The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding freight forwarding and customs brokerage and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering goods to more global customers than ever before using freight forwarding and customs brokerage solutions that manage international business logistics and customs clearance. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using freight forwarding and customs brokerage solutions to power their supply chains. https://www.supplychainbrain.com/rss en-us An international return might look like the original delivery running in reverse. Operationally, though, it’s a new cross-border movement. An international return might look like the original delivery running in reverse. Operationally, though, it’s a new cross-border movement. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/44896 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44896-the-return-journey-is-not-the-outbound-journey-in-reverse retail-returns-iStock-1698539406.jpg Photo: iStock / Olga Demina The companies that come out of this period ahead will be the ones whose operations can absorb change without adding headcount or slowing freight down. The companies that come out of this period ahead will be the ones whose operations can absorb change without adding headcount or slowing freight down. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/44740 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/44740-a-confluence-of-tariff-changes-why-classify-once-no-longer-works INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES CUSTOMS iStock-Angelica Zander-2207636051.jpg Photo: iStock/Angelica Zander Improved shipping performance now depends on aligning operational cadence with the speed of the market, says Reveel. Improved shipping performance now depends on aligning operational cadence with the speed of the market, says Reveel.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44805 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:27:28 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44805-report-shipping-market-is-moving-faster-than-shippers-models truck-terminal-iStock-918289958.jpg Photo: iStock/halbergman Fleet managers are responsible for improving efficiency and maintaining service levels while managing increasing fleet complexity. As a result, fleet safety has become a more strategic initiative in many businesses. Developments in AI mean businesses are turning to artificial intelligence to proactively manage risk and improve operational outcomes. Fleet managers are responsible for improving efficiency and maintaining service levels while managing increasing fleet complexity. As a result, fleet safety has become a more strategic initiative in many businesses. Developments in AI mean businesses are turning to artificial intelligence to proactively manage risk and improve operational outcomes.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44568 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44568-five-ways-ai-is-transforming-fleet-safety-and-operational-performance w_desf21c8.jpg AI aggregates and analyzes fleet-related data, creating a comprehensive picture of driver behavior, vehicle performance, compliance issues and operational risks. AI aggregates and analyzes fleet-related data, creating a comprehensive picture of driver behavior, vehicle performance, compliance issues and operational risks.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44454 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44454-five-ways-ai-is-transforming-fleet-safety-and-operational-performance HAPPY TRUCK DRIVER iStock-Miguel Perfectti-1352100907.jpg Photo: iStock.com/Miguel Perfectti What has changed is not simply the volume of crime, but its architecture. What has changed is not simply the volume of crime, but its architecture.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44356 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44356-ai-is-making-logistics-faster-it-is-also-making-freight-fraud-easier FREIGHT DOCUMENT DISPATCHER FRAUD iStock-Drazen Zigic-1412674316.jpg Photo: iStock/Drazen Zigic Most teams are making critical decisions with incomplete information. Not because they lack data, but because they can’t use it fast enough. Decisions are happening in motion, without a steady state. This report shows how Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) is becoming a layer for decision intelligence and financial control when it matters most. Most teams are making critical decisions with incomplete information. Not because they lack data, but because they can’t use it fast enough. Decisions are happening in motion, without a steady state. This report shows how Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) is becoming a layer for decision intelligence and financial control when it matters most. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44104 Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44104-freight-audit-and-payment-the-critical-anchor-in-a-hurricane-of-supply-chain-disruption SCB_BSC FAP Market Radar Thumbnail.png Operational efficiency is a durable solution, as it’s where emissions reduction and cost reduction share a common foundation. Operational efficiency is a durable solution, as it’s where emissions reduction and cost reduction share a common foundation. