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Container shipping trilemma: Weak rates, new ships, pricey charters
Container lines are facing a triple whammy: Freight rates are weak — below breakeven in some trades — and show no signs of rising. New ships are flooding the market. And vessel leases that container lines booked at…
What happened to the Mary Celeste crew?
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. On Dec. 5, 1872, an eerie sight emerged on the Atlantic Ocean. The British brigantine Mary Celeste was…
Relay Payments, Amous TMS and PURE Freight Lines team up to stop fuel fraud
Fraud is a hot-button issue across the logistics industry, with various scams costing companies serious time and money every year. Some types of fraud, like double brokering and cargo theft, are often spotlighted. Less…
Loaded and Rolling: Yellow stares down the precipice
Yellow stares down the precipice (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Negotiations between the Teamsters union and Yellow Corp. remain ongoing, with the fate of the nation’s third-largest LTL carrier hanging in the balance.…
AI is not ready to tackle human nuances within logistics industry
Automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning are all hot topics across the logistics industry. Companies dream of running seamless operations, and new technologies often promise to fulfill that dream. As with all…
Digging into Seiza’s Annual Driver Survey Report — Taking The Hire Road
This week on Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Ron Yazzetti, VP of U.S. new business sales and partnerships at Seiza (formerly Work4Labs). Yazzetti is very familiar with the…
Rating, booking APIs make complete procurement automation possible
As technology evolves and integrations become more readily available, Shippers and 3PLs tend to expect their TMS and ERP solutions to be one-stop shops for all things supply chain management. By utilizing a centralized…
GDP Growth in Q1 2023 Revised to 2%
Showing resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years.
BCB Transport gains revenue per truck through Optimal Dynamics partnership
At a time when the trucking industry faces unprecedented challenges, fleet owners find themselves grappling with a scarcity of available loads like never before. However, amid this shifting landscape, there is a beacon of…
Gulf Coast ports post mixed cargo results in May
Container flow in May decreased at Port Houston, while New Orleans got a boost from plastic resins and Corpus Christi, Texas, saw increases in crude oil and petroleum exports. Port Houston posts mixed results for May…
