MARKET BRIEF | November 2020
Insights and stories for the logistics, shipping, and transportation industry. EXAMINING THE MARKET IN 2020 Like most markets, freight rates
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MARKET BRIEF | October 2020
Insights and stories for the logistics, shipping, and transportation industry. A VIEW FROM THE STREET A “boots on the ground”
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I.M.O. 2020: What You Need to Know About the Low Sulfur Fuel Initiative
What is IMO 2020? The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has ruled that, beginning January 1, 2020, marine sector emissions in international
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Incoterms Gets an Update for 2020
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released its updated Incoterms for the coming year. It will go into effect
Read moreFor the WIIN: Congress Passes Key Supply Chain Bills
Considering how much discord currently exists not only within Congress, but between Congress and the larger populace, it’s always a
Read moreUPDATED: Amazon Go: A New Day for the American Consumer, or the Last Days of the American Retail Worker?
Updated: 1/22/18 As of Monday, January 22, 2018, the flagship Amazon Go store has publicly launched. A little over a year
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UPDATED: Updated:TPP or Bust: Where Things Stand Now with the Stalled Trade Agreement
The Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership (TPP) deal has been a volatile issue throughout this previous year. Perhaps no single issue serves
Read moreThe Hanjin Fiasco: A Perfect Storm of Logistical Problems
Even as Hanjin Shipping Co. is finally able to start unloading the cargo from its stranded vessels in Southern California
Read moreFirst Ones to Move Get the Lobster: On Opening Up Trade with Cuba
When it as announced in 2014 that, thanks to the Obama administration, America would finally restore diplomatic ties with Cuba
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UPDATED: Waiting Is the Hardest Part: Brexit and the Supply Chain
The world was shocked this past June when the people of England voted for in favor of the referendum that
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