Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the specialist corporate insurer of Allianz Group, has launched Transportation Block 2020, a comprehensive inland marine cargo insurance product.
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports should be at near-peak levels this month even as retailers work to cope with the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Amazon.com Inc. is speeding the delivery of USB cables, smartphone screen protectors, cosmetics and other small, flat items in its continuing push against rival marketplaces that help overseas manufacturers and suppliers sell directly to U.S. shoppers.
Over the last few decades, international trade has exploded, driven in large part by tremendous improvements in efficiency and transportation cost reductions related to the containerization of freight. However, success depends on an intricately orchestrated chain of events where the drayage fleets move containers from the shipyards to inland warehouses and from rail yards to consignees across the United States.
Isotrak, a provider of technology for measuring and controlling truck-fleet performance, has released an application to help drivers meet the hours-of-service regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
American Airlines Cargo has launched a daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Hong Kong, complementing its American's Dallas/Fort Worth-Hong Kong route, which began in 2014.
The boom in e-commerce is a global phenomenon, but each country has its own unique requirements for ensuring the smooth flow of shipments to the buyer.
Grimaldi Group has signed an agreement with the Venice Port Authority and Lübeck Port Authority for creation of an intermodal connection via the ports of Venice and Lübeck, to connect points in Sweden, Finland and Russia with southern Italy and Greece.