The development of the Hyperloop transportation concept is a game changing breakthrough in transportation that combines already proven concepts such as magnetic levitation, linear electric motors and tunnels. Such technology also provides the basis for future related transportation technology that would occupy unique new niches in the transportation market. That technology could include future freight […]

The air cargo pharmaceuticals sector continues to grow strongly at double-digit rates while the global pharma industry is also expanding strongly. Industry players are meeting demand by investing heavily and putting plenty of resources, whether that be through gaining International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification, building specialist pharma facilities, or cool dollies to […]

Last autumn in two unrelated speeches at JOC conferences barely a month apart, senior executives from Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Line took aim at the continuing problem of no-show containers, which can exceed 40 percent of a voyage’s booked cargo in extreme cases but can often account for 25 percent. “For every four bookings we get, […]

In 2017, airfreight is undergoing a paradigm shift, of sorts, and the overwhelming sentiment throughout the supply chain is a willingness to cooperate, in order to realize airfreight’s potential and maximize its value proposition.

Import volumes at major container ports in the U.S. are projected to rise 4.7 percent in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period a year ago, and many ports are reporting growth. Import volumes at major container ports are expected to continue their recent growth throughout the second quarter of 2017 thanks […]