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The Changing of Cargo Theft and Fraud in a Digital Age

Trinity Logistics

Cargo theft and fraud is a common topic in many circles these days. In fact, CargoNet recently shared data showcasing that cargo theft has reached a 10-year high, increasing 59 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the U.S. Unfortunately, the definition of “secured lot” is wide-ranging and debatable.

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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo theft continues to be a problem, especially around the holidays. And I don’t just mean the winter holidays; cargo theft typically spikes during any holiday season where businesses may be closed for an extra day or two. But what exactly is cargo theft? Cargo theft comes in many shapes and sizes.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. About Jeff Tucker.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” ” Air Cargo Next recently chatted with two executives from Tampa, Fla. . electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” trillion economy. JF: The No.

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What Is Drayage And Why Is It Important?

Dedola Global Logistics

Essentially, it involves freight forwarding over a short distance, typically from a port to a nearby warehousing and distribution center or directly to the end customer. This occurs, for instance, from a port to a warehouse or from a rail terminal to a freight hub.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. Lower freight costs since these warehouses often negotiate favorable rates with freight companies based on their volume of clients and order throughput. Department of Interior.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo.