Supply Chain Week in Review November 13th – November 19th
FMCSA shuts down 2 related Texas carriers The FMCSA on Thursday shut down both Pac Express LLC and Texas Interstate Express LLC after federal officials determined the two companies were related. The...
Supply Chain Week in Review October 23rd – October 29th
A second rail union rejects labor deal over paid sick leave A union representing more than 6,000 workers who install and maintain signal systems voted on Wednesday to reject its contract agreement...
Supply Chain Week in Review September 18th – September 24th
US Postal Service pursues facility consolidation to reduce transport costs The U.S. Postal Service plans to consolidate around 21% of its delivery units into large-scale sorting and delivery centers...
Supply Chain Week in Review September 11th – September 17th
Why a possible railroad strike would cripple the supply chain and encourage inflation fears The cost of a rail strike is seen at $2 billion a day; ‘there aren’t enough trucks to handle that volume’...
Supply Chain Week in Review September 4th – September 10th
Strike action cancelled after the Queen’s death Some of the U.K.’s biggest strikes have been called off after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, reports BBC News. Unions representing Royal...
Supply Chain Week in Review August 28th – September 3rd
California asks shipping lines to avoid shore power during brutal heat wave In an ironic twist, California officials are encouraging ocean-going vessels not to plug into shore power for several days...
Supply Chain Week in Review August 21st – August 27th
Amazon expands hydrogen supplier deal as it strives for carbon neutrality Amazon and hydrogen supplier Plug Power Inc. signed an expanded partnership deal this week to provide more than 10,000 tons...
Supply Chain Week in Review August 14th – August 20th
Another month of high volume at Port of L.A., while exports continue to fall July saw another “outstanding” month for cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles and wait times were down, said port...
Supply Chain Week in Review July 31st – August 7th
FMC wants ocean carriers to pay for container storage The head of the Federal Maritime Commission is warning ocean carriers serving the Port of New York and New Jersey to stop forcing shippers and...
Supply Chain Week in Review June 26th – July 2nd
Xinjiang import ban creates compliance challenges for supply chains General counsel will need to have a hard conversation with their company leadership over a federal law that took effect last week...
Supply Chain Week in Review June 19th – June 25th
Asia-US container shipping rates are flashing two bearish signals Trans-Pacific spot container shipping rates have crossed two bearish thresholds. It depends on which indexes you believe, but...
Supply Chain Week in Review June 5th – June 11th
Fresh Del Monte calls on ‘non-traditional ports’ to circumvent congestion Fresh Del Monte has been able to circumvent the recent congestion facing West Coast ports by utilizing...
Worlds Ocean Day: Steps to decarbonize your supply chain
Driving business growth and reducing overhead costs remain the top priorities of any business. Many business owners fail to connect these two functions to logistics sustainability. Usually,...
Supply Chain Week in Review May 29th – June 4th
UPS strengthens same-day delivery services with Delivery Solutions acquisition UPS has acquired Delivery Solutions, whose platform offers shippers multi-carrier, same-day delivery options, the...
Supply Chain Week in Review May 22nd – May 28th
FDA authorizes more baby formula imports as air cargo pipeline grows The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that an emergency shipment of baby formula equivalent to 5 million 8-ounce...