• Maersk officials see container rates edging up in 2010

  Dave Hannon, November 19, 2009
  Container carrier says rates will not remain this low next year  More

• Logistics Industry Business Intelligence

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  79% Shippers who say 3PLs offer operational flexibility Source: 14th Annual Third Party Logistics Study from Capgemini, GeorgiaTech WHAT IT MEANS: Supply chain flexibility is going to be key in ramping up during the post-recession period. More freight buyers may look to 3PLs to provide capacity when needed.  More

• Trucking market shifts into its next cycle

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  By nearly all accounts 2009 was an unprecedented year for the trucking industry. With demand crashing and shippers being pressured by costs at all turns, there was a record amount of bidding and re-bidding of less-than-truckload and truckload contracts. Some carriers chose to bid low and grab market share at the expense of margins.  More

• As the economy recovers, shippers rethink potential advantages of 3PLs

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  One of the major challenges for logistics and supply chain professionals heading out of the recession will be ensuring that their supply chains have the right levels of logistics capacity to meet the needs for their companies' growth both on the inbound and outbound side of the supply chain. And clearly, there's a role for the third-party logistics provider in helping shippers secure freight ca...  More

• Fuel surcharges are less of a concern in negotiations with carriers this year

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  Analysts at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. say fuel surcharges aren't wreaking nearly as much havoc on logistics costs as they did a year ago. For example, in the second quarter of 2008, carrier fuel surcharges were averaging an astounding 33%. In the second quarter of this year, they averaged 13.6%, according to Stifel's research.  More

• BTS index shows freight demand dropped in September

  Dave Hannon, November 17, 2009
  Transportation Services Index dips 0.5% after two months of increases  More

• Air freight capacity shows signs of tightening

  Dave Hannon, November 11, 2009
  After a long slide, capacity reductions and demand trends are increasing load factors  More

• Bulk freight rates making a rally

  Dave Hannon, November 11, 2009
  Baltic Dry Index up 1200 points in past month  More

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