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In honor of International Women's Day, March 8, 2025, the question is raised: Are more women playing important roles in transportation and logistics? The simple answer is: yes.
As the global supply chain prepares to grapple with new and impending U.S. tariffs, one analyst is reviewing the implications for how increased costs will affect aircraft manufacturing — and what parts might be most impacted.
The U.S. automotive industry is bracing for a massive shake-up after President Donald Trump announced a round of tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China earlier this month.
Donald Trump’s first day as president kickstarted a radical shift in climate policy that will impact commercial carriers’ operating costs. Industry experts predict the new administration will weaken emissions standards, challenge the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) waivers, and promote domestic oil production.
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year (CNY), is one of the most important holiday periods in global logistics. For businesses, it can present specific challenges due to factory closures, reduced workforce and potential shipping disruptions. Here is everything you need to know about the Lunar New Year 2025 and how to keep your supply chain running smoothly during this period.
Air cargo volume growth will be halved in 2025, but it will still be a good year for carriers due to continued ocean shipping delays, tight freighter capacity and strength in cross-border e-commerce, as reported in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast.
With less than two months to go before being sworn into office again as the 47th President of the United States, President-elect Donald Trump is essentially picking up from where he left off during his term as the 45th President, in terms of his plans to implement tariffs. Which was a cornerstone of his pledges on the campaign trail, prior to being re-elected earlier this month.
On August 19, 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt established the first National Aviation Day through a proclamation declaring Orville Wright’s birthday as an annual celebration of all things aviation. As an Air Freight service provider, BTX Global Logistics would like to recognize the impact of air cargo on the global economy and more importantly, how we have arrived at keeping your shipments safe.
It’s never too early to prepare for the holiday peak season, especially with disruptions mounting amid solid consumer spending. Shippers and carriers are employing automation, data-based decision making, smart inventory management strategies, and tapping into lessons learned from last year to get into position for the 2024 peak season.
Source: The Washington Post
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report provides the first detailed examination of what went wrong as the cargo ship, Dali, lost power, veered off course and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD last March. It lays out a comprehensive timeline of the events leading up to and immediately after the crash, describing in technical terms a rapid-fire series of problems before the Dali struck the bridge.
