Kroger accelerates direct sourcing efforts for better cost control, visibility
The grocery chain seeks to boost first-party procurement volumes to more than 10% while working toward a fully owned import and distribution model.
The grocery chain seeks to boost first-party procurement volumes to more than 10% while working toward a fully owned import and distribution model.
The Pacific Maritime Association and unionized security personnel represented by ILWU Local 26 are likely to announce the short extension on Friday, the PMA said.
The problem that began Tuesday evening was largely resolved by Thursday morning, with most of CSX’s core customer-facing applications back online, the railroad said.
Revenue is up by double digits at publicly owned LTL carriers, but shipment volumes aren’t rising uniformly, company earnings data shows.
The integration of OIA into the Scan Global network will widen Scan’s footprint in North America and Asia, enabling the combined company to offer more services including contract and project logistics, and customs brokerage.
Air freight demand from traditionally parcel-centric customers is rising as the carrier pushes for more business in high-value segments like AI and data centers.
Javier Huerta will oversee The Wella Company’s sourcing, manufacturing and logistics capabilities, effective Dec. 1
Two policymakers on the Federal Open Market Committee dissented in favor of raising the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage point.
The challenge begins when a shipper decides that waiting for a delayed vessel is more expensive than paying a premium for air freight, industry leaders told the group’s conference in Miami.
But Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB, key drivers of energy project cargo, are also riding the wave of US data center demand to boost their work backlogs.