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10 Busiest U.S. Ports in 2025 (and How to Choose One)
In its 2024 Review of Maritime Transport, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) states that marine vessels carry a whopping 80 percent of global trade — a statistic which reflects maritime transportation’s overwhelming and ever-growing impact on international commerce.
What is a Conestoga Trailer?
What Is Nearshoring? Definition, Benefits, and Supply Chain Advantages
Key Takeaways
- Nearshoring definition: Moving production closer to the consumer market to reduce risks and costs.
- Why it matters: Improves supply chain resiliency, lowers transit times, and reduces shipping expenses.
- Industries adopting nearshoring: Automotive, aerospace, retail, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and more.
- Primary benefits: Efficiency, profitability, and adaptability in a volatile global marketplace.
International shipping is, by its very nature, risky business. So many things can disrupt a global supply chain, from sluggish port operations to geopolitical conflict to capacity shortages. Heck, even the weather can set a supply chain off its course, careening toward disaster!
4 Dedicated Shipping Myths, Debunked
- What is dedicated shipping, anyway?
- Myth #1: Dedicated shipping means managing a private fleet
- Myth #2: Dedicated transportation is always more expensive than OTR
- Myth #3: Signing a dedicated contract means losing control over your supply chain
- Myth #4: If the market changes, you might be stuck paying an above-market rate
Rumor has it that more shippers are interested in dedicated transportation service than ever before.
Which States Have Oversize Freight Restrictions for Memorial Day 2025?
5 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Import/Export Cargo Strategy
DOT Blitz Week 2025: What to Know About CVSA International Roadcheck This May
- What the CVSA International Roadcheck (Blitz Week) is
- What happens during Blitz Week
- When is DOT Blitz Week 2025 will be
- The focuses of the 2025 CVSA International Roadcheck
- What happens if a driver is found to be non-compliant (And why shippers should care)
- How Blitz Week may impact your ability to find a truck
- How Blitz Week will impact freight rates
- Tips for avoiding supply chain disruptions during Blitz Week
If you’re a shipper wondering how this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck will impact your freight, you’re in the right place.
The Trucking Industry in May 2025: What You Should Know
- How the dry van and reefer marketplace shifts in May
- How open-deck capacity changes in May
- How over-dimensional freight moves change in May
- What to know about DOT Blitz Week
- Memorial Day weekend best practices for shippers
Where transportation is concerned, May signals a grand reopening nationwide. Produce season steadily ramps up across the southern U.S. and the construction industry’s freight demands are in full swing.
Everything You NEED To Know About Tariffs
10 Busiest U.S. Ports in 2025 (and How to Choose One)
In its 2024 Review of Maritime Transport, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) states that marine vessels carry a whopping 80 percent of global trade — a statistic..
What Is Nearshoring? Definition, Benefits, and Supply Chain Advantages
Key Takeaways
- Nearshoring definition: Moving production closer to the consumer market to reduce risks and costs.
- Why it matters: Improves supply chain resiliency, lowers transit times, and reduces shipping..
