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Fleet Management
Tech-Embedded Insurance May Reduce Cost of Risk for Global Shippers
The Shipper's Interest Insurance Program is designed to help middle-market shippers reduce losses, while improving their overall supply chain performance.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Why West Coast Port Workers are Fighting for Less Automation and More Pay
Last-Mile
Prepping the Supply Chain for Hurricane Ian
Trucking
Supply Chain Visibility Platform Provides Automation, Collaboration, Transparency in One
Fleet Management
Steep Tariffs & Sanctions are Pain Points for Global Trade Professionals
3PL/4PL
Leading 3PL To Announce One-Stop Portal for Customers & Employees
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Women in Supply Chain Forum Addresses DEI Efforts
When there’s a good balance of men and women sitting at the decision-making table, the overall company culture is in a better place.
Software & Technology
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Women of the Supply Chain
Supply & Demand Chain Executive introduces the recipients of its third annual Women in Supply Chain award.
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Ocean Ports & Carriers
Robotics, Automation to Future-Proof Reshoring, Nearshoring Efforts
Despite the appetite for automation, the survey found a significant gap in the education and training needed to ensure the skills necessary for work in the increasingly connected and automated workplaces of the future.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Export Levels Fall Below Last Year’s Amid Inflation, Port Union Contract Issues
The cargo data comes as NRF continues to forecast that 2022 retail sales will grow between 6-8% over 2021.
Transportation
Maersk Completes $3.6 Billion Takeover
A.P. Moller Maersk completes another major acquisition, this time costing as much as $3.6 billion and gaining a greater footing in the Asia-Pacific region.
Automation
Route Pilot AI Optimizes Voyage Efficiency
Yara Marine launches a cloud-based AI-powered ship operation support system that utilizes high-frequency data to calculate the most advantageous propulsion settings for upcoming voyages.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
CIMC’s Maersk Takeover Terminated Following Regulatory Challenges
The proposed transaction would have combined two of the world’s four suppliers of insulated container boxes and refrigerated shipping containers.
Risk/Compliance
What Shippers Need to Know to Navigate Potential UK Port Stoppages
When chokepoints in the supply chain overflow, it creates logjams of stationary freight. Whether at the port itself or nearby drayage yards, the backup of freight draws the attention of organized thieves and local street criminals.
Transportation
Female Safety Professionals Take On Transportation
The amount of female safety professionals in corporations with for-hire or private fleets in the commercial freight transportation industry increases to over 40%.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
What Felixstowe Port Strike Means for the Supply Chain
A strike at Felixstowe, the U.K.’s leading container port, will have far-reaching implications for the British economy and supply chains, as previous port strikes in the U.S., Germany and South Korea have shown.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Multiple Supply Chain Risks Accelerate Reshoring
Shifting geopolitical forces are keeping supply chain risks in focus, resulting in increases in public awareness, government interventions and actions by individual companies.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Felixstowe Strike Could Disrupt More Than $800M in Trade
Felixstowe handles about one-third of Britain’s total container volume and an even bigger share of direct trade with Asia.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How the Shanghai Backups are Going to Upend 2H Logistics Success
Despite the challenges that the industry faced in late 2021, when the calendar flipped to 2022, there was at least some semblance of optimism that by Q3 we would at least see a medium degree of normalcy return to the supply chain industry.
Fleet Management
Truckers Protest AB5, Disrupt Supply Chains
AB5, the “gig worker” law, was introduced in 2018 to make gig-centric corporations, like rideshare companies, provide their contractors with more worker protections.
Warehousing
2022 State of the Supply Chain
Today's supply chains are in crisis mode, and industry experts are already anticipating struggles for 2022 into 2023. Download this FREE whitepaper and discover the opportunities and threats of the New Year.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
U.S. Ports Experience High Import Volume Despite West Coast Labor Contract Expiration
The contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association expired July 1, but cargo operations are continuing.
Transportation
As Consumers Cut Spending, Online Merchants Need Affordable Shipping Options to Win Sales
Budget-conscious online shoppers are being more selective about spending as costs continue to rise and consumers feel the pinch to their wallets.
Transportation
Tragedy Hits Jordan’s Aqaba Port
The need for safety in ports is top of mind, as an accident causes a gas leak and at least 12 deaths.
Transportation
The Current State of Logistics
In two years, the logistics industry has transformed. Find out where the industry is at today and what shippers are doing to combat the constant disruption.
Transportation
Supply Chains Yearn to Get Back in Sync Amidst Rising Costs
Efforts to increase multi-shoring are expected to accelerate. Companies are seeking to have operations move closer to the United States to respond quicker to fluctuating market demands.
Transportation
5 Tips for Keeping Inventory Moving with Crowdsourced Delivery
To make the most of crowdsourcing, warehouse operators need to think about both inventory and the customer experience. Adopting best practices that other companies have discovered while bringing crowdsourced delivery into their businesses can help.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
U.S. Ports Remain at Near-Record Volume
Imports from China should start to grow again now that the government has relaxed its COVID-19 Zero policy and begun to release the population of Shanghai from a months-long lockdown.
Warehousing
2022 Sees First Price Jump in Containers
After significant lows in prices for containers, research shows the global average of monthly container prices increase for the first time this year.
Rail & Intermodal
Rail, Port Partnership Gives Shippers Access to West Coast Markets
OceaNS Bridge Express is said to be a first-of-its-kind service. It originate at the Norfolk International Terminal at the Port of Virginia and interchange with Union Pacific in Chicago, with connections to West Coast markets.
Transportation
Key Points When Selecting a Shipping Company
Now, more than ever before, due to the global pandemic, it is essential to assure the shipping company you select meets all your criteria to ensure your goods will be delivered in a timely manner.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Seaports to Deploy 150,000-Plus AGVs by 2027
Port authorities have also been investing in future-proofing infrastructure and introducing 5G/LTE private networks covering entire port premises.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Essential Product Industries Drive Job Announcements to Record High
The year-over-year increase is due almost exclusively to companies filling supplying chain gaps of essential products such as electric batteries, semiconductors, PPE, pharmaceuticals, rare earths and renewable energy.
Software & Technology
Freight Technology Transforms the Supply Chain for Global Growth
Although technology cannot provide a solution for all of the world’s current problems, there are technologies that if leveraged in the right way, can help increase overall global growth.
Transportation
Does Lack of Prediction Ability Mean Container Shipping Chaos Peak Season?
A new report shows that more than half of freight forwarders are concerned that the peak season will bring more chaos than last year.
Risk/Compliance
Earthquake Preparedness: How Parametric Insurance Prevents Supply Chain Collapse
Imagine a major earthquake strikes one of our major shipping ports and airports, where essential goods are transported through. How does the supply chain continue on?
Software Solutions
Pros to Know: How Technology Brings Additional Visibility in Solving Today's Supply Chain Challenges
Corey Bertsch, VP solutions consulting for Slync.io, details how technology, automation and other logistics solutions help provide the visibility needed to solve port congestion, minimize waste and more.
Warehousing
Rising Costs Prompt New Records for Import
United States retailers are importing materials and goods at a record pace, according to the NRF, ahead of rising costs and fear of more supply chain disruption.
