What are Trade Barriers and How Do They Affect Trade?
Trade barriers are government-set, artificial restrictions on the trade of goods and/or services...
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Category: Shipping Trends
Decrease in the Reliability of Container Carriers Continues in 2018
Container ships arrived on-time only 66% of the time during Q1 of 2018. This reflected a 10%...
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Space Freight: A Futuristic Approach to Logistics
Earth is not expanding physically, and space is limited, while the number of people on the planet...
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What You Need to Know About Upcoming IMO 2020 Sulphur Standards
By January 2020, the maritime industry will experience a major positive change, as clean fuel...
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The Significant Impact of Blockchain Technology in the Logistics Industry
Logistics is often considered the lifeblood of the modern world, with an estimated 90% of world...
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Additional Rails are Needed to Increase Fluidity at the Port of New York-New Jersey
Like the congestion facing the streets of New York City during rush hour, the Port of New York and...
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Federal Maritime Commission is Investigating Detention and Demurrage Fees
Earlier this year, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) decided in an unanimous vote to...
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What is the Alameda Corridor?
If you’ve ever shipped cargo into or out of the Ports of Long Beach or Los Angeles – which...
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How Containers are Loaded on a Full Container Ship
Sometimes, customers ask us to have the steamship line load containers on a ship’s deck, or...
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How We Can Solve the Ongoing Trucking Shortage
The shipping industry faces different issues and challenges, but the biggest is the ongoing...
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Clean Air Sweeps Through the Ports of California
Ports within California have been achieving emission reduction goals ahead of schedule, showcasing...
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Changes in NVOCC Cargo Volume at the Top 25 U.S. Ports Between 2017 and 2018
According to Datamyne data, non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) accounted for 11.25...
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