Consultant Insight: Supply chains must be agile and resilient when facing challenges
COVID-19-related lockdowns and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are the latest in a host of challenges and disruptions that supply chains...
Shippers
Airfreight upgrade: Making air logistics more valuable for shippers
Like it or not, all transportation today comes at a premium price, but only air can move with any sort...
Volga-Dnepr Group expands satellite logistics footprint with Singapore Space & Technology deal
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. (SSTL), under which VDG...
Consultant Insight: A positive holiday season, but some problems will continue into 2022
The 2021 holiday season was a busy one with total retail sales increasing 6.9% year over year and e-commerce sales...
Consultant Insight: The transformation of the last mile
The U.S. domestic parcel market will reach 134 million pieces per day by 2026, a 70% increase from 2020, with...
Consultant Insight: SMEs pinched by higher costs in supply chains
Much has been written on large shippers’ supply chain pains and delays from container shortages that have led to chartering...
Consultant Insight: Retailers will continue to turn to airfreight in 2022
In the latest round of earnings reports, retailers are noting that supply chain delays are expected to continue through at...
Consultant Insight: Large retailers stock up on inventory ahead of the holiday season
Overall retailer inventories remained low in September, according to the latest Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services report from the...
Consultant Insight: USPS assures skeptical market that it’s ready for the holiday season
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) may be on the road to right-sizing its financials as it reported a 5.3% operating...
Biden calls Walmart, UPS, FedEx, Target CEOs on supply chain
President Joe Biden spoke with the chief executive officers of Walmart Inc., United Parcel Service Inc., FedEx Corp. and Target...
Maersk bolsters airfreight ops with Senator International acquisition
Danish container logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) intends to expand its airfreight operations through the acquisition of Germany-based freight forwarder...
All-in pricing grows alongside charter market
The COVID-19-driven shortage in bellyhold capacity has led to intense growth in the charter market over the past year and...
Consultant Insight: Shippers, forwarders anxiously await the return of passenger capacity
The air cargo market continues to make progress in adding capacity since losing at least 50% of capacity when passenger...
Consultant Insight: Strong retail sales continued in September, but how much longer can it last?
U.S. retail sales remained strong in September, up 0.7% year over year, according to data from the U.S. Commerce Department,...
