An Indication of Something Larger: Atlas Air pilots voice ‘serious concerns’ with Amazon contract

It’s fascinating to watch the dance between the ecommerce behemoth and its “logistics partners” now begin to play itself out. Amazon is a very large procurer of logistics services and they are used to calling the shots. Their business requires an extremely tight operational model and the transfer of incremental cost and risk is hugely important to their future success. Whether it’s the air carrier or some of their new ecommerce hub airports, expectations of opportunity are high, yet this is an uncomfortable period where costs and risks are being shifted downward.

By |2019-06-14T11:04:15-07:00September 20th, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|

Mid-California International Trade District P3 Moving Ahead

California's Economic Future.  Is in its interior.  Much is written about California's difficult business climate and how business suffers from a challenging regulatory and permitting environment. As a company that works with businesses across both the US and internationally, we can confirm that there are significant and real challenges for business investment in the Golden State.  With [...]

By |2019-06-14T11:04:15-07:00September 6th, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|

A New Air Cargo Business Model Paradigm? Atlas Air/FedEx Announcement

In our work, we are now beginning to see some clarity about how the evolving ecommerce business model is impacting air cargo and rapid delivery logistics. Increased volume for next-day and two-day deliveries is causing a fundamental change in some logistics patterns, and we see this trend growing. This is fast-moving and new paradigm is being developed, which is creating business opportunity around some airports that had been previously overlooked by the market, specifically in North America We see this phenomenon spreading to Europe as well, although the business model drivers there are about 2-3 years behind the US in many ways, in some cases even further behind.

By |2019-06-14T11:04:15-07:00August 25th, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|

Getting serious: Self-driving cars reach a fork in the road, automakers take different routes

Impact of rapid evolution in the world's most extensive manufacturing supply chain There is little doubt that we will exist in a state of subject immaturity for some time still while things sort out.  The article below highlights two fundamentally different business plan strategies in the autonomous vehicle space that will drive tomorrow's global automotive industry.  What interests [...]

By |2019-06-14T11:04:16-07:00August 25th, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|

Proactive Advocacy to Advance Infrastructure Innovation – Our View

There was a collective sigh of relief when President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act last December. After all, it was the first comprehensive multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill to pass Congress in ten years, and it contained a number of innovations and firsts that suggested the possibility of change from the policies of previous surface transportation measures. Other provisions of the act signaled the evolution of key elements of the previous surface transportation reauthorization, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).

By |2019-06-14T11:04:16-07:00August 5th, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|

USDoT Unveils Build America Bureau

GLDPartners participates the opening of the new Build America Bureau at the U.S. Department of Transportation Yesterday on July 20th, I attended the opening of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new Build America Bureau, the latest evolution in the Department’s efforts to streamline and simplify the approval and funding process for infrastructure projects, particularly freight projects with a high level of highway connectivity. This an important development as the federal government is focusing heavily on how to expedite the acceptance and approval of infrastructure projects.

By |2019-06-14T11:04:16-07:00July 21st, 2016|Blog, Uncategorized|
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