by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 29, 2017 | Markets, Trade Data
Brazilian meat exports have taken a big hit. On March 17, Brazil’s federal police raided meat packers accused of paying off inspectors to okay rotten and adulterated meat for market, capping a two-year investigation into official corruption dubbed “Operation Weak...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 16, 2017 | Transport
NVOCCs again laid claim to a record 38.8% share of US import shipping volumes in 2016, with a growth rate in TEUs that outpaced the rate of carriers as a whole. Our bill-of-lading data shows that ocean carriers brought 20,953,723 TEUs in imports to US ports last year;...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 8, 2017 | Markets, Trade Policy
Mercosur is looking for opportunities to do more cross-border business both within the five-member trade bloc and beyond. Foreign ministers are set to meet March 9 to discuss lowering barriers to trade among the countries that make up the “Common Market of the South”...
by Descartes Datamyne | Mar 5, 2017 | Industry Coverage
LogisticsTI takes a look at Alibaba’s OneTouch online import-export services (including loans) aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) … although, take note, Maersk, CMA CGM and a host of other undeniably big transportation providers and forwarders recently...