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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...
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...
Hydropower's Transformer Crisis: The 60-Month Bottleneck Threatening U.S. Fleet Modernization
As the U.S. hydropower fleet ages past 80 years, ballooning lead times and import dependence on large power transformers...
ATA Chair: Secret Lawsuit Finance Hikes Trucking Costs, Demands Transparency
American Trucking Associations Chair Greg Hodgen urges Congress to mandate disclosure of third-party litigation funding,...
Diesel Prices Surge 40% as War Disruptions Set Stage for Winter Crunch
Geopolitical disruptions in the Middle East and Ukraine are choking global diesel exports. With European inventories dow...
euShipments.com Buys Slovak Fulfillment Operator in Pan-European Push
Bulgarian logistics group euShipments.com acquires 100% of Slovakia's FHB Group, adding €23M turnover, automated facilit...
Inside Kingpins New York: How Denim’s Reunion Points to a Circular, Tech-Driven Future
The invitation-only show pulled in Alexander Wang, Gap, J.Crew and more, blending art installations with labs on digital...
DOE Commits $100M to Train Critical Minerals Workforce, Aiming to Double Graduates
The PROSPECT initiative will fund scholarships and new programs to fill a projected 6,000-engineer gap in mining and mat...
Strategic Metals Become the New Oil in Global Supply Chain Race
MarketScreener’s new thematic list highlights the critical role of cobalt, lithium, tin and rare earths across auto, avi...
Apple Turns to China’s CXMT for Memory Chips Amid AI Shortage, Testing U.S. Export Curbs
Apple is exploring the use of standard memory chips from Chinese manufacturer CXMT in devices sold in China, a move forc...
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...
Trump’s $3bn Critical Minerals Push Aims to Forge a US “Mineral Superpower”
President Trump unveiled a $3bn investment package for critical minerals and batteries, driven by the need to restock de...
Fashion Buyers Under Strain as Roles Expand and Sustainability Demands Grow
Founders of Our Fashion Fix say apparel buyers are grappling with bigger responsibilities, smaller teams, and the need t...
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...
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...
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...
Schneider Electric’s New Supply Chain Chief on Why Cross-Functional Experience Wins
Jackie Zhu took over Schneider Electric’s North America supply chain five months ago after deliberately building a caree...
Cameroon Cocoa Output Plunges 20%, Squeezing Global Chocolate Supply
Production fell to a five-year low of 247,914 tonnes in 2025/26 after extreme weather hit West Africa, slashing exports ...