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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...
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...
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...
JBS Invests $30M to Transform Souderton Plant, but Cattle Producers Face Trucking Cost Squeeze
JBS will modernize its Souderton, Pa., facility for case-ready production, preserving 400 jobs but ending slaughter, rai...
U.S. Importers Push July Container Volumes to Record 2.47M TEUs, Front-Loading Peak Season Supply Chains
Record July container volumes driven by retailers pulling holiday goods forward to skirt tariff risk are reshaping inven...
Last-Mile Tech Is Commoditized — Now It’s How Carriers Use It That Counts
For ecommerce brands, the real value of last-mile technology lies not in the tools themselves but in how partners use th...
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...
Ahold Delhaize Halts Plans for Two Automated Frozen Warehouses, Americold Eyes $320M Charge
The grocer is winding down a Pennsylvania DC and idling a Connecticut project as it recalibrates its self-distribution s...
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...