Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020.
January 14, 2021Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
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Surging Shipping Rates Pose New Headwind for Global Economy
East Coast Warehouse Acquires Temp-Distribution of Maryland
Temperature-controlled logistics provider East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has acquired Temp-Distribution of Maryland Inc.
January 14, 2021DB Schenker Halts Deliveries to UK Due to Brexit Trouble
DB Schenker, a major logistics company owned by German rail giant Deutsche Bahn AG, suspended deliveries to the U.K. due to “significant” problems caused by post-Brexit red tape.
Recent Acquisitions Bode Well for Trucking in 2021
Several recent acquisitions are signaling a robust 2021 for trucking.
DHL Owner Deutsche Post Reaps Profit Boost as Virus Spurs Demand
Deutsche Post AG reported record earnings as its DHL express-delivery arm benefited from a surge in home shopping spurred by the coronavirus crisis.
XPO Names Leadership Team for New Logistics Business
XPO Logistics Inc. on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership team for the upcoming spinoff of its logistics segment.
GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet
The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it.
Exports Boosted US Shale Market, but Long-Term Demand Uncertain
These past five years could very well go down as the best years that U.S. shale oil exporters will ever see.
ABF Freight President Tim Thorne Announces Retirement Plans
The president of less-than-truckload fleet ABF Freight will retire later this year after more than three decades with the carrier, parent company ArcBest announced.
January 11, 2021Winter LNG Boom Creates Most Expensive Cargo Ships in History
An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive ships ever hired to ferry commodities.