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11 Feb
Maersk: Contract, short-term rates up across the board
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The carrier expects a high freight rate environment to continue through Q1 before easing in Q2, though “it is really hard to predict the demand patterns for 2021,” t...
11 Feb
DSV Panalpina ready for ‘M&A adventures’
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The CEO said its preferred acquisition is a large, global forwarder with similar characteristics as DSV, as the company seeks a larger share of the fragmented market.
10 Feb
NRF expects record imports through June, with retailers buying goods early to ensure carrier space
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Tight capacity has pushed spot rates to more than double over the last year and caused an uptick in rolled cargo.
09 Feb
E-commerce warehouse productivity could improve up to 20% with greater automation: Prologis
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Researchers estimate that the adoption of automation could reduce the demand for industrial real estate as existing facilities become more productive.
09 Feb
Clorox plans to double wipe production by year’s end as it struggles to fill retail inventories
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company is adding capacity for a new line of wipes at a manufacturing facility in the Atlanta area and working with more contract manufacturers.
09 Feb
Inflection point: Contract rates overtake spot rates
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
An ongoing driver shortage coupled with consumer demand will keep spot and contract rates elevated — and could make 2021’s first half look a lot like the last half of 2020.
08 Feb
Peloton will incur 10 times its usual transportation costs as it ships by air, expedited ocean
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The fitness equipment company is spending $100 million to speed deliveries to frustrated consumers.
08 Feb
Pfizer gets boost from DPA, adds suppliers to make 2B vaccine doses
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company plans to distribute 200 million doses within the U.S. by the end of May and is working with the federal government on shipping schedules.
08 Feb
Reading between the supply chain lines: Labor, work-life balance and a coup across the world
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
There is often more to a headline than meets the eye. These news stories may impact supply chain managers in unexpected ways.
05 Feb
Anheuser-Busch to invest $1B to expand capacity, sustainability initiatives
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company said $50 million would go toward expanding its seltzer brewing capabilities and $100 million for new lines to produce cans.