Christmas Cut-off Dates 2022
Courtesy of eShipper, we have the cut-off dates for any packages meant to reach a recipient by Christmas. This list includes Canada Post, Canpar, DHL, Fedex, Rivo, Purolator, PBX, UPS,…
What is the Bullwhip Effect?
Recently, Michael Burry (Michael Lewis’ book and film “The Big Short” featured Mr Burry) has suggested that the Federal Reserve could unexpectedly reverse its course on a planned series of…
Podcast! Evotalks E02
My friend Daniel Santos, founding dude of #Evotrux hosted me on his podcast #Evotalks a year and a half ago. I don\'t think either if us put the episode out…
More Big Ships to the Med: Tariff Wars Spinoffs
Capacity is moving to meet the surge in US-Europe trade (between 6 and 7% increase both ways so far this year), as more US-China trade trends down (around 6%). As…
Canadian Company Helps US Firms Bypassing China Tariffs Into USA
Here is a fantastic example of #ingenuity in #logistics. A #3PL is essentially importing full shipments for its customers from #China, and #dropshipping them into USA from Canada. The video…
Laredo Trumps LA/Long Beach
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/laredo-texas-becomes-no-1-us-trade-hub?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73431616&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9P2e0oDM8PAd_t8t5pQfUJlaBH4Z3x9XwjKxzAg-Yx4YDeTCenWzpS2gZF3UCCN508o-Glnvvy4wVdWrLGevS8hrxit2UtF0U3HQb5Px1c1VcetbE&_hsmi=73431616 Laredo Surpasses Ports of LA and Long Beach to Claim Busiest US Trade Hub for March 2019. Freightwaves reported Laredo (trade volume up ~10% in March), surpassed the busiest…
U.S. agrees to lift steel, aluminum tariffs for Canada, Mexico: reports – Reuters
In 48 hours, the #tariffs will be lifted. This is great news for Canadian #industry, and #trucking. It will also help the 3 countries ratify the #newNAFTA or #USMCA /…
The Massive Uncertainty in Modern Global Commerce
A very insightful article by Beth Pride of Inbound Logistics, summing up the major areas of uncertainty in international commerce. Tariffs, trade barriers, tantrums, political escape rooms, and maybe even a happy ending... It\'s all there!
