Yearly Archives: 2016
Cloud in Logistics
Cloud-based applications continue to penetrate the supply chain management software space as more operations are eager to embrace the advantages which it maintains over...
Logistics Industry Welcomes Emerging Markets As it Prepares for Instability
After a turbulent 2015, the logistics industry is bracing itself for continued volatility in 2016. The forecast is filled with both positive and negative...
El Taro’s tragedy and what should be expected afterwards?
El Faro was a United States cargo ship that was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Mariners. It was built back in 1975 but sank...
GSP – Its Meaning To Importers And Their Suppliers
Mary Huang - 1
The GSP, also known as the Generalized System of Preferences, is a program designed to encourage monetary prosperity in developing countries throughout the world....
The SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement
Canan Unal - 0
As a result of safety regulations, the International Maritime Organization has decided to instill a new law. This law, which will become effective on...
Port Congestion
Emre Reyhan - 0
In many perspectives, the US Economy is slowly roaring back to life. If there is one word we in the transportation industry passionately love...
The Push Towards a Cleaner Voyage
Sara Hadim - 1
Amid the increasing concerns of carbon admissions and other pollutants, the shipping industry and the UN’s International Maritime Organization have been taking strides in...
How the Panama Canal Expansion Will Impact U.S. Ports and Freight Traffic
Nezih Akbas - 0
The highly anticipated Panama Canal Expansion is only 4 months away from being completed; it is expected to be completed by May 2016. The project...
Now Amazon as an NVOCC
Aytac Akgul - 1
Everyone in the international shipping industry is talking about the latest news that Amazon has received a license from the FMC to operate as...
Canada’s ACI eManifest program
Ethan Huang - 0
The next phased implementation of Canada’ Advance Commercial Information (ACI) initiative brings forth significant changes on how truckers cross into Canada from the United...
2016 Brief Outlook for Freight Industry and Containerized Imports from Asia
2015 was a year of many challenges. LA port slowdown led to one of the worst congestion in years. It had direct effect on...
How Will TPP Effect China?
Rojda Akdag - 0
Trans Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between 12 Pacific region countries (Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, USA...
Shipping Lines Mergers
2015 has certainly been one of the most transformative years in shipping industry. The year started with a labor contract negotiation process at west...
What to expect from 2016 for Containerized US Export Market?
Beginning of 2015, on my article for the rest of the year, I forecasted that volumes will be coming down, and accordingly while Europe...
