Logistics
Shipping, freight, supply chains and transport.
150 articles
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...
AfCFTA Seals $3.1 Billion Pact to Digitise African Customs
The African Continental Free Trade Area has signed a 20-year, $3.1 billion concession with Bergmans Security to deploy d...
Aviation Grapples with Cross-Border Parts Verification as Supply Chain Complexity Grows
As aircraft parts pass through multiple jurisdictions, procurement teams are adopting new due-diligence frameworks to cu...
Cape Verde Deploys New Ferry for Brava-Fogo Route, Ensuring Five Weekly Crossings and Emergency Cover
The vessel 'Djabraba' will provide regular passenger and cargo services between the islands of Brava and Fogo, with nigh...
Germany Lifts Sunday Truck Ban for Key States to Counter Rhine Shipping Crisis
Rhineland-Palatinate, NRW, Saarland and Lower Saxony are temporarily exempting certain haulage from Sunday and holiday d...
Germany Lifts Sunday Truck Ban as Rhine Levels Drop; Industry Cheers, Green Groups Fume
Germany is suspending its Sunday and holiday truck driving ban in several states to offset barge shipping paralysis caus...
Cargo Crisis on the Rhine: German States Lift Sunday Truck Ban as Water Levels Plunge
As record low water chokes inland shipping, several German states temporarily waive the Sunday driving ban for trucks to...
Haikou Whistleblower Exposes Dangerous Cargo Misdeclaration Racket, Port Safety Probe Launched
A Haikou port official reveals multiple containers of misdeclared hazardous chemicals and batteries, alleging police ina...
30 Drivers, 49 Vehicles Sidelined in North America Truck Enforcement Sweeps
Multi-agency operations across five U.S. states and two Canadian provinces put dozens of commercial drivers and vehicles...
U.S. Container Imports to Slide After Early Peak Season, But Holiday Stocks Are Secure
U.S. container imports are poised to fall steadily through year-end after an early peak season driven by tariff fears an...
U.S. rail carloads slip 0.4% as intermodal surges 4.8% in early August
Weekly AAR data shows diverging freight trends: intermodal volumes climbed nearly 5% year-over-year while total carloads...
U.S. Rail Carloads Dip 0.4% as Intermodal Jumps 4.8% in Latest Week
Carloads slipped to 233,171, weighed by coal and auto parts, while intermodal containers hit 293,239. Year-to-date volum...
Schneider Electric’s New Supply Chain Chief on Cross-Functional Leadership and Last-Mile AI
Jackie Zhu, Schneider Electric’s new North America Supply Chain Officer, draws on two decades of cross-functional experi...
Mars and CVS Health to Receive NextGen Supply Chain Awards for AI and Automation Leadership
The 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference will honor Mars and CVS Health for transforming operations through artificial i...
Shipper Groups Urge STB to Reject Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger, Citing Insufficient Evidence and Competition Risks
Five chemical, fertilizer, and industrial transportation groups filed a joint motion arguing that the proposed transcont...
US Container Imports Set to Ebb as Front-Loaded Peak Season Fades
A pull-forward of freight ahead of tariff deadlines propelled early-year volumes, but imports are now projected to decli...
Temu and Shein Swamp Global Air Cargo with 88 Planeloads a Day
The two Chinese e-commerce giants ship around 9,000 tonnes of goods daily by air, pushing transpacific freight rates to ...
Germany’s Rhine River at Record Low: Berlin Readies Emergency Road Freight as Economic Toll Mounts
Water levels on Germany’s vital Rhine artery have plunged below historic lows, threatening chemical and steel giants. Ne...
Port of Koper Spent €6.4M on Diesel as Electrification Race Accelerates
Luka Koper’s fuel bill hit nearly €6.4 million last year (2 % of costs), driving a push to electrify cranes, vehicles an...
Matson’s China-U.S. Box Volumes Surge on Tariff Frontloading, Strong E-Commerce
Matson’s CEO says China services ran above capacity in July and will stay near full through peak season as shippers rush...