Are Ships Getting Too Big? Suezmax and Economies of Scale in Global Shipping

The Ever Given ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days has captured the world’s attention and many are wondering about the impact on global trade. But there are just as many wondering how it got stuck in the first place. Navigational error? High winds? Inadequate dredging? Or most intriguingly… too big?

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights The Freedonia Group

Electric Vehicle Sensors Market Poised for Breakout Growth

Over the years, technological advancements have upgraded electric vehicles (EVs). These EVs are now equipped with newer devices and are powered by the battery pack present in the vehicle for different functionalities and features.

These changes in technology include monitoring temperature, current, and pressure changes. It has been observed that electric vehicles are subject to various types of temperature variations and load changes. Hence, these are monitored to ensure that any increase or decrease outside their range of functioning is detected and solved while driving the vehicle.

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Publisher Spotlight: LogisticsIQ

MarketResearch.com partners with hundreds of market research publishers to bring you trusted insights for all your toughest business questions. Today, we would like to highlight LogisticsIQ™, a research and advisory firm that provides market research on the innovative technologies and opportunities in the supply chain & logistics sector. Learn more about this firm in the interview below.

Topics: E-commerce & IT Outsourcing Transportation & Shipping Telecommunications & Wireless

$10.5 Billion Global E-Bike Market to Benefit from Surging Popularity

Electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes, are an up-and-coming technology that has already gained widespread use in China and Japan. However, the e-bike industry overall is still in an early stage of development with significant room for growth across the world.

Topics: Travel & Leisure Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights The Freedonia Group

The Growing Importance of Automotive Cybersecurity

With the evolution of smart technology, the automotive industry has witnessed considerable technological changes, globally. These advanced technologies have been integrated among themselves, enabling increased safety and convenience as well as ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Topics: Software & Enterprise Computing Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Cold Chain Logistics: A Fast Growing Segment of the Biopharmaceutical Logistics Market

According to a report from The Business Research Company, the cold chain logistics market, which moves biologics, is growing faster globally than the non-cold-chain logistics market, which transports small molecule drugs. Between 2012 and 2018, the cold-chain logistics market more than doubled in size, while the non-cold-chain logistics market grew by only 36% in comparison.

Topics: Pharmaceuticals Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Overview of the Electric Vehicle Fast Charging System Market

An electric vehicle fast charging system is an essential component of the electric vehicle ecosystem and is used to charge batteries of electric vehicles faster than other chargers. These chargers supply electric energy to the electric vehicle to charge the battery of both electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Who Will Be the New Players in the Autonomous Vehicle Market?

Note: The following is an excerpt from the white paper "The Emerging Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem: Who Will Be the Stakeholders, and How Can They Win?" by BIS Research, a global market intelligence, research, and advisory company that focuses on emerging technology trends that are likely to disrupt the market.

Topics: Software & Enterprise Computing Manufacturing & Construction Transportation & Shipping Financial Services Industry Insights

Forecasting the Future of Electric Cars

Note: The following is an excerpt from the white paper "Are EVs equipped enough to overthrow the dominance of vehicles based on ICE?" by BIS Research, a global market intelligence, research, and advisory company that focuses on emerging technology trends that are likely to disrupt the market. 

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights

Key Global Motorcycle Industry Statistics & Growth Regions

The global motorcycle market – which includes not only internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles but ICE and/or electric mopeds,  scooters, and bikes – is expected to grow 4.4% per year through 2022, according to a white paper from The Freedonia Group. This marks an improvement over the anemic industry growth that characterized the period between 2012-2017.

Topics: Transportation & Shipping Industry Insights The Freedonia Group