Now the Ohio River, which provides about 60% of the Lower Mississippi River’s water, is seeing closures at multiple locations due to groundings and dredging work.

Pandemic or no pandemic, e-commerce shoppers have upped their expectations of retailers and their logistics partners, with an emphasis on transparency, says Brian Bourke, chief growth officer with Seko Logistics.

The carmaker will hand over Semis to PepsiCo, which has said it’s reserved 100 of the trucks and expects to deploy an initial 15 by the end of the year.

Natural disasters such as droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent and are likely to wreak sporadic havoc on global supply chains

Retailers have a fantastic opportunity to improve their competitive position using new technological tools for customer engagement. But the challenge of doing so is immense.

Michael Lamia, senior vice president of GEODIS MyParcel, introduces the company's new direct-to-consumer cross-border delivery service to 28 countries.

Retailers are stuck with questions: What happens if there aren’t enough drivers to transport products on time? How do we get more drivers with profits down? And how do we provide a cushion for elevated diesel costs?

Logistics and real-estate specialists say many large retailers are demanding extra room as they cope with a glut of inventories.

The platform-integrated product eliminates the use of multiple tools, systems and processes and provides users with complete chain of custody tracking. 

What are the toughest challenges now disrupting supply chains, and how can frictionless applications solve them?