by Alex Pappas | Jan 17, 2024 | expedited ocean freight services, FCL, Freight Forwarder, Global Supply Chain News, LCL, Logistics, Ocean Freight, Ocean Freight Forwarding, Panama Canal, Ports, Suez Canal, Week in Global Logistics
Two major maritime routes – the Panama and Suez Canals – face unique challenges that continue to reshape the landscape of international trade and logistics. The Panama Canal’s Present Challenge The Panama Canal handles 3% of global maritime volumes...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 16, 2024 | China, expedited ocean freight services, FCL, Freight Forwarder, LCL, Logistics, Ocean Freight, Ocean Freight Forwarding, Ports
In the dynamic world of ocean freight, ‘blank sailings’ is a term that logistics and supply chain professionals, especially those involved in importing goods to the U.S. from Asia, need to be intimately familiar with. Blank sailings occur when a carrier...
by Alex Pappas | Feb 14, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Port of Portland Offers Incentive Payments to Ocean Carriers – The Port of Portland has authorized incentive payments to Hanjin Shipping Co. and other ocean cargo carriers as a final bid to keep them calling at the port. The port will pay $20 per container moved...