Global trade depends on coordination. Every shipment that moves across a city or across continents requires multiple parties to work in sync. As supply chains grow more complex, businesses ...

Liz Young is a reporter covering logistics and the supply chain for The Wall Street Journal's Logistics Report.

Freight forwarders are companies that specialize in arranging storage and shipping of merchandise on behalf of their customers. They physically take charge of merchandise and usually ship under their ...

Freight forwarding — the process of organising how and where items will be shipped around the world, and specifically the technology that underpins that work — continues to be a huge area of the ...

Proposed changes to a mixed-commodity rule for LTL stakeholders could bring more uniformity and predictability for carriers ...

Unicorn Flexport is revolutionizing the world of logistics, serving as a freight forwarder with software that enables customers to manage their shipments. But there are still thousands of smaller ...

For SMEs, logistics can be a decisive factor in business growth. The right freight forwarder offers not only transport but also customs support, storage, and the flexibility to adjust capacity without ...

If you are booking containers of furniture from Asia to the United States, you may want to think twice before writing the check based on the freight index you just read.

A first import with an international freight forwarder runs smoother when you know what the quote covers and which customs steps remain your responsibility.