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NEWS

11 Aug
Railroads voice wary optimism for peak as freight volumes make slow progress in July
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Intermodal traffic is close to pre-pandemic levels, down 1% compared to July 2019. CSX attributed growing intermodal volumes to retailers replenishing inventories.
11 Aug
Why cold chain tracking and IoT sensors are vital to the success of a COVID-19 vaccine
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Blockchain, cloud storage, and technology-enabled tracking and monitoring sensors provide real-time visibility into a vaccine shipment’s condition — and an oppo...
10 Aug
Social distancing and the supply chain
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
COVID has forever altered how warehouse staff and truck drivers interact at check-in and departure. New technologies are replacing face-to-face interactions.
07 Aug
UPS will raise peak surcharges for Air, Ground, SurePost starting in November
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Surcharges will increase to between $1 and $4 per package, depending on the shippers’ parcel volume. At minimum, this will triple the pandemic-related fees UPS put in...
07 Aug
US reimposes 10% aluminum tariffs on Canada as manufacturers decry can shortage
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Domestic aluminum producers importing from Canada will have to pay the tariffs, and those costs could trickle down to manufacturers procuring aluminum parts or packaging domesti...
07 Aug
Uber focuses on delivery as pandemic erodes ride business
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Uber Connect, a consumer-to-consumer delivery service, puts the tech company in competition with parcel carriers and USPS, though not on price.
07 Aug
Spot market rates shoot up as capacity tightens
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Truckload capacity usually declines at this point in the year, DAT said, but a citrus volume surge in California, a hurricane along the Southeast coast, and consumer demand...
06 Aug
EcoVadis: Procurement’s sustainability track record getting worse
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The pandemic disrupted progress on supplier visibility as it stopped operations and prevented travel and in-person audits — casting doubt on potential improvement in 2020.
06 Aug
Dear valued supplier: Don’t take advantage of the pandemic to raise prices
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Nearly every cycle, some business condition creates cost challenges, with many price increases valid but others not. The goal is to separate fact from fiction.
06 Aug
CMA CGM to establish logistics hub in northern port city after Beirut explosion
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
MSC and Hapag-Lloyd have also announced preliminary contingencies while the timeline for the Beirut port’s restoration is unknown.