In Germany, labor is flexing: There are numerous quotes about history repeating itself if you Google "history repeats itself quotes." Patterns that repeat themselves are common in the maritime industry. It usually comes in cycles, much like the exuberance seen in shipbuilding. The history we are witnessing is taking place...
How the push to decarbonize shipping has slowed tanker construction to a trickle.
The push to decarbonize shipping appears to be paying off handsomely — not for the environment, but for the owners of the tankers that transport the carbon: the crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel that the world continues to burn in ever-increasing quantities after being transported ever-longer distances across...
Load boards are broken, and they must be repaired immediately.
Load boards, essential for trucking, face critical issues that need to be addressed urgently. Problems like ghost loading, incorrect origin and destination information, and unreliable carriers are rampant. Structural Issues in Load Boards When load boards emerged after trucking deregulation, they connected small carriers to the growing spot market. However,...