freight rates
Trucking Should Brace for ‘Wild Ride’ in Coming Months
Carriers are now proposing and accepting low-rate loads, a big difference from "where we were six to nine…
Late Inventory Gives Journeys Back-to-School ‘Head Start’
"It's certainly hard to be a consumer and not look at food prices and gas prices," CEO Mimi Vaughn said of…
Here’s the Biggest Challenge Off-Price Faces This Year
Wells Fargo's Ike Boruchow says investors will be clued into one key metric when retailers report earnings in…
Carter’s Reroutes to East Coast Ports as Freight Rates Jump 10%
To mitigate the risk of further delays, the children's apparel retailer put in factory orders three-to-six…
Vera Bradley’s Q4 Impacted by Freight Costs, and Delayed Tariff Relief
Vera Bradley has raised some prices to offset rising costs.
White House Envoy: Ports Finally Have a ‘Seat at the Table’
The great ocean freight rate debate dominated conversation at the TPM22 confab gathering logistics thought…
Why Futures Contracts May Be the Key to Stabilizing Freight Rates
Six new futures contracts are scheduled to start trading in February, as freight rates remain north of 165…
Omicron: What to Know About Air Freight and Ocean Cargo
Everstream reported 25 logistics and supplier incidents related to omicron in the week since WHO named it…
DHL Supply Chain Boosts Spot Freight Shipping Capacity
The Emerge Freight Procurement Platform is an agile, scalable platform built to find better capacity and…
Here’s How Much Freight and Supply Disruption Cost Victoria’s Secret
The intimates retailer saw third quarter net sales jump 6.5 percent to $1.44 billion, but freight and product…
Columbia Sportswear Warns of Spring Sales Hit From Supply Chain Disruptions
Columbia Sportswear said government mandated factory closures in Vietnam impacted production of Fall 2021 and…
Here’s How Much Air Freight Costs, Demand Have Escalated in 2021
One freight forwarder has already seen a 25 percent increase in air cargo inquiries.
‘Outlandish Profits’: Cargo Carriers on Track for ‘Eye-Watering’ Earnings This Year
While carriers are set to earn $150 billion this year, the American supply chain is struggling to absorb a…
Long Beach Unloading 7,000 Containers Per Ship, 73% Surge Over 2019
Asian ports can load or unload a container more than twice as fast as North American counterparts, averaging…
Boohoo Eats $35 Million in Extra Shipping Costs
The U.K. fast-fashion retailer saw sales jump 20 percent, but pressures from supply chain rates and DC…