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NEWS

17 Jun
Resilience, consumer market in Asia and protectionism in North America limit reshoring prospects: report
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Asia’s share is expected to grow two percentage points to reach 38%, according to a forecast by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
17 Jun
EPA aims to reduce food waste in supply chains to tackle GHG emissions
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
By reducing food waste in production and supply lines, the agency is exploring the prioritization of food recovery over waste diversion.
16 Jun
FMC commissioners back audits of ocean carrier detention and demurrage
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
One shipper called the fees “unfair” and scolded carriers for profiting off of supply chain challenges.
16 Jun
FedEx, Nuro sign multi-year deal to test autonomous last-mile delivery
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The partnership gives FedEx a last-mile solution to complement its other investments like drones and delivery robots.
15 Jun
Cluster analysis can help determine where to store inventory, reduce split shipments
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
A recent paper looked at using a clustering algorithm with product categories to decrease the number of warehouses needed to fill each order.
15 Jun
It’s time to use a wealth of available data to push sustainability forward
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The data from digitization efforts can be used to find opportunities to accelerate progress on key sustainability targets.
15 Jun
US, EU suspend tariffs on $11.5B worth of goods trapped in aircraft dispute
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Duties were 15% on aircraft products and 25% on non-aircraft products, including spirits, wine, food products and machinery.
15 Jun
Out-of-stocks cost Chewy an estimated $40M in sales
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Chewy’s inventories were up 9% YoY, but it had to keep up with sales rising nearly 32% YoY.
14 Jun
Robotics efforts from Amazon, Alibaba highlight e-commerce’s automated future
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Amazon’s new robots increase automation within fulfillment centers with Alibaba is focused on last-mile delivery as they look to optimize operations.
14 Jun
Railroads post strong volume but struggle with congestion
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
On the West Coast, rail dwell time at the San Pedro Bay has surged to 11.2 days in April, up from more than 7 days in January.