Author: Global Trade Logistics Europe

The retailer deployed electric yard switchers as part of its efforts to curb emissions and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain.

Freighter operators are adjusting aircraft deployment, schedules and allocations as booking activity takes off on trans-Pacific, intra-Asia and Africa routes.

The proposed adjustments could spur higher shipping costs and USPS capacity issues, but trade compliance would improve, the agency said.

The restaurant company has built a network of suppliers that are “ready to flex with us” if disruption strikes, Chief Supply Chain Officer Eric Craft said.

As factory orders and production “pick up a gear,” the Cass Freight Shipments Index is looking more solid entering the fourth quarter.

Despite the worsening conflict, analyst Linerlytica is expecting a full-scale return to the Red Sea route within the first quarter of 2027.

Neighborhood Intelligence is using Relex Solutions to reduce supply chain complexity across its brand portfolio, which includes The Container Store and Kirkland’s.

High fuel costs are also pushing shippers and carriers to shift volume to the San Pedro Bay port to avoid longer transit times.

Container shipping analyst Lars Jensen checks in from Africa, where he’s six weeks into an 18-month journey to explore first-hand the logistics opportunities and challenges on the continent.

The city wants more commercial deliveries to be made at night to combat congestion, and the funding aims to help businesses achieve that goal.