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43952 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43952-freight-in-2026-the-trilemma-that-no-shippers-can-avoid DELIVERY TRUCK GENERIC iStock-suprun-175490807.jpg The program addresses a growing challenge: the scale and sophistication of counterfeit goods entering global supply chains. The program addresses a growing challenge: the scale and sophistication of counterfeit goods entering global supply chains. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43838 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:05:43 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43838-cbp-expands-product-authentication-tech-program COUNTERFEIT GOODS WATCHES FAKES iStock-ugurhan-1434222939.jpg Photo: iStock/ugurhan Logistics service providers must ramp up adoption of logistics technology capabilities if they want to hold onto business. Logistics service providers must ramp up adoption of logistics technology capabilities if they want to hold onto business. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43223 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/43223-2026-the-year-technology-becomes-critical-for-freight-forwarders TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN FREIGHT FORWARDING LOGTECH iStock-Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn-2187404504.jpg Image: iStock/Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn Expedited shipping isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Retailers first need to examine what’s being shipped, how much it’s worth, and what customers expect. Expedited shipping isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Retailers first need to examine what’s being shipped, how much it’s worth, and what customers expect. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/42935 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/42935-how-to-make-smarter-shipping-decisions-for-an-unpredictable-peak-season DELIVERY DRIVER LAST MILE RETENTION iStock-sturti-1506726727.jpg Photo: iStock/sturti Concerns have also mounted headed into the holiday season, when heavier delivery volumes and tighter schedules create more opportunities for would-be thieves. Concerns have also mounted headed into the holiday season, when heavier delivery volumes and tighter schedules create more opportunities for would-be thieves.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/42863 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/42863-anxiety-grows-among-us-fleets-as-cargo-thefts-surge cargo-theft-iStock-1001622498.jpg Photo: iStock / shironosov De minimis policies across the globe have allowed Shein, Temu and others to ship products directly from Chinese factories to consumers at prices well below market value. De minimis policies across the globe have allowed Shein, Temu and others to ship products directly from Chinese factories to consumers at prices well below market value.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/42860 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:13:41 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/42860-eu-moves-up-timeline-to-end-de-minimis-exemptions PACKAGE INSPECTION DE MINIMIS CBP CUSTOMS iStock-alvarez-875011674.jpg Photo: iStock/alvarez The fleet industry often focuses on retaining drivers and technicians, but overlooking leadership turnover is a costly mistake. The fleet industry often focuses on retaining drivers and technicians, but overlooking leadership turnover is a costly mistake.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/41976 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/41976-the-leadership-retention-crisis-in-fleet-operations-and-why-it-matters-to-the-supply-chain delivery-van-fleet-management-iStock-1336038156.jpg Photo: iStock / deepblue4you Joint effort expands availability of intermodal transport to Mexico-based businesses. Joint effort expands availability of intermodal transport to Mexico-based businesses. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41926 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:12:42 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41926-jb-hunt-bnsf-and-gmxt-launch-intermodal-freight-delivery-service-in-mexico BNSF RAILWAY TRAIN iStock- Angel Di Billo -1390786210.jpg Victorville, California. October 2015. Photo: iStock / Angel Di Billo The logistics company opened for business in Thailand on June 1, with a team of 20 employees based out of Bangkok. The logistics company opened for business in Thailand on June 1, with a team of 20 employees based out of Bangkok.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41883 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41883-gebruder-weiss-expands-freight-business-into-thailand port-shipping-containers-supply-chains-iStock-515222231.jpg Photo: iStock / ake1150sb Highlighting this milestone makes the Port Authority an outlier in an era where leaders are increasingly wary about publicly discussing diversity. Highlighting this milestone makes the Port Authority an outlier in an era where leaders are increasingly wary about publicly discussing diversity.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41377 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41377-port-authority-touts-female-leadership-as-trump-blasts-dei STATUE OF LIBERTY NEW YORK HARBOR iStock-Blizmo-179312627.jpg Photo: iStock.com/Blizmo An endless series of crises roiling ocean shipping in the post-COVID 19 era is resulting in a change in “carrier DNA.” An endless series of crises roiling ocean shipping in the post-COVID 19 era is resulting in a change in “carrier DNA.”

