Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2025

It is worth noting that the major damage to interstate highways from Hurricane Helene in September 2024 took more than five months to repair. In addition, other infrastructure repairs which impact freight transportation in and around Ashville, North Carolina are still not completed. tallying a staggering $182 billion in damages.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 14, 2025

However, the extent of inland freight movement will depend largely on inventory levels, many of which were already elevated in anticipation of the tariffs. For inland freight demand to surge, inventory levels in interior markets will need to show meaningful reductions. ports in the coming weeks. While direct U.S.-bound

Supply and Demand

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 10, 2025

In “2025’s Top 100 3PLs: How Logistics Giants are Confronting Uncertainty”, Joe Lynch and Seth Clevenger , Managing Editor of Features and Multimedia at Transport Topics, discuss the Top 100 logistics companies, 2024 performance, changes to the list, and the trends impacting the industry. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va.,

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

If your business ships freight , you never want to hear the words "cargo" and "theft" in the same sentence. In fact, more than $150 million worth of shipments were stolen in the first quarter of 2024 alone. Cargo thieves may even use force or deception to access and steal the freight. And rightly so!

Cargo

Freight Waves

JULY 22, 2025

million TEUs, compared to the same period in 2024. year-over-year increase from the same month in 2024. The Port of Corpus Christi had 206 ship calls in June, a 9% year-over-year increase from 2024. The post Gulf Coast ports record mixed freight movements in June appeared first on FreightWaves. million tons.

Houston

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 2, 2025

Let’s use the 2024 State of Logistics Report , “Navigating Through the Fog,” as an example. This year’s report, “Navigating Through the Fog,” states that in 2024, U.S. The report mentions the freight recession, but is largely silent on the impact on business resiliency. (I

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C3 Solutions

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Behind every product's journey from a far factory floor to your local shop, complicated decisions drive the logistics and freight. That is where freight management will come into play. The common aim is to keep shelves full, costs low, and consumers happy.

Freight

Freightos

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Judah produces the Freightos Group’s FBX Weekly Freight Update and other research on what’s happening in the industry from shipper behaviors to the latest in logistics technology and digitization.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

of total sales in 2024 compared to 15.3% According to the US Customs Border and Protection, 81% of total de minimis moved by air for the fiscal year 2024 ending September 30, 2024, and 85% for fiscal Q1 2025, period ending December 31, 2024. E-commerce continues to grow. fulfillment center network.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights updated forecasts and support services related to the 2024 holiday fulfillment period. As Supply Chain Matters highlighted in January 2024 , the initial 2023 holiday sales number was reported as $964.4 Reportedly, increases in air freight demand out of Asia increased during the summer months.

Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Shippers Council meeting at LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2024 in Singapore. For LSPs catering to ocean freight, the KPI survey reveals superior execution performance of pure-play shipping lines versus ocean forwarders (NVOCCs) but inferior value provision.

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Canada Post’s Strike Is Impacting Businesses Across North America: Here’s What You Need to Know The nationwide strike by Canada Post workers, which began on November 15, 2024, has had a significant impact on the freight-shipping landscape of Canada. The biggest impact of the strike will be felt especially in rural and remote areas.

Canada

The Network Effect

JULY 11, 2025

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Freight Waves

JULY 6, 2025

DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America Ports and logistics operator DP World recently opened a freight forwarding hub in Mexico City to support rising demand for cross-border logistics services between Mexico and the U.S. Cross-border freight volumes hit record highs in early 2025, with Mexico exports to the U.S.

Mexico

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In response, major freight operators have recently acquired advanced battery technology firms to accelerate fleet electrification. billion in the 12 months through November 2024), is supporting electricity costs. For instance, global EV adoption is projected to reach 40% of total vehicle sales by 2030, according to BloombergNEF.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

Crowley has been named a winner of the prestigious 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighter Awards, recognizing the company’s innovative approach to combating increasingly sophisticated freight fraud schemes. According to Crowley, the most dangerous threat in today’s freight industry is “the rise of identity theft and synthetic carrier profiles.

Supply Chain Network Software

EFT

MAY 8, 2025

US trucking freight activity fell sharply, by -13.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest US Freight Payment Index , which measures changes in both the levels of freight shipments and related spending activity based on transaction data. Year-on-Year (YoY), and by -5.8% YoY and -2.5%

Freight

Freight Waves

JUNE 19, 2025

Freight fraud has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing and financially devastating risks in today’s global supply chain landscape. Enter Overhaul’s FraudWatch , a winner of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighter Awards, which has revolutionized the approach to freight security. The impact of FraudWatch has been significant.

Freight

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

Multi-enterprise: The One Network acquisition, announced in 2024, extends capabilities across multiple companies and tiers in the supply chain. To understand what the SADA loop concept looks like in execution, supply chain teams can take a look at the results from Blue Yonders Composable Journey , launched at the beginning of 2024.

