American Shipper Magazine

Staying risk management-minded

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:09:18 GMT

Prescription for pharmaceutical security

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:59:09 GMT

By Alan Spear,
U.S. director of cargo security loss control for AIG Global Marine

Participation in professional organizations has traditionally revolved around conferences or seminars put on by the organization during the year. In years past, some of these were boondoggles where more time was spent on the beach, the golf course or in the pool than in the actual meetings, but most groups have come to recognize that neither companies nor employees have the time, or the money, to spend on pleasure trips on work time.

Aiding maquiladora shipments

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:57:46 GMT

Earth of the salt

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:56:55 GMT

When is a waterway navigable?

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:49:16 GMT

UPS cuts deal on federal probe

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:48:04 GMT

UPS has agreed to pay $40 million to avoid prosecution for shipping drugs from illegitimate online pharmacies, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late March.
The Atlanta-based global express delivery company has fully cooperated with the investigation and will implement a compliance program to prevent illegal online pharmacies from using its services.

Doing away with sticky notes

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:43:19 GMT

When we talk about technology empowering a shipper’s logistics operations, sometimes it’s easy to forget that even in 2013 the evolution from manual processes to those which are automated is still a required first step.

Dredging up dollars

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:34:00 GMT

Exasperated by the federal government’s inability to adequately maintain navigable channels and dredge deeper in major container ports, some states have opted to front their own money to jumpstart long-stalled projects amid wider cries that the lack of investment in maritime infrastructure is hurting the nation’s economic competitiveness.

The long U.S. recovery via exports

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:33:27 GMT

By Walter Kemmsies, chief economist, Moffatt & Nichol

Optimism is not abundant in this fifth year of recovery from the Great Recession. Employment, consumer spending, home sales and starts are past their worst points but have not yet recovered to their 2007 levels. Similarly, container volumes handled at ports, railcar volumes and truck tonnage are below their historic peak levels. Nonetheless, some types of activity like production and transportation of export commodities are at all-time highs...

Liquor logistics lowdown

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:29:02 GMT

In early March, word trickled out that executives at the world’s biggest liquor supplier, U.K.-based Diageo, had taken a long look at the company’s supply chain and were hoping to drain off excess expenses.

Lull leads to innovation

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:28:21 GMT

Railroads carry all shapes and sizes of cargo

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:25:09 GMT

Stretched

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:17:02 GMT

Off the track

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:15:46 GMT

Shining on logistics

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:09:18 GMT

Chassis crunch

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:06:42 GMT

Commentary: Practicing safe freight payments

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:58:55 GMT

Short-changed

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:47:32 GMT

ECO ships worth it?

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:45:20 GMT

Ocean carriers are reaping big savings through slow steaming and using larger vessels, but a Germanischer Lloyd official said significant additional benefits can be realized through adopting improved technology.

It’s not just about the canal

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:34:08 GMT