Plus, FedEx and UPS harness AI in logistics, South America's trade scene challenges Panama Canal's constraints, and Estes navigates a disruptive cyberattack.
While trade activity escalates in South America, influenced by diversified sourcing strategies, the Panama Canal continues to face drought-induced challenges.
Estes grapples with a cyberattack. This comes just weeks after Yellow accepted Estes' $1.3B bid for its terminals.
Global freight forwarding market dips; headwinds from economic slump and evolving consumer trends.
The global freight forwarding market is anticipated to contract by 3.9% in 2023, hitting a market value of $366.07 billion, continuing from a 3.7% contraction in 2022. The Asia Pacific, despite being the largest market holder, witnessed the most significant dip. Challenges sprouting from a global economic downturn, shifts in consumer behavior, and an oversupply outpacing demand have steered digital forwarders to recalibrate their growth trajectories and conventional forwarders to bank on technology to uphold margins.
Key trends in freight and shipping market of June 2023, with insights into spot market, carrier capacity, LTL sector and cross-border shipping.
Publicly trader transportation companies: Ryder, Landstar, and Old Dominion report Q2 2023 earnings.
The South is transforming into the US's new industrial heartland, with investments pouring into sectors such as EV battery production.
Explore a 20-year analysis of U.S. trade shifts with China and the rise of South and Southeast Asian countries as significant trading partners.
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