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COVID-19

02 Dec
Manufacturers report ‘significant delays’ due to port congestion, rising coronavirus cases
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
One respondent in the ISM manufacturing report experienced delays at U.S. ports when importing materials from China, particularly at the Port of Long Beach.
02 Dec
Pitney Bowes offers same-day delivery as fast as 2 hours with gig economy last-mile partners
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The launch of same-day service is an early sign of the gig economy penetrating the small parcel market.
02 Dec
Bed Bath & Beyond works to catch up to decades of supply chain modernization in 3 years
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Starting with what one analyst called a “primitive” supply chain, the retailer has nowhere to go but up. 
02 Dec
Pfizer’s vaccine transport requires more than just reefer trucks
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Carriers will draw on years of experience in pharma logistics, specialized deliveries and even transporting ice cream.
01 Dec
Eli Lilly adopts automation to process COVID-19 tests in line with pharma industry trend toward robotics
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
A manual lab-based operation at Eli Lilly was accustomed to 50 samples daily. By mid-March, that number had reached 15,000. 
01 Dec
Micro-fulfillment: Where it works for supply chains — and where it doesn’t
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The model offers close access to consumers, but executing it can be a challenge, especially without technology to track and manage decentralized inventory.
01 Dec
Port of Rotterdam warns of no transport if Brexit paperwork incomplete
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The Customs Administration of the Netherlands expects a 20% to 30% increase in declarations for imported and exported cargo following Brexit.
01 Dec
CSX aims to expand Northeast reach with Pan Am acqusition
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Pan Am Railways owns and operates 1,200 miles across New England. The transaction will mark CSX’s entry into Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
01 Dec
Vessel operating costs increase 4.5% in 2020: Drewry
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Fuel is the only vessel operating cost that carriers can directly pass along to shippers. But that’s not what’s been causing recent increases.
30 Nov
Walmart to lay off more than 1,200 in omnichannel reorganization
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The retailer announced in a July internal memo that layoffs were imminent. Executives said new positions in the supply chain would open as a result of an ongoing attempt to blen...