Shipping & Logistics

Watch our live interviews for this port story below; Interview with the Port of Valparaiso (EN) Interview with the Port of Valparaiso (SP) Interview with DB Schenker Chile CEO Interview with DB Schenker Chile Head of Ocean Freight Founded in 1536 by conquistador Juan de Saavedra, who named it for...

The art of designing and managing supply chains, facilities, warehouses, transportation and distribution for organizations that don’t specialize in logistics management, contract logistics encompasses a broad range of services that allow companies to do what they do best: grow their own businesses. By offloading some or all of their logistics...

The global pandemic threw the ocean freight sector into a frenzy that’s slowly beginning to wind down as rates stabilize, capacity frees up and the number of ships waiting outside of global ports wanes. These and other positive trends may prove beneficial for shippers as we head into 2023, while...

In the US, trucks move roughly 72.2% of the nation's freight by weight, representing roughly 11 billion tons of freight (primary shipments only) in 2021. According to the ATA, 38.9 million registered trucks traveled a total of 302 billion miles in 2020 and the number of for-hire carriers on file...

DB Schenker honors all of its team members who served in the military, including nine that shared their career, service and life stories with us this Veterans Day. Originally called “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day takes place every November 11th and is a time for everyone to pay their respects to...

“When it comes to the logistics industry, DB Schenker has been around for some time. Every month I’ll be providing my insight into what’s going on and what you need to know. I’ve been part of this industry for over 20 years, and my passion is all about the teams...

In June, when we announced our intent to acquire USA Truck, we received great excitement from customers and the press. The opportunity to expand our offering with an asset-based land transport network is undeniably attractive. It is something we have looked at many times in the past. Today we are...

Trucks move about 73% of the nation’s freight by weight, which equates to 10.2 billion tons of goods worth more than $732 billion traversing the nation’s roads during any given year. At the wheel of these vehicles are about 3.6 million men and women who keep this vital transportation network...

Coming into 2022, there was a level of uncertainty regarding the current and future state of the global air freight sector. The industry was in recovery mode, with more capacity slowly coming online as the passenger airlines added more flights and resumed more “normal” operations. Now, with the first half...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it created a humanitarian crisis that quickly rippled across the globe. The invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II as nearly 8 million Ukrainians fled the country. With their key transportation routes cut off and supply chains in disarray, Ukrainians found...