Sam’s Club launches 1-hour delivery to meet fast shipping demand
The retailer has rolled out its new Express delivery tier to over 600 locations, expanding upon its existing three-hour service.
The retailer has rolled out its new Express delivery tier to over 600 locations, expanding upon its existing three-hour service.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is revising the excess empty container fee in place since 2023 as off-dock depots become the focal point of trucker ire.
Customers are tapping the retailer’s growing capabilities for deliveries involving larger order quantities, Chief Supply Chain Officer Colin Yankee said.
From tariffs to weather to labor shortages, the breakbulk industry has been forced to navigate a series of hurdles of late.
Transportation costs are facing pressure as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up oil prices.
A prolonged war would ultimately result in a shift from supply constraint to demand destruction for oil and natural gas coming from the Middle East, according to S&P Global Energy expert Amy Groeschel.
Tariff refunds might be available for many breakbulk companies, but they still need to prepare for the possibility of new levies, conference attendees were told.
An endless string of post-COVID disruptions has caused breakbulk and project cargo carriers to become more agile while breaking down old barriers with shippers.
The varied strategies employed by ocean carriers to manage war-driven volatility in bunker fuel prices are delaying the completion of some 2026-27 service contract negotiations as the key May 1 date looms.
A jury ruled in favor of Ardagh Metal Packaging, which accused the company of failing to purchase a contractual minimum of aluminum cans.