Logistics

WASHINGTON — Many U.S. companies are maneuvering to sidestep tariffs on Chinese imports, trade lawyers and logistics consultants say, using a variety of strategies to avoid the payments without upending...

7 February 2020 @booksandpublishing Australian trade publishers are anticipating delays to some book supply due to printer closures in China. In response to the coronavirus outbreak in China, there is...

Smallholder farmers do the most work, but earn the least money on the value chain. • The UNDP’s Other Bar makes payments along the chocolate value chain transparent. • Purchases...

The country's largest retailer says it is "absolutely" prepared to drop suppliers if they don't cut back on their carbon emissions. It is nearly a year since The Warehouse Group went "carbon...

I must have read more than 75 articles about the trends we’ll see in 2020, some of them are related to the shipping industry and some are not. No matter...

Image: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Freight Futures markets to watch today: National and Regional Averages For the second consecutive session, the Trucking Freight Futures market drifted sideways to lower as the market looked...

A steep reduction in airline services to China in response to the coronavirus outbreak is slashing trans-Pacific capacity for high-value, expedited goods that move as airfreight, and setting the stage...

Getting a handle on spot pricing for tankers and bulkers has always been tricky. In 2020, it has become dramatically more complicated, courtesy of new fuel regulations and intensifying rate...

Freight forwarder Toll is continuing efforts to recover from a recent cyber attach, but some services remain affected. The Japan Post-owned company said that its current focus is on restoring...

Feb 8th 2020NO CHINESE REFERENCE to the maritime Silk Road is complete without mention of the voyages of Zheng He. The eunuch admiral, a Muslim at the Ming court, led...