Logistics

Shanghai Halts Some Port Operations and Flights on Typhoon

September 13, 2021

Shanghai has halted some container port operations and will cancel most flights Monday and Tuesday as Typhoon Chanthu approaches the city, which is China’s financial capital and a major shipping hub.

Helicopter Service Blade Doubles Down on Transporting Organs

September 10, 2021

Bloomberg

Blade Air Mobility Inc., best known for flying Manhattan’s elite to locations including the Hamptons, Nantucket and South Florida, is doubling down on the business of transporting human organs.

Amazon’s Answer to Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers

September 9, 2021

Bloomberg

The company is advising its delivery partners to prominently advertise that they don’t screen applicants for marijuana use.

Johnson’s Brexit First Strategy Collides With Empty Shop Shelves

September 8, 2021

Bloomberg

Boris Johnson’s reluctance to turn to the European Union to ease a supply chain crisis that has seen shelves in supermarkets run empty has highlighted his government’s priority: Brexit first.

Global Worker Shortage, Brexit Drive Up Food Prices

September 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Across the world, a dearth of workers is shaking up food supply chains.

Shipping Trade Groups Submit Plan for Global Carbon Tax

September 6, 2021

Bloomberg

The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents more than 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, submitted a plan to the industry’s global regulator for a charge on carbon dioxide emitted by vessels.

Same-Day Ship-From-Store? Five Tips for Faster Delivery

September 6, 2021

Dave Bruno, SCB Contributor

Not surprisingly, the global same-day delivery market is surging.

Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

September 6, 2021

Daniel Sokolovsky, SCB Contributor

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021

8 Ways to Save on Freight: How a digital freight network opens new opportunities to save time and money in your supply chain

September 3, 2021

Convoy

Transportation teams have a mandate to keep costs low without sacrificing performance. This isn’t an easy job, and the work is never over. Lowering transportation costs is no longer as simple as selecting the cheapest provider on a cost per mile basis.

Ida Tests America’s Grain Export Infrastructure

September 3, 2021

Bloomberg

American grain exporters are gauging whether it’s worth waiting out shipping delays in the wake of Hurricane Ida or shipping grain using rail transport to lesser used elevators throughout the U.S.

Logistics

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