Special feature: US Ports Face Funding Crisis Ahead of Panama Canal expansion [18/Feb/2011]

The opportunities created for East Coast US ports by the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014 may well be lost due to cost cutting measures, writes Ti’s Senior US Analyst, Cathy Roberson. Read Full Article...

Mexican truck proposal reintroduced by US Department of Transportation Security [11/Jan/2011]

Last week, the US Department of Transportation, presented a “concept document” to reopen the US-Mexico border to long-distance trucking - a highly sensitive and long-running political issue. This briefing examines the background and arguments around the initiative. Read Full Article...

CEVA's Pattullo gives upbeat assessment of logistics market prospects [29/Nov/2010]

In an interview at Eyefortransport’s recent 8th European 3PL Summit in Brussels, John Pattullo, CEO of CEVA Logistics said he was very upbeat about the prospects not just for his own company but also for the sector as a whole.  Read Full Article...

Will there be a peak shipping season in 2010? [06/Oct/2010]

One of the keenest discussions presently on-going amongst the freight community is whether there will be a peak shipping season in 2010. John Manners-Bell, Ti’s Chief Analyst, examines what shippers and logistics companies are saying. Read Full Article...

Cisco's troubles typify supply chain challenges [09/Aug/2010]

Over the past 7 or 8 months Cisco, the high tech manufacturer responsible for much of the global internet infrastructure, has been in crisis due to the malfunctioning of its supply chain. Read Full Article...

FedEx sponsored Supply Chain Masterclass webinar [28/Jun/2010]

How Collaboration can improve your bottom line and benefit the environment. Read Full Article...

New survey points to uncertainty, dysfunction and inflation in US logistics markets [11/Jun/2010]

The annual US Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) ‘State of The Logistics Nation’ report describes a logistics sector hit by recession yet uncertain about the nature of the recovery. Read Full Article...

Global Logistics industry still left with acquisition 'hangover' [12/May/2010]

New research contained in Ti’s recent report ‘Financial Ratio Analysis and Benchmarking of Global Transport & Logistics Sector Leaders 2010’, reveals that the industry is still suffering the hangover from its acquisition binge of the past ten years. Read Full Article...

Will asset heavy operators lead the industry out of recession? [15/Mar/2010]

With the recovery underway, the question is which sectors of the global logistics industry will benefit the most. Ti’s Chief Analyst, John Manners-Bell, looks at the prospects for asset-light and asset heavy operators in the upturn. Read Full Article...

New report: Express parcels market to return to growth in 2010 [25/Nov/2009]

The global express parcels market will contract by 13% in 2009 according to the latest figures revealed by Transport Intelligence in its just-published report, Global Express 2010. Read Full Article...