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14 Jan
BDO: 50% of manufacturers plan to secure backup suppliers in 2021
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Many manufacturers are rethinking their sourcing because of tariffs and high shipping costs, though they’re treading cautiously on implementing wholesale changes during th...
14 Jan
The evolving role of the Chief Procurement Officer
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The need for more — and more critically thinking — CPOs is accelerating.
14 Jan
CBP will detain all cotton and tomatoes from Xinjiang
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Wednesday’s region-wide withhold release order builds on previous regulatory actions and puts the burden of proof on the importer to verify suspect shipments do not contai...
14 Jan
Congestion could clog California ports into February, Hapag-Lloyd warns
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Others suggest the congestion might continue longer, as nearly a quarter of all cargo was experiencing dwell times longer than five days near the end of 2020.
13 Jan
Shipping issues, Penske Logistics dispute lead Loves Furniture to bankruptcy
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Loves leadership says it has “too much inventory and too little cash” to operate its stores. 
13 Jan
Damco is gone. Where do Maersk, freight forwarders and shippers go from here?
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Shippers face a choice as they plan freight strategies: the simplicity of a single end-to-end provider or the reduced risk of a diversified carrier network.
12 Jan
How DHL optimized packaging at warehouses to cut shipping costs
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Determining the ideal mix of carton sizes uses information on items ordered, dimensions, carriers, destinations and shipping costs — all data that retailers and fulfillment cent...
12 Jan
Packaging, PPE and surgical supplies: How COVID-19 is pushing hospitals to reduce waste
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Some waste is inevitable, but supply chain leaders are finding ways to reduce the quantity, reusing and recycling when possible and adjusting procurement and packaging.
12 Jan
CH Robinson, SAS bet real-time demand data can shorten freight bid windows
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Demand doesn’t change at the pace of an annual contract. The two companies will use their existing tools to drive more agile freight procurement.
12 Jan
Warehouse rents could slow their climb in 2021 as construction boosts supply
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Industrial rents in the U.S. went up an average of 4.6% from Q4 2019 to Q4 2020, setting a record high last year.