MTS Logistics

05/29/2026

Walmart, one of America’s largest retailers, announced this week that it would once again overhaul a major part of its supply chain – the latest effort by the retailer to simplify logistics for both suppliers and customers. Read more in our latest:

Walmart, one of America’s largest retailers, announced this week that it would once again overhaul a major part of its supply chain – the latest effort by the retailer to simplify logistics for both suppliers and customers. Walmart’s new Prepaid Consolidation program In a press release, Walmar...

05/28/2026

Back in 2021, there was a container ship that got stuck for only six days in the Suez Canal that drew the attention of the entire world. In just six days, the estimated damage to global trade from the incident was close to $10 billion. We are living in an interconnected world where each product’s parts are made in different countries, so any bottleneck in part of the trade route affects the entire supply chain.

This brings the importance of straits and canals to the forefront. As the latest standoff with Iran showed, the global economy is very vulnerable to any type of disruption. Read more from Rojda Akdag:

Back in 2021, there was a container ship that got stuck for only six days in the Suez Canal that drew the attention of the entire world. In just six days, the estimated damage to global trade from the incident was close to $10 billion. We are living in an interconnected world where each product’s ...

05/26/2026

As we entered 2026, many importers and exporters shared the same expectation: “If the Red Sea returns to normal, the market will ease, and freight rates will become more stable.” In theory, this sounds logical. However, in practice, maritime transport is still quite unstable. One week, rates go down, while the next week another surcharge appears somewhere else. Transit times are getting better again, but schedules still don’t feel fully reliable yet. So why is this the case? Read more from Yusuf Deniz Üzülmez:

As we entered 2026, many importers and exporters shared the same expectation: “If the Red Sea returns to normal, the market will ease, and freight rates will become more stable.” In theory, this sounds logical. However, in practice, maritime transport is still quite unstable. One week, rates go ...

05/22/2026

In a notable antitrust case, the U.S. government this week announced charges against four different Chinese shipping container companies, accusing them of conspiring to fix prices and manipulate container markets over the past five years.�

The companies in question are China International Marine Containers (CIMC), Singamas Container Holdings, Shanghai Universal Logistics Equipment, and CXIC Group Containers. Collectively, they control a large portion of global shipping containers, which makes the scheme a big deal to prosecutors, who say shipping operations were further impacted even mid a massively disruptive pandemic: Covid. Read more in our latest:

In a notable antitrust case, the U.S. government this week announced charges against four different Chinese shipping container companies, accusing them of conspiring to fix prices and manipulate container markets over the past five years. The companies in question are China International Marine Cont...

05/21/2026

We're so proud to be partnering once again with Spectrum Works on this year's 16th Annual Bike Tour with MTS for Autism event taking place Saturday, June 13th in NYC. Watch MTS Logistics President Sedat Saka discuss how affects many families of those in the workplace, and how the industry has chosen to lead the way in helping hire autistic individuals in the by biking and raising awareness through Spectrum Works. Our efforts have already helped numerous individuals be placed into jobs at companies such as Rent The Runway, IKEA, Bergen Logistics, FM Expressions, and more, and thanks to the support of the logistics industry, we will affect many other lives this year and beyond.

05/20/2026

While all public attention and scrutiny are focused on U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, a neighboring country – Vietnam – is quietly undergoing reforms and emerging as an attractive destination for investors in the period between 2026 and 2035. Read more from William Lim:

While all public attention and scrutiny are focused on U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, a neighboring country – Vietnam – is quietly undergoing reforms and emerging as an attractive destination for investors in the period between 2026 and 2035. Vietnam’s strategic location and adv...

05/18/2026

In the trucking industry, fraud was always a problem – it’s definitely not a new problem. However, what has happened over the last few years with double brokering in the freight world is a bit different. It has gone from a known trouble to a full-blown crisis. Read more from Kubilay Cuhaci:

In the trucking industry, fraud was always a problem – it’s definitely not a new problem. However, what has happened over the last few years with double brokering in the freight world is a bit different. It has gone from a known trouble to a full-blown crisis. What is double brokerage in the fre...

05/15/2026

President Donald Trump was traveling back to the U.S. on Friday, just two days after a short trip to China where he hoped to make progress on key issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The so-called “summit” was announced earlier this year after Trump and Xi spoke amid a chilly period of U.S.-China relations.

Despite positive statements released by both the U.S. government and Chinese governments touting “substantial progress” on key issues, no major announcements were made towards ending two of the biggest pieces of uncertain for shipping and logistics: the war in Iran and U.S.-China tariffs. Read more in our latest:

President Donald Trump was traveling back to the U.S. on Friday, just two days after a short trip to China where he hoped to make progress on key issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The so-called “summit” was announced earlier this year after Trump and Xi spoke amid a chilly period of U.S....

05/14/2026

More than two years after a massive cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing the bridge and killing multiple people, the U.S. government has filed criminal charges against the ship’s operator. The bridge’s reconstruction is projected to take years. Read more in our latest:

More than two years after a massive cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing the bridge and killing multiple people, the U.S. government has filed criminal charges against the ship’s operator. About the criminal charges against the ship’s operator The cargo ship...

05/12/2026

Brazil’s anti-dumping investigation into U.S. polyethylene has gone through enough reversals over the past eighteen months to leave most of the market uncertain about where things actually stand. After Braskem filed a dumping complaint in 2024, Brazil imposed provisional ADD measures in August 2025, and the preliminary numbers came out at $199.04 per metric ton for U.S.-origin polyethylene, and $238.49 for Canadian.

Then in February 2026, Brazil’s foreign trade council (Camex/Gecex) published a recalculated dumping margin for U.S. polyethylene at $734.32 per metric ton. A move like that, if imposed, would effectively price U.S. polyethylene out of the Brazilian market for most grades. Read more from Dogukan Ertem:

Brazil's anti-dumping investigation into U.S. polyethylene has gone through enough reversals over the past eighteen months to leave most of the market uncertain about where things actually stand. After Braskem filed a dumping complaint in 2024, Brazil imposed provisional ADD measures in August 2025,...

05/08/2026

Over the last few years, the logistics industry has faced one crisis after another. First came the Covid pandemic. Now, the conflict between the United States and Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed global logistics into another major crisis.

But there is another side of the story that is often forgotten: The people managing these crises every day. Read more from Banu Akman:

Over the last few years, the logistics industry has faced one crisis after another. First came the Covid pandemic. Ports became congested, containers were unavailable, and global supply chains slowed down dramatically. Then the Russia–Ukraine war created new uncertainty across trade routes, energy...