Under new rules scheduled to take effect on July 01, 2016, shippers will have to provide a signed, certified weight declaration for each container, to the ocean carrier and terminal.( A new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea convention of the International Maritime Organization or IMO) takes effect requiring shippers whose name appears on the […]
Thom is Managing Director, Transportation Equity Research for BB&T Capital Markets. These thoughts are from BB&T’s January 13, 2016 Surface Transportation Report. Thom and his team do a fantastic job covering transportation for BB&T. At the beginning of each year it’s fun to throw some thoughts out on what the year might look like. […]
I attended this FTR’s Transportation Intelligence webinar on 12/10/15 moderated by Jonathan Starks, Director Transportation Analysis and presented by Larry Gross, Intermodal and Rail Expert. 4 Lessons Learned in 2015: Keep an eye on Washington Regulations will continue to play a large role in the transport world. Things can turn on a dime be […]
I question if shippers really have ” long memories”? Like wall street analysts, most shippers manage and plan to the short term albeit many times due to cost cutting pressure from the CFO and CEO. Will there be an avalanche of RFP’s in November, December, and first quarter of 2016 as shippers attempt to time […]