Industries

October Update Brazil's Petrobras sees fuel demand that could affect future logistics prices Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said October 18th, it has received "atypical demand" for fuel supplies in November that surpasses its production capacity. The company has been operating its refineries with a capacity factor of 90% in...

Clarks® Shoes’ story began almost 200 years ago, when Cyrus and James Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts. Groundbreaking at the time, this combination of invention and craftsmanship has remained at the heart of the company’s mission ever since. Even today, every pair of Clarks’ shoes begins with advanced...

Following a global pause in cruise operations last March, cruise lines resumed sailing in parts of Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific by midyear. There were over 200 sailings through the end of the year, with the success of these trips demonstrating that the “new protocols are working as designed—to...

Latin America’s luxury market is booming, underpinned by robust economic growth. “The phenomenon has put the region on the map for the world’s largest luxury brands, which are expected to spend millions to pursue aggressive expansions in coming years,” WWD reports. According to Bain & Co., Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina...

Defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, resilience has become a core mission for companies across most industries right now. After putting businesses through a battery of strategic-resilience tests in 2020, the pandemic continues to place new pressures on many organizations in 2021. “The global pandemic has put...

It’s not often that you see two complete airplanes being loaded onto a single cargo aircraft and sent off on an overseas flight, but that’s exactly what happened when DB Schenker Americas recently shipped two complete private jets to Miami in record time. Jumping into gear when a global aerospace...

In the U.S., the truck driver shortage is causing a lot of headaches for shippers. Not only is it forcing carriers to pay out higher wages and, subsequently, pass those increases along to individual shippers, but the trend is also creating capacity issues for anyone that relies on truckload (TL)...

Long before the current crisis emerged, companies in both the business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) sectors were trying to figure out how to close the gap between their operations and final delivery stops. For most, that meant finding a means of getting shipments from a final distribution center to a...

Moving wine from the port of origin to final destination has always required great care and attention, and a logistics provider that knows how to effectively manage the process. With the global pandemic interrupting supply chains, port congestion issues growing, and a persistent ocean container shortage underway, the delicate orchestration...

Ready to assist the world’s pharmaceutical and health care companies get their temperature-sensitive products to patients quickly and safely, DB Schenker Americas has expanded its existing Indianapolis logistics facility to include a new 5,000sf cold room and 50,000sf of controlled room temperature space. The expanded facility supports the pharmaceutical industry’s...