Tag: Consultant Insight

Almost five years after FedEx acquired TNT, the integration is finally nearing an end. Plagued by issues like a cyberattack ...

The significant shortage of semiconductors is having an impact across multiple industries. Early in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down ...

The new year is starting strong for the U.S. manufacturing market. According to the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) monthly ...

Most freight forwarders reported improving conditions during the third quarter of 2020, but for the full year will likely report ...

Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist FedEx’s latest quarterly earnings ...

Introduced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road initiative is aimed at connecting more than 70 countries across Asia, Europe and ...

The recent e-commerce acquisitions by Walmart of JoyRun and FedEx of ShopRunner point to a major shift in supply chain ...

Growth in e-commerce continues to spur upgrades and expansions of FedEx and UPS facilities at various North American airports. Since ...

The Air Services Agreement created in November 2018 allows for flights between the U.S. and U.K post-Brexit, beginning Jan. 1, ...

The loss of air routes has had a big impact on the cargo market, leading to capacity constraints and higher ...

Common themes across freight forwarder third-quarter earnings are higher airfreight rates, more charters and higher traffic on the trans-Pacific lane. ...

UPS announced another impressive earnings report this week as its International division delivered record operating profit, up 44.8% to $966 ...

Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist An increase in imports ...

Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist Retailers are replenishing inventory ...