Congress easily adopted the first substantial revamp of regulations controlling US container shipments since 1998 on Monday, and President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) of 2022, the Senate's version of a reform bill enacted by the House in December,...
Retailers are turning to parcel lockers to cut last-mile costs.
The last mile is the fourth quarter in the great game of supply chain. Consider the following: Last-mile charges account for more than half (53 percent) of overall shipping costs, implying that the margin for mistake is less. It's game time. It makes or breaks. The last mile, whatever you...
8 facts concerning humanitarian supplies to Ukraine from Freight Caviar.
Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski wrote this. Ukraine has been at war since February 24. As a former freight broker, I wanted to learn more about how humanitarian shipments function. What commodities are being shipped and where are they coming from? How do cargo passing via Poland get to Ukraine? To obtain a...