How much evidence is there that slow steaming hurts shippers? This MIT study says that because reliability is multidimensional, so far there isn’t much. It does indicate that savings to ocean carriers have not trickled down yet to shippers. But since the business is essentially perfect competition, it won’t be too long before shippers see the effects in lower freight rates. Somebody will cut prices!
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The Loadstar
- FedEx Express opens enhanced road hub in Duiven, Netherlands
- FedEx inaugurates Novara road hub: a benchmark for logistics
- Dave Bozeman named as new CEO at CH Robinson
- X-Press bucks the trend with order for more new feeder vessels
- CH Robinson appoints Dave Bozeman chief executive officer
- HMM tops Xeneta ‘name and fame’ list of greenest shipping lines
- XPO vs CH Robinson – two very different (executive) trades
- New call for White House intervention as USWC port disruption continues
- Auto trade resilience explained
- Kuehne deals in busy bolt-on market – STG Logistics next?
Supply Chain Digest
- Global Supply Chain News on Rates for Container Shipping Continue to Fall
- Supply Chain News on Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in UK Walk, Complain Bathroom Breaks are Timed
- Supply Chain News on US PMI Shows US Manufacturing Declined for Seventh Straight Month in May
- Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending June 2, 2023
- Lessons from the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2023
- Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 2, 2023
- Supply Chain News on Some Companies Pulling Back on eFulfillment Strategies for Others
- Supply Chain News on Still much Uncertainty over 2023 Peak Season
- Supply Chain News on Consortium Hopes to Standardize Dock Door Appointment Technology
- Supply CHain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending May 26, 2023
Port Technology International
- APMT Apapa rolls out 4G LTE network
- APMT Pipavav unveils expansion project
- COSCO positive despite plummeting revenue
- Hutchison Ports and Egyptian Navy to build new container terminal
- Kalmar to supply Cambodian terminal with RTGs
- Europe leads the way as shipping steps up green tech research
- ABB and Kongsberg to work towards common data vessel infrastructure
- PSA Marine launches carbon cutting digital solution
- Port of Riga upgrades container handling fleet
- Mason Mega Rail project reaches new milestone
Marine Link
- IMCA Concerned After Vessel Inspection Analysis
- CoolCo to Retrofit Boil-off Reliquefaction Units for Improved CII Performance
- Survitec Unveils Interactive Safety Monitoring Solution
- ABS Awards AiP for SHI Structural Health Monitoring System
- Nor-Shipping 2023 Awards Focus on Wind Developments
- Fair Weather Collision Attributed to Distracted Bridge Watch Officers
- Kongsberg to Design and Equip Suez Canal's New Salvage Tugs
- US Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester Commissioned
- Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-free In Summer By 2030s, Scientists Say
- Baltic Dry Index Logs Best Day in Nearly Three Months
Supply Chain Management Review
- Exclusive: SCMR goes one on one with Swisslog’s Sean Wallingford
- May services economy activity remains on growth track, reports ISM
- 10 actions CPOs can take to overcome procurement’s toughest challenges
- Manufacturing output declines again in May, reports ISM
- Frictionless Supply Chain: Connecting manufacturers to their customers
- Procurement: The key to supply chain resiliency
- The implementation of e-logistics in supply chain operations
- 3 ways to use procurement negotiation to combat inflation
- Schneider Electric tops Gartner Global Supply Chain Top 25 for first time
- How AI can create new opportunities for the worldwide air cargo logistics industry