2021 - Markets news

Inflection point: Contract rates overtake spot rates

An ongoing driver shortage coupled with consumer demand will keep spot and contract rates elevated — and could make 2021's first half look a lot like the last half of 2020.

Logistics Hiring Contracted to Start the Year

Date 05.02.21 Section Markets news

Parcel, warehousing companies cut payrolls following strong growth driven by e-commerce demand in 2020

Harbor truckers dispute millions of detention, demurrage charges as fees surpass $200

Date 03.02.21 Section Markets news

The average charge per container for detention and demurrage fees is $200 or more for 80% of respondents in a survey by the Harbor Trucking Association and TradeLanes, released Monday, conducted on HTA members.

Warehouse hiring data shows how supply chains flexed up for peak

Date 02.02.21 Section Markets news

Warehouse hiring hit another highpoint in December, with employment in the sector up nearly 9% YoY to reach more than 1.29 million workers, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Enhancing Supply Chain Security Between the U.S. and EU

Date 29.01.21 Section Markets news

The Swiss Arviem AG and the American Powers International LLC announced a partnership to verify cargo and monitor its movement on global shipments between the United States and the European Union.

4 elements of the next phase of last-mile delivery

Date 20.01.21 Section Markets news

The technologies to move retail delivery forward already exist. The next step is fully weaving last-mile services into the retail landscape.

Walmart to test refrigerated boxes that store grocery deliveries outside homes

Date 13.01.21 Section Markets news

Walmart plans to begin testing unattended, temperature-controlled boxes designed to hold groceries outside delivery customers' residences in its hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, this spring, the retailer announced in a blog post Tuesday.

Warehouse rents could slow their climb in 2021 as construction boosts supply

Date 12.01.21 Section Markets news

Warehouse rents are likely to increase at a slower pace in 2021, compared to 2020, as more industrial supply hits the market, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Q4 industrial market report.

Analysts: Restocking in Q1 will keep trucking market hot

Date 05.01.21 Section Markets news

The DAT load-to-truck ratio, a measure of demand in the spot trucking market, was up YoY across van, flatbed and reefer markets in December, according to the latest figures from the load board.

How COVID-19 is changing packaging

Date 05.01.21 Section Markets news

The shift may finally get rid of the need to encase every item in impossible-to-open plastic.

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