ON February 6th, Embark announced their semi-autonomous truck had made the 2400 mile journey from Los Angels to Jacksonville, FL. Though the truck had a human driver on hand in case of emergencies, Embark stated the truck did almost...
For six years in a row, the Port of Virginia has posted a record breaking year and 2017 was no different. Numbers coming from the port show a gain of 185,000 TEUs over 2016 which is a 7% increase...
We’ve spent the year watching e-commerce grow into a behemoth shopping retailer, replacing brick-and-mortar experiences with convenient, almost second nature shopping from the comfort of our phones. While distribution centers have grown and new e-tailers sprung up, the monster...
Last week the Port of Virginia put into service a portable, 40-plug central power unit that can be mounted on the Richmond Express barge and a specialized, heavy-lift forklift that will be used in the cargo operation at RMT...
Your friends are encouraging you to go ahead and do it. The product is selling well here, why not expand your business and sell overseas. You have the extra inventory. You think to yourself, “What do I have to lose?” There...
While a lack luster start to the year in international trade was not unexpected after a growth period of nearly 15 years, the second half of the year has become one of the healthiest peak seasons in recent memory. As...
Recently, the Avontuur, the world’s first eco-friendly cargo ship, made her maiden voyage from La Rochelle, France to the Port of Montreal. With eight sails and 15 crew members, the 43.5-meter long schooner was built in Germany in 1920 and...
In 2013, the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega and Wang Jing, a relatively unknown Chinese businessman made headlines when they announced that Nicaragua was going to build an inter-oceanic passage to compete with the Panama canal. The initial cost for...
The Port of Virginia is laying plans to deepen and widen their channels to compete on the same level as the Port of Los Angeles. With current channels at 50 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide, the new plan...
Due to the weather issues in the Southeast and Texas, truck rates are climbing as capacity tightens, fiercely. The capacity issues are going to be felt most for cargo headed into South Florida as their outflow during September is...
