Nov 10, 2017 | Logistics, Shipping
By Paul Benfer – Kinetic Supply-Chain Services will be exhibiting at the New York Business Expo on Thursday , November 10th 2016. The NY Business Expo is a conference and exhibition geared to small business and start-ups in the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan...
Nov 10, 2017 | Shipping, supply chain services, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Costas Paris and Erica Phillips – Wall Street Journal – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co., one of the world’s largest shipping lines, stopped taking new cargo and U.S. ports began turning away its ships after it filed for bankruptcy protection on...
Nov 10, 2017 | Logistics, Shipping, Supply-Chain
Transport Topics – The Transportation Intermediaries Association has released a second-quarter report that shows improved profit margins year-over-year and a slight decline from the quarter. The year-over-year margin percentage, based on the amount of revenue...
Nov 10, 2017 | Shipping, Supply-Chain, Trucking
By Paul Benfer – With the growth of third-party logistics companies reselling negotiated blanket LTL rates, carriers are reducing and adjusting their sales forces to take advantage of the industry disruption created by Echo Global Logistics, Donnelley Logistics...
Nov 10, 2017 | Economy, Logistics, Shipping, supply chain services, Trucking
By Loretta Chao, Wall Street Journal – Transportation and warehousing companies returned to adding jobs in July, with trucking operators increasing their hiring after shedding thousands of jobs in recent months.Trucking companies added 1,700 jobs last month, the...
Nov 10, 2017 | Government Actions, Logistics, Shipping, supply chain service company
By Paul Benfer – The new SOLAS requirements will help improve safety for all involved in the physical movement of containers. That is a good thing. What you should be on guard for are mistakes in listing weight on your paperwork that can lead to extra added...
