Transportation & Distribution

Rockies Become Diesel Bright Spot Between West and East Coasts

December 4, 2020

The boost truck fuel demand is getting from booming consumer goods imports into California is spreading to the Rocky Mountains as the freight heads to the East Coast.

Multi-Shipper Management Tools Help Retail Fulfillment Solution Providers Meet Their Clients' Complex Parcel Shipping Needs

December 3, 2020

Pierbridge

In the face of these rising B2C shipping volumes, capacity constraints, and higher shipping costs, shippers have to re-engineer their fulfillment processes to accommodate last-mile parcel delivery. As a result, many enterprise logistics solution providers incorporate multi-carrier parcel management solutions (MCPMS) as a core component within their offering.

UPS Restricts Some Packages Amid Online Rush

December 3, 2020

Bloomberg

United Parcel Service is temporarily restricting some packages it takes from big retailers such as Nike, Gap and L.L. Bean as online orders spur record deliveries ahead of the holidays.

Demand for Dirty Fuel Jumps With More Ships Running Pollution Kits

December 1, 2020

Bloomberg

An increase in vessels being fitted with pollution-reducing kits and unusually strong demand for container shipping is providing a boost to the dirtiest marine fuel.

Airlines Face ‘Mission of the Century’ in Shipping Vaccines

November 30, 2020

Bloomberg

Laid low by a COVID-19 outbreak that’s decimated passenger demand, airlines will be the workhorses of the attempt to eradicate it.

Peas and Lentils Are the Latest to Be Hit by Container Squeeze

November 24, 2020

Bloomberg

A shortage of containers at Vancouver’s port is slowing Canada’s exports of lentils and peas, the latest ripple in a phenomenon that has roiled trade.

Boatloads of Cargo Off Los Angeles Grind Gears of World Economy

November 23, 2020

Bloomberg

The perfect storm is swamping the busiest gateway to the U.S. economy heading into the holiday season.

How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future

November 20, 2020

GEP

Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.

The Great Holiday Rewrite: Supply Chain in the COVID Era

November 19, 2020

Transfix

Here's what changing consumer behavior means for the 2020 holiday shipping season.

Countries Criticize New Shipping Rules to Curb Industry’s Pollution

November 19, 2020

Bloomberg

The International Maritime Organization approved rules designed to curb the shipping industry’s carbon emissions, triggering criticism that its measures won’t do enough to help tackle climate change.

Transportation & Distribution

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding transportation and distribution and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are shipping and delivering perishables and manufactured goods faster and farther around the world than ever before through transportation and distribution solutions. New technologies that provide information during local and global shipments via air, ground and sea are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using transportation and distribution solutions to power their supply chains.