TIA calls for resolution to ILA labor dispute as holiday season nears
In a news release published Wednesday by TIA, the organization for third-party logistics professionals stated that the looming threat of a strike by ILA members could disrupt the critical holiday shopping season in the U.S.
Shippers, forwarders prep for turbulent air cargo market
Freight forwarders are working with shippers to strategize how to manage a shifting air cargo market landscape as peak season approaches, Xeneta’s Chief Airfreight Officer Niall van de Wouw said in a Sept. 5 report.
-commerce volumes remain a major market indicator, with exported goods from China already up 30% this year, Xeneta reported. In July alone, there were reportedly 37 million downloads of the Temu app.
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce launches supply chain risk assessment tool
The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) has introduced a new supply chain risk assessment tool, designed to diagnose potential disruptions before they occur.
The tool — known as SCALE — allows the U.S. government to weigh supply chain risk across the entire country’s economy, and then provides an in-depth diagnostic assessment of what’s driving those issues in any specific sector.
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