anyone gets too carried away, let’s remember that in the Washington, D.C. things tend to move at a glacial pace. And in the case of true progress on the infrastructure front, it often seems even slower than that.

Mergers and acquisitions activities for ocean cargo carriers are likely to slow down in 2018, say industry analyts, as trend is likely to “pivot” to freight forwarders.

Saying that President Trump’s announcement yesterday calling for 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports was surprising and that can probably be viewed as an understatement to be sure.

Another indication that U.S. ports will continue to differentiate their services as they become logistical hubs was signaled today by the Port of Oakland.

Last week, I took a little time off due to school vacation week. But because I was off by no means translates into a vacation for all. That said, my e-mail in box was certainly still working, based on the inexorable deluge of e-mail coming through at all hours of the day and night. Many of the items I received were notable and typically would merit individual news items of their own, but in the interest of getting caught up...

More evidence supporting the “digitization” of the ocean cargo industry surfaced last week when The New York Shipping Exchange announced the appointment of new members to its board of directors and launch of the governing Member Council.

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the company intends to “transform” its logistics and supply chain model to compete with package delivery behemoths like UPS and Fedex.