Monday, July 18, 2022 · SCMR Staff
As demand softens and shippers take action to mitigate exposure to high costs, the July Cowen/AFS Index predicts moderate-to-declining quarter-over-quarter growth rates across modes, though year-over-year trends indicate sustained strength.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 · Brooke Bentz, Contributing Editor
New regulations limiting the sulfur content of fuel used in shipping take effect on January 1, 2020. Yet only a small portion of the 51,000 ships in the global fleet already burn compliant fuel. Will the cost of fuel spikes cause you pain?
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 · Derik Andreoli, director of economic analysis and forecasting at Mercator International, LLC
Oil prices will continue to face upward pressure, and—perhaps even more importantly—oil prices will become even more sensitive to geopolitical disruptions.
Friday, January 1, 2016 · Larry Lapide
I am an early “Baby Boomer” who grew up in the 1960s during the hippie generation. While I was never a hippie, I was too engineering-minded and practical...one thing that has stuck with me from that era is the idea of energy efficiency, especially oil-based energy.
Monday, March 2, 2015 · Jeff Berman
The ongoing financial travails of the Highway Trust Fund was made clear in a position paper recently issued by Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation.
Monday, January 13, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Forecasting fuel rates has never been more difficult for shippers, maintains Derik Andreoli, Ph.D.c., a senior analyst at Mercator International LLC and Logistics Management’s popular Oil & Fuel columnist. When planning for 2013 energy fluctuations, logistics managers…
Monday, December 23, 2013 · Patrick Burnson
Surplus oil production capacity cushions oil prices from surging demand and unplanned outages or other disruptions in oil production and delivery
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 · SCMR Staff
Diesel prices shot up nearly 10 cents to $4.022 this week, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
