Cargo

Damage and loss to shipments can happen throughout an organization's supply chain, from defective packaging at a manufacturing plant to sloppy loading and unloading, crush damage from other cargo, theft, misrouting and mislabeling.  In January, the Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Zoe had...

Cargo activity through the Jacksonville, Fla., seaport had a nearly $31.1 billion economic impact on the region and state in 2018, according to a study by Martin Associates released this week. The study, "The Local and Regional Economic Impacts of the Port of Jacksonville, 2018," concluded that 26,...

Eternity México recently launched ELIS, a new cloud-based platform to track international freight shipments in real-time between major markets from Asia to Latin America. ELIS (Eternity Logistics Intelligent System) was unveiled recently during Eternity México's two-year anniversary celebration in...

A recent cargo theft report suggests that transportation companies are particularly vulnerable to "insider threats." In other words, companies may not be doing enough to secure their cargo from their own employees.  The report, "BSI and TT Club Cargo Theft Annual Report 2018," evaluates cargo...

California-based startup Cargomatic competes in the local freight-matching marketplace, using technology to connect drivers and shippers without all the back office red tape. The company has rebuilt its C-suite over the last several months, bringing on new talent in the hopes of propelling itself...

Less stringent requirements for all-cargo airline operations compared with those for passenger operations are causing unnecessary safety risks, an airline representative has warned. Testifying on July 17 before the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure subcommittee on aviation, Joe DePete...

Federal regulators want to simplify regulations meant to protect cargo compartments from fire hazards in a proposal they say will be a net savings for aircraft manufacturers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal, scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on July 3, would...

After the threat of President Donald Trump's tariffs, Mexican freight transporters  are now facing a new challenge with an anti-immigration checkpoint in Ciudad Juarez that is stretching wait times up to three hours near the border. Trucks and passenger vehicles traveling on the Chihuahua-Juárez...

Of the several issues that threaten the freight industry, the problem of cargo theft has had a debilitating effect on the industry's operations – with hijackers becoming more organized and tech-savvy, leading to losses of over $15 billion every year within the U.S. freight market. Though there is...

China's ports have handled just under 4.3 billion tons of cargo between January to April, according to new data from the Ministry of Transport. Of that huge volume, just under 1.38 billion tons, about 32 percent, is classified by the Ministry as "foreign" cargo. Unfortunately, the Ministry doesn't...

Innovations in cargo securement often include new types of material to improve strength or performance; rarely do they involve electrical or other technological systems. Ancra Cargo, though, has managed to bring technological integration to cargo securement with its new AutoDeck decking solution...

The number two man at Maersk is departing as the Danish company largely completes the divestment of its energy business. Claus Hemmingsen, a 38-year veteran of Maersk, will depart from the world's largest shipping company by the end of June, the company said today. In addition to sitting...

FreightWaves Market Expert Jesse Cohen provides a behind-the-scenes look at the two of the largest and most unique freighter aircraft flying commercially within the air cargo market, and what's involved from a logistics standpoint to use them to move large, oversized cargo. Jesse Cohen has...

  Italy-based container shipping line Grimaldi has listed the cargo losses on the Grande America vessel, which sank off the coast of France following a cargo fire earlier this week. The ship was en route from Germany to Morocco when cargo in a container on the vessel's weather deck...

Good day, Cargo thefts fell in 2018, according to a report from supply chain security company SensiGuard. The firm reported 592 cargo thefts in 2018, a 19 percent decline from 2017. The average value of a theft was $142,342. More thefts occurred in California than any other state, with 26 percent...