Air freight & coronavirus contingency planning

The information below about air freight is from American Shipper and important to consider for supply chain planning. Finding all-cargo aircraft with room to move goods from China to international customers could be difficult for manufacturers and retailers once...

Coronavirus impact to shipping

We’re passing along information received from Drewry Supply Chain Advisors about the impact and potential impact to supply chains resulting from the effect of the coronavirus. The article headline: Health crisis cannot be ignored by shippers. It states: Current...

Say thanks to your container truck driver

John Rowe Co-Owner Cargo Services A few times every year we make the rounds visiting our container trucking company friends in Chicago, a city that’s among the busiest cargo hubs in the country. We do this to gain their valuable insight on what’s happening with the...

Phase One tariff trade deal

Our team sent the following information to clients this morning by email about the Phase One tariff trade deal. To receive updates, sign up for our newsletter above.

Reflections from China

Cargo Services Owners Steve Fugate and John Rowe were in China this month for business meetings. The following is  John’s reflection on what they heard from the people who they met with and saw during the trip. Steve and I just returned from our latest visit to China....