Air cargo growth to start 2024 less than meets the eye

Air cargo volume growth at the end of 2023 has carried over into a normally quiet shipping period for reasons that include retailers finally rebuilding inventories, an early Chinese New Year, flower demand for Valentine’s Day and longer ocean transits as vessels avoid the Red Sea shortcut from Asia because of rebel attacks.  Demand grew…

Borderlands: Zerio focused on technologizing global supply chain security compliance 

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Zerio focused on technologizing global supply chain security compliance; Port Houston welcomes new Latin America shipping container service; Tesla auto parts supplier expanding Texas logistics operation; and Korean EV parts maker opens factory in Mexico. Zerio…

Trucking authority correction accelerates

Chart of the Week: Carrier Details Net Changes in Trucking Authorities – USA  SONAR: CDNCA.USA Since the start of November, net active truckload operating authorities have dropped by 9,000 — an approximately 12% increase over the same period last year, according to Carrier Details’ analysis of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data.  The operating authorities measured here…