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41331 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41331-ocean-carriers-get-tough-on-freight-rates-but-can-they-hold-the-line global-trade-supply-chain-shipping-iStock-1725887136.jpg Photo: iStock / Suphanat Khumsap While the chaos surrounding new trade regulations may not slow anytime soon, those who embrace AI will find themselves better equipped to handle whatever the next change brings. While the chaos surrounding new trade regulations may not slow anytime soon, those who embrace AI will find themselves better equipped to handle whatever the next change brings.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1/post/41283 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/41283-ai-at-the-helm-navigating-the-shifts-in-us-trade-policy CUSTOMS INSPECTION PORT SHIP TARIFFS iStock-SimonSkafar-1401294647.jpg Photo: iStock/SimonSkafar While Mexico is quickly becoming an important destination for offshore manufacturing, transporting goods across the border still presents a unique set of challenges. While Mexico is quickly becoming an important destination for offshore manufacturing, transporting goods across the border still presents a unique set of challenges.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41134 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41134-navigating-five-complexities-of-mexico-us-cross-border-logistics WERNER TOP 5 FSR shutterstock_2281651931.jpg Photo: Shutterstock The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises. The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises. 

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41099 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41099-supply-chains-2025-the-uncertainty-principle USE THIS ONE SCB-Q1-2025-Cover-Article.png The newly-formed Digital FTL Council includes representatives from companies such as Nordstrom, Uber Freight, J.B. Hunt and C.H. Robinson among others. The newly-formed Digital FTL Council includes representatives from companies such as Nordstrom, Uber Freight, J.B. Hunt and C.H. Robinson among others.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40873 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40873-nmfta-turns-attention-to-digitizing-ftl-freight-sector truck-warehouse-iStock-1521289911.jpg Photo: iStock / 933bkk Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves. Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40859 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40859-how-cargo-thieves-capitalize-on-holiday-shipping-rush cargo-theft-iStock-1001622498.jpg Photo: iStock / shironosov Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.” Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.”

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40694 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:13:49 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40694-former-congressman-duffy-named-as-secretary-of-transportation SEAN DUFFY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS LICENSE FREE.jpg Sean Duffy, March 2017. Photo: Wikimedia Commons With a 76,000-pallet capacity, the distribution center is Maersk's largest in the country to date. With a 76,000-pallet capacity, the distribution center is Maersk's largest in the country to date.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40623 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40623-maersk-opens-24-acre-distribution-center-in-the-philippines Maersk-containers-iStock-478003383.jpg Photo: iStock / pejft Roughly two million import and export containers are expected to move through the Port of Coos Bay each year once the new terminal is up and running. Roughly two million import and export containers are expected to move through the Port of Coos Bay each year once the new terminal is up and running.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40540 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40540-oregon-looks-to-build-west-coasts-first-ship-to-rail-port-terminal port-of-coos-bay-oregon-courtesy-photo.png Photo: Port of Coos Bay The transportation and logistics sector tends to see a lot of mergers and acquisitions because it’s highly fragmented, creating an opportunity for rollup plays. The transportation and logistics sector tends to see a lot of mergers and acquisitions because it’s highly fragmented, creating an opportunity for rollup plays.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40476 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40476-xpo-spinoff-gxo-logistics-is-said-to-explore-potential-sale GXO LOGISTICS INSIDE WAREHOUSE INTERIOR XPO BLOOMBERG.jpg Photo: Bloomberg Political factions and the powerful German trade union Ver.di opposed the Hamburg deal, saying it would cost jobs and cede control of the port to a foreign company. Political factions and the powerful German trade union Ver.di opposed the Hamburg deal, saying it would cost jobs and cede control of the port to a foreign company.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40460 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40460-eu-approves-mscs-acquisitions-of-half-of-hamburg-port-operator-and-french-freight-forwarder MSC SHIPPING VESSEL iStock- eyewave -1324671618.jpg Stade, Germany. Photo: iStock.com/eyewave The purchase will make DSV the world’s largest freight-forwarder and turn it into Denmark’s second-largest company by revenue. The purchase will make DSV the world’s largest freight-forwarder and turn it into Denmark’s second-largest company by revenue.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40441 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40441-dsv-wins-approval-for-143b-sale-to-become-worlds-largest-freight-forwarder db-schenker-truck-bloomberg-417601786.jpg Containers parked at a DB Schenker logistics hub in Grossbeeren, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg Although Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor is the 25th largest port in the U.S., all containers that travel through the Chicago area are moved by rail or truck. Although Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor is the 25th largest port in the U.S., all containers that travel through the Chicago area are moved by rail or truck.

]]> http://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40001 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/40001-chicago-metro-area-to-get-first-all-water-route-for-container-ships Burns-Harbor-terminal-construction-OK-TO-USE.jpeg Construction at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Courtesy photo)