Power outages drive supply chain worries, report says
Some global executives are also rethinking network geographies, choosing facility locations based on energy reliability, a Prologis survey found.
Some global executives are also rethinking network geographies, choosing facility locations based on energy reliability, a Prologis survey found.
But if current rate competition doesn’t possess the edge it did in prior years, the question is why and whether that matters if the overall effect is to substantially lower rates for shippers in a down market, writes Peter Tirschwell.
Shippers and their forwarders will soon be launching long-term contract tenders for 2026 as the spot market — which heavily influences the contract market — slides to pre-Red Sea attack levels.
Major delivery providers have increased the rates of their temporary holiday surcharges versus last year.
The president is pushing back a previously planned implementation date for the 25% levies, per a Monday social media post.
Micah Mallace, who served for over a decade at the port, will return to take the reins as chief executive.
The Port of Mobile is now the deepest container port on the Gulf Coast, a region that has been limited on ship capacity because of service rotations through Houston’s shallower depth.
The onus of calculating new US ports that kick in next week falls on ocean carriers.
Severe disruptions have delayed cargo on both the northern and middle corridors over the past year, forcing Europe-based shippers to reassess their continued usage of the overland route.
By early 2026, the retailer plans to slash duty costs from $180 million to $70 million through higher prices and transportation optimization.