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Cool Weather in North Queensland Triggers Banana Shortage at Coles, Woolworths and Aldi
Unseasonably cool spring weather in Far North Queensland has slowed banana growth, leaving shelves bare at Australia's t...
Mexico's Pharmaceutical Industry Faces Challenges in Producing and Distributing Medicines
Mexico's pharmaceutical industry is facing challenges in producing and distributing medicines, despite government incent...
AAR: Weekly U.S. Rail Carloads and Intermodal Volumes Ease, Year-to-Date Growth Holds
Carloads slipped 3.3% and intermodal units fell 4.1% in the week ending September 12, but year-to-date rail and intermod...
Prologis Plans 1 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse Near Chicago's I-80 Corridor
The industrial REIT has acquired 69 acres in Minooka, Illinois, for a 1,002,000-square-foot distribution facility next t...
Why More Supply Chain Data Hasn't Fixed Executive Decision-Making
Supply chain teams now have more shipment, port and geopolitical data than ever, yet executives still ask the same quest...
Lands' End Still Working Through WMS Backlog as Q2 Inventory Jumps 13%
Executives say U.S. e-commerce operations are back to normal after warehouse system issues delayed school uniform shipme...
Pharma Logistics Is Becoming a Quality Assurance Exercise, Not Just Cold Trucking
As cell and gene therapies add complexity, life sciences shippers now judge carriers on documented execution, exception ...
GE Aerospace to Buy Casting Supplier CPP for $11.75 Billion
GE Aerospace is bringing critical engine castings in-house with an $11.75 billion deal for CPP, targeting supply constra...
US Rail Freight Volumes Extend 2026 Gains as Intermodal Rises 5.7%
Association of American Railroads data show carloads up 2.2% and intermodal units up 5.7% for the week ended August 29, ...
UPS Launches Global Operating Model After Amazon Volume Reset
The new structure and leadership changes aim to turn a lower-volume, automated network into profitable growth in healthc...
Mubadala Capital to Acquire Majority Stake in Arrive Logistics
The alternative investment arm of Mubadala Investment Company will take majority control of North American freight broke...
Rhine at 6cm: Barge Loads Tumble to 400 Tonnes and Surcharges Pass €1,000
The historic low at the Kaub bottleneck is forcing barge operators to cut loads and charge steep low-water surcharges, w...
Cass Freight Index: July Shipments Drop 4.8% Annually as Expenditures Rise 9.1%
July Cass data shows freight volumes fell for a second straight month while expenditures kept climbing on rate gains; an...
Hormuz Commodity Transits Collapse After Tanker Attacks as US-Iran Talks Stall
Kpler data showed five commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, down from 31 the...
India's Medicine QR Codes Must Move to Uniform Global Data Standards: GS1 CEO
As India extends QR codes to cancer drugs, narcotics, vaccines and antimicrobials, GS1 India's chief says standardised c...
Automakers Race to Reformulate Motor Oil as Middle East Disruption Triples Base Oil Prices
Volkswagen, Stellantis and Toyota are securing alternative lubricant supplies after a missile hit on a Shell Qatar plant...
Lithuanian Truck Ownership Rights Survive Belarus Storage Deadline, Lawyer Says
A Moscow-based international law expert says expiry of Belarus's special-parking deadline does not strip Lithuanian owne...
Prologis IBI at 59.3: U.S. Logistics Real Estate Moves Into Growth Mode
Q2 2026 net absorption of 66 million square feet was the strongest since 2022, while Prologis says supply is tightening ...
Truckload Rates Hold Higher Floor in July as Capacity Trumps Softer Freight Volumes
DAT's July index shows van and reefer contract rates gaining while loads fell, and analyst Dean Croke sees capacity, not...
Can Trump’s New Solar Tariffs Fix the U.S. Polysilicon and Wafer Gap?
The Section 232 order puts 15% tariffs and price floors on imported polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules from Dec. 4, ...
Truck Driver Pay Pressure Builds as Capacity Tightens Ahead of 2027
Sign-on bonuses and pay hikes are returning as carriers compete for drivers amid falling capacity, tougher FMCSA enforce...
DHL Express Reports 9.4% Q2 Weight Surge as Geopolitics Push Heavy Cargo to Express
DHL Express says second-quarter Time Definite International shipment weight rose 9.4% year on year, with Europe up 2.9%,...
White & Private Label Expo Makes New York Debut as Retailers Hunt a Sourcing Edge
A free two-day sourcing event at Manhattan's Javits Center on Sept 30–Oct 1 aims to connect retailers and e-commerce sel...
Truckload Volumes Slip in July, But Contract Rates Set Fresh Records
DAT's July index shows seasonal volume declines alongside record contract-rate gains, as tighter capacity rather than st...
DHL Express Completes $204M Shenzhen Gateway Expansion, Tripling Daily Capacity
The expanded Shenzhen gateway can process about 900 tons of shipments a day, and a new daily Boeing 767 cargo route link...
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...
Why Procurement Is Lagging on Agentic AI—and How Leaders Can Catch Up
New HBR analysis shows procurement trails every major function in agentic AI adoption, despite the clearest ROI case. Th...
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...
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...