Contract workers could be the supply chain’s end-of-year advantage
When demand spikes, contract workers can help supply chains avoid costly delays.
When demand spikes, contract workers can help supply chains avoid costly delays.
Original equipment manufacturers are encountering conflicting market forces stemming from increasing global energy demand alongside the disruption of US wind projects.
The project and a simultaneous volume surge reduced capacity at the Chicago-area terminal, although the railroad and its customers differ over how severely the disruption affected container availability.
The SymMicro system is expected to “come to life” in about six months, advancing the retailer’s efforts to accelerate in-store pickup and delivery operations.
The automaker aims to mitigate U.S. tariffs and recent connected vehicle import regulations with the move, while also planning to increase domestic production.
The Court of International Trade said President Donald Trump has the authority to rescind the tariff exemption for sub-$800 imports.
Cargo theft appears to be falling as truckload capacity shrinks, analyses show, though losses are mounting and criminals are shifting and sharpening their focus.
Despite an attack on a cargo ship this week that killed six, Vincent Clerc says the carrier’s own analysis, together with input from military and intelligence officials, indicates Maersk is not a target of Houthi militants.
The latest initiative is being called an “addendum” to an emissions reduction agreement the Southern California ports and regulators inked late last year.
The carrier’s CEO expects solid demand out of Asia to continue through much of the year, putting a floor under rates while congestion at key ports and geopolitical disruption absorb excess capacity.