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EFT

MAY 14, 2025

External URL: [link] Channels: Technology Supply Chain Logistics CEO Focus Freight eCommerce/Retail CSCO Focus Hi-Tech Industrial Logistics 3PL Report Image: Region: Europe Tags: supply chain logistics shipping Manufacturing freight technology strategy sustainability ESG

Europe

Freight Waves

JULY 18, 2025

decline, from 193,158 TEUs in June 2024. dip from June 2024. A decline in June vessel calls further illustrates this trade shift, to 77 ship visits versus 87 in May and 86 in June 2024. increase in average TEUs per vessel highlights carriers’ adaptation through consolidation of freight, leading to fewer yet fuller voyages.

Oakland

Freight Waves

JUNE 17, 2025

In an industry where carrier identity theft and double brokering schemes cost hundreds of millions annually, Descartes has emerged as a frontline defender against fraud in freight transportation. Descartes highlights that “the integration of real-time freight visibility with identity verification is a game-changer.”

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E2open

JANUARY 31, 2025

The report reveals that the global average time for ocean shipments in Q4 2024 averaged 68 days, up eight days compared to Q4 2023. The most significant contributor to the year-over-year (YoY) increase is actual transit time, alongside extraordinary volatility that has created a complex landscape for businesses dependent on ocean freight.

Supply Chain Network Software

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Transportation and logistics services provider FedEx announced this week that it has decided to spin off its FedEx Freight business unit. The freight unit was established in 2001, when FedEx Corporation acquired and merged the assets of American Freightways , Viking Freight and Watkins Motor Lines. All rights reserved.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Miguel Angel Martinez, president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Freight Transport (Canacar), said some transporters are close to bankruptcy due to an operational crisis at Manzanillo’s customs department. The port handles about 4,000 truck movements daily and processed nearly 4 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2024.

Mexico

The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2025

Anne is the President & CEO at the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), North America’s leading industry trade association representing the combined interests of the intermodal freight industry.

North America

Freight Waves

JULY 1, 2025

freight brokerage market will continue to drive solid and consistent results despite a difficult operating environment, including flat volumes and weak pricing dynamics.” However, S&P Global Ratings reduced its outlook on GXO to negative in March 2024 when the company acquired Wincanton last year, a U.K.-based An email to C.H.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 9, 2025

Ocean Market Update Reliable Solutions in a Volatile Market The ocean freight market continues to navigate volatility shaped by shifting trade policies, geopolitical uncertainty, and cautious market sentiment. Maersk Middle East situation update. according to the latest Mordor Intelligence Assessment.

Asia

Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

The USBLC compiled by the report’s authors said full truckload transportation costs fell to $387 billion in 2024 from $408.7 In the bull truckload market of 2022, the spend total was $490 billion, so that the full truckload spend in 2024 was down more than $100 billion in just two years. billion a year earlier.

Procurement Analytics

Freight Waves

JULY 9, 2025

above 2024 levels. from June 2024, reflecting the sustained impact of elevated tariffs and the rollback of the de minimis exemption. This rebound suggests that U.S. importers are beginning to adapt their supply chains amid ongoing tariff and policy shifts, with year-to-date import volumes tracking 3.8% Volume gains at top U.S.

Los Angeles

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home Meet Freightos Procure: The Next Evolution of SHIPSTA Freightos Procure rebrands SHIPSTA, enhancing procurement with market intelligence and seamless booking within the Freightos Enterprise suite, empowering shippers to manage the entire freight lifecycle efficiently. Leadership Perspective We’re not just changing a name.

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EFT

JUNE 18, 2025

Despite a major 19% year-on-year increase in the share of European supply chain professionals reporting current usage of AI, the share that think it is making their organisations more resilient actually fell between the 2024 and 2025 surveys, declining from 32% of the sample to 28%.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

SONAR: Outbound Tender Reject Index for 2025 (blue shaded area), 2024 (green line) and 2023 (pink line). The dynamic could represent an improving freight market, but it also reflects transportation companies offsetting higher operating costs through rate increases. The report classifies a reading over 70 as “significant expansion.”)

Capacity

Freight Waves

JULY 29, 2025

Freight broker Landstar System reported a year-over-year increase in trucking revenue during the second quarter, marking the first such increase in 11 quarters. The flatbed comparisons were positively impacted by a mix shift to higher-priced, heavy-haul freight. on Tuesday after the market closed. To learn more about SONAR, click here.

Procurement Analytics

Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

The IOTI reached a multi-year high of 2,356 following the Fourth of July—roughly 4% higher than last year’s peak of 2,273, which occurred on August 5, 2024. About the Chart of the Week The FreightWaves Chart of the Week is a chart selection from SONAR that provides an interesting data point to describe the state of the freight markets.

Purchasing Skills

Freight Waves

JUNE 18, 2025

Rising Cargo Theft Cargo theft surged 27% in 2024, with 3,625 incidents averaging $202,364, per Verisk CargoNet. Strategic thefts, including double-brokering and identity fraud, spiked 430% in 2024. This major gaming hardware heist highlights the vulnerability of high-value cargo. Electronics, like these consoles, are prime targets.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 21, 2025

The current pace of exits is 16% higher than during the same period in 2024. In weaker markets, carriers are generally more willing to accept freight, so rising rejection rates in a down market carry more weight. The pandemic surge came after a deep freight recession in 2019. This trend indicates declining carrier availability.

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