Shipping & Logistics

With demand for airfreight capacity on track to return to 2019 levels at some point in 2021, the industry is bracing itself for a massive, worldwide vaccine distribution program while also preparing to manage the uptick in business as economies worldwide shake off the impacts of the global pandemic. According...

During a year when e-commerce sales skyrocketed, the global pandemic impacted supply chains around the globe, and transportation capacity contracted across most modes, while companies worked to get their logistics strategies realigned with this “new normal” operating environment. As part of that realignment, more companies required more warehouse space to...

Grounded airplanes, shuttered economies, interrupted supply chains, and the introduction of buzzwords like “social distancing” were just some of the key disruptors that took over in 2020, making the year one for the record books—and not necessarily in a positive way. The airfreight market felt its fair share of those...

There’s no doubt that 2020 was a real whirlwind. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, both personal and professional lives had to shift to a “new normal” the likes of which most people had never experienced before. As supply chains readjusted to the environment, both logistics and transportation were...

When DB Schenker contracted with The City of New York to transport and deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, the logistics provider’s primary goal was to get medical goggles, gloves, and gowns to the healthcare and senior-care providers that sorely needed the protective gear. This special relationship was...

Every year around this time, companies review their transportation plans for the next few months, adjust as needed, and then hope for the best as the holiday onslaught hits. With product imports reaching all-time highs this summer, and with retail sales bouncing back from the pandemic, merchants are scrambling to...

Securing capacity for global air shipments has become more difficult this year as total freight volumes receded and as carriers reduced their flights as a way to offset that drop in volume. Blame the global pandemic, economic downturn, and persistent supply chain interruptions with making it increasingly difficult for shippers...

Busy places where employees are constantly in motion, picking and packing shipments, driving forklifts, and interacting with one another, warehouses and distribution centers must take special care to ensure that their employees, business partners, and customers stay healthy and safe. “While most desk employees can accomplish tasks from anywhere with...

As businesses and governments around the world work to offset the impacts of the global pandemic, North America’s seaports appear to be faring well during this period of uncertainty. Already impacted by 2019’s trade and tariff wars—and the subsequent fluctuations in overseas freight movement—North American ports moved into 2020 with...

Jeff Barrie is CEO for DB Schenker U.S.A having recently returned to the U.S. after 8 years abroad. In a recent interview with Robert Bowman, Managing Editor for Supply Chain Brain, Barrie talked about his time away from the U.S., his return and the differences as well as similarities between...