3PL Value Added Services at Warehouse Improve Auto Plant Efficiency
When a large automaker opened a new assembly plant in Texas, it wanted its key suppliers to establish operations nearby to minimize supply line disruptions. One of these suppliers, a multi-billion-dollar maker of plastic parts for automobiles, leaned on Dimerco...
Shipping Lithium Ion Batteries Internationally: A Primer
There’s much attention on lithium ion batteries these days. They power smart phones, tablets, and the electric vehicles we’ll all be driving someday. They are also considered dangerous goods (DG) from a shipping perspective and, therefore, require specialized...
Will Transpacific Container Traffic Return to West Coast with ILWU Contract Agreement?
The agreement between US West Coast dockers and liner and port interests will not lead to the mass return of cargo to West Coast terminals, either this year or in the medium-term, according to leading shipping and retail experts. The uncertainty around negotiations...
