Logistics

Europe’s Most Important Shipping River Is Running Dry

January 22, 2019

Germany’s Rhine river slowdown is the latest sign of how even advanced industrial economies are increasingly fighting the effects of global warming.

The Great Brexit Stockpile: How Corporate Britain Is Bracing for No Deal

January 21, 2019

Bloomberg

Brexit is unlikely to feature in the annals of military history, but Britain is getting a taste of wartime stockpiling again.

Seven Ways the Cargo Ship Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Filthy Act

January 18, 2019

Bloomberg

Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City.

FedEx Tiptoes Into $9Bn Online Market for Bulky Deliveries

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

FedEx is testing delivery of bulky products, a $9bn market that couriers had left to more traditional trucking companies because large items don’t fit well in their sorting operations.

A Perfect Storm: Carmakers in Europe Face Uncertainty Beyond Brexit

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Demand in the region fizzled late in 2018 due to a combination of emissions-testing bottlenecks and economic headwinds — and more pain could lie ahead.

U.S. Firm Building 'Cannabis Superhighway' Is Looking to Canada

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

MJIC says its superhighway will create the infrastructure to legally transport, distribute and sell marijuana amid a thicket of regulations that hamper the industry supply chain.

How Emissions Rules Could Actually Make Shipping Fuel Dirtier

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Thousands of merchant ships will soon start burning fuel containing higher concentrations of sulfur — a quirky outcome of rules that are supposed to cut emissions of the pollutant.

Truckers Reap New Riches Thanks to Millennials

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

As consumers grow comfortable buying big, bulky goods online, national trucking companies are plowing investment into winning the business by displacing or buying up local operators.

Amazon Delivery: Should Shipping and Fulfillment Businesses Be Worried?

January 10, 2019

Jake Rheude, SCB Contributor

It seems that every year we can expect Amazon to test a new delivery service.

Asia's Richest Man Wants to Take on Amazon in India. Here’s How.

Rivals Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New E-Commerce Regulations

January 9, 2019

Bloomberg

The bitter rivals have come together in India to lobby the government on regulations that threaten to dampen their expansion ambitions.

Logistics

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