Reports of Large Fuel Price Decreases are a Welcome Breath of Good News

Data indicates estimated decreases in the fuel price in the coming week as follows: R2.35 per liter for ULP95, R2.18… Read More

Conquer the Supply Chain with a Small Army

Darren Matthews 5:16 AM  7/19/2016

Conquering the world is no small task. Any world leader throughout history who’s ever tried it could tell you that… Read More

China’s Changing Energy Picture

Peter Buxbaum 4:37 AM  7/19/2016

Some experts have forecast a peak in Chinese coal consumption for 2030. Other say it will come sooner, in 2020…. Read More

Understanding Intermodal and Truckload Spot Market Pricing

Vince Castagno 3:04 AM  7/18/2016

There is so much that goes into today’s freight rates. In addition to all the variables, there are contract and… Read More

Join Forces For Collaborative Procurement And Win

Kevin Zweier 4:53 AM  7/17/2016

Economies of scale. Strength in numbers. Volume-based discounts. All of these notions can fuel desire to initiate a collaborative transportation… Read More

Could Brexit Be a Wake-Up Call on TTIP?

Evelyn Suarez and Seth Goldschlager 4:37 AM  7/16/2016

The news from the UK was hardly announced when Jose Bové, the French agri-activist and member of the European Parliament,… Read More

Could Safety Concerns Undermine Economic Advantages of Expanded Panama Canal?

Peter Buxbaum 7:21 AM  7/15/2016

The Panama Canal’s third set of locks was inaugurated on 26 June, opening the waterway to some of the world’s… Read More

Congress Attempts to Block Boeing Aircraft Sale to Iran

Haylle Sok 2:13 AM  7/13/2016

Signs of bipartisanship in the federal government are as hard to find as Hamilton tickets. So perhaps the nation owes… Read More

Seeking Economic Transformation, Africa’s Gabon Gets Help From Asia

Peter Buxbaum 12:01 AM  7/13/2016

Gabon, a tranquil nation in equatorial Africa rich in natural resources, has set out to diversify its economy. The francophone… Read More

New FDA Rules on the Sanitary Transportation of Food

Richard Furman 4:40 AM  7/12/2016

The long awaited regulations for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 were published on April 6, 2016…. Read More

Panama Canal Expansion May be Bad News for Some Container Ship Lines

Peter Buxbaum 2:06 AM  7/12/2016

The newly inaugurated Panama Canal may not be as beneficial as it seems for container ship carriers. So says Patrik… Read More

Trump and China: A Losing Strategy

David Dollar 8:13 AM  7/11/2016

Trade with China has led to the loss of manufacturing jobs in the United States and put downward pressure on… Read More