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German Mineral Water Bottlers Face Bottle-and-Crate Shortage in Hot Summer
Trade bodies say there is no supply emergency, but some brands may be briefly unavailable as heat lifts demand and fewer...
El Niño and Hormuz Closure Push Panama Canal Transit Fees to a Record
Daily auctions for Panama Canal locks averaged US$1.1 million in August as drought and rerouted oil demand squeeze the w...
EU Packaging Regulation: The August 2026 Deadline That Can Block Your Products
From August 2026, EU packaging rules impose PFAS restrictions, heavy-metal caps and importer-level verification — non-co...
E-Invoicing in Logistics: Fewer Manual Errors, Faster Payments, Smoother Supply Chains
Replacing paper and email invoices with standardised digital records can cut payment disputes and give logistics finance...
USPS Air Transport Costs Rise as UPS Contract Forces Mail Off Trucks
Higher jet fuel and a UPS air cargo volume commitment pushed USPS transportation expenses up in Q3, even as a temporary ...
Why AI Citations Are Making Freight Press Releases Matter Again
A LeadCoverage test logged 1,058 AI citations in one quarter and found releases built around hard numbers earned 3.5x mo...
Low Water Forces Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia to Lift Sunday Truck Bans
Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia temporarily allow Sunday truck shipments until 31 August as Rhine, Elbe and Danube low...
UPS-Teamsters 2028 Labor Showdown Could Redraw the U.S. Parcel Market
Analyst Satish Jindel says UPS's next Teamsters contract will determine whether the carrier dominates or withers, sendin...
Trimble's Freight Unit Attracts Unsolicited Interest as Revenue Rises 5%
Trimble's transportation segment grew revenue to $141 million and ARR to $533 million, while unsolicited interest trigge...
FTR Trucking Conditions Index Eases to 17.4 in June, Still 'Favorable' for Carriers
The June TCI fell to 17.4 from May's record 20.4, still far above the 10 threshold for a strong carrier market. FTR sees...
Warehouse AMRs Shift From Pilot Projects to Mainstream Operations
A roundtable featuring Beckhoff Automation, Ocado Intelligent Automation, Mecalux and Locus Robotics reflects how autono...
Amazon Promotes ASCS as an End-to-End Supply Chain Service for Any Business
Amazon is opening its internal logistics network to all businesses through Amazon Supply Chain Services, but the webinar...
Transportation Software Pitch Shifts From Visibility Dashboards to Decision Latency
Infios executives argue that logistics data is no longer the constraint; the real gap is how quickly teams act after a d...
Warehouse Automation Moves From Point Solutions to Software-Led Orchestration
A logistics roundtable with enVista, Oracle NetSuite, Paccurate and Locus Robotics reframes warehouse automation as a so...
Class 8 Orders Jump 75% Annually in July, but 2026 Production Slots Are Nearly Gone
Preliminary Class 8 orders rose 68-75% year over year in July, while a roughly 30% sequential drop signals full 2026 bac...
USPS Fiscal Q3 Loss Narrows to $2.5 Billion as Cash Cliff Moves Toward 2031
The Postal Service's $19.9B quarter underscores a still-unsustainable model: package revenue grows, mail volume shrinks,...
US Rail Freight Extends Growth Streak in July as Intermodal Sets Record
Carloads rose for the seventh straight month and intermodal set a July record, according to AAR data, strengthening rail...
National Diesel Average Falls 9.1 Cents to $5.257 After Four-Week Run
Diesel eased 9.1 cents to $5.257 after a four-week climb, but WTI's rise to $82.95 keeps the annual fuel-cost increase a...
Pony.ai Aims for 500–1,000 Autonomous Freight Trucks in China Within Three Years
Pony.ai says its Robotruck business is leaving testing behind: 500–1,000 Gen-4 heavy-duty trucks in two to three years, ...
Rhine Hits Record Low at Kaub, Forcing Europe's Industrial Freight Reroute
Europe's key industrial waterway has effectively stalled at Kaub after hitting a record low, pushing chemicals, steel an...
Panama Canal Auction Prices Hit $3.78 Million as El Niño and Iran War Converge
Record transit fees and falling water levels squeeze global trade. A double blow from drought and the Strait of Hormuz d...
MSC Fined $6 Million for Charleston Harbor Near-Miss; Chief Engineer Admits Obstruction
Operator of MSC Michigan VII pleads guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition that led to a dangerous loss of co...
Mars and CVS Health to Showcase AI-Driven Supply Chain Results at NextGen Conference
The 2026 NextGen Supply Chain End User Awards recognize Mars and CVS Health for turning AI, automation and operational e...
Major Shipper Groups Ask STB to Block Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger, Citing Unproven Public Benefits
Five powerful U.S. shipper groups have jointly filed at the Surface Transportation Board to oppose the first transcontin...
U.S. Container Imports Hit 2.22 Million TEU in June, Early Peak Season Winds Down
An unusually early peak season for U.S. container imports, driven by tariff front-loading and supply chain disruptions, ...
Diesel Tops $5.348 as Iran Strikes Propel Fourth Weekly Rise
U.S. diesel prices have climbed for four straight weeks, driven by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and the ...
July Logistics Growth Cools as Retailers Reverse Inventory Builds, But Costs Stay Elevated
The Logistics Managers’ Index slipped to 68.9 in July as downstream retailers abruptly cut inventories, while tight capa...
Why Warehouse Automation Still Fails Without Better Floor Communication
Even the most automated distribution centers lose throughput when workers can’t quickly coordinate exception responses. ...
Trucking Rates Rise as Supply Tightens, but Demand-Led Recovery Remains Elusive
Over-the-road pricing has gained for months, but the improvement stems mostly from reduced capacity due to tighter CDL r...
Red Sea Ports Handle 13,000 Tons of Cargo and 677 Trucks in Day's Trade
Egypt's Red Sea ports recorded 13,000 metric tons of general cargo and 677 trucks transiting through its facilities, wit...