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Freight Industry Downshifts From Hectic Pace for Shipping
A gauge of logistics stress in the U.S. economy eased in April as freight transportation cooled, a sign that the broader economy is downshifting to a speed that remains expansionary.
Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.
Automated Ports See West Coast Dockworkers Clock More Hours
Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits of automation a week before the start of labor talks where the issue is set to feature.
Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.
Five Cold-Chain Logistics Challenges, and How to Solve Them
There's an urgent need for systems that optimize temperature-controlled logistics and detect damaged goods.
Amazon Defeats Drive to Unionize Second New York Facility
Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.
An employee packs a box at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Bloomberg.
Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery
Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.
An aerial view at the Port of Hong Kong. Photo: Leung Cho Pan/ Canva.
Amazon’s Quandary: Cutting Workers Without Fueling Labor Unrest
Amazon.com Inc., having added hundreds of thousands of workers during the pandemic, now faces a quandary: how to trim its workforce to match slowing e-commerce sales growth without fueling labor unrest and giving unions more ammunition.
An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.
Podcast | ‘Breaking the Bias’: What’s It Like to Be a Female Founder in Logistics Tech?
It’s tough enough starting a company. But for a female entrepreneur in the world of parcel logistics, it’s equally vital to promote diversity within the industry.
Dana von der Heide, founder and chief commercial officer at Parcel Perform.
Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing
Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.
'K' Line and Yang Ming shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina. Photo: Bloomberg.
How 'BODFS' Is Helping Retailers in the Last-Mile Delivery Race
Many omnichannel retailers are adopting the practice of buy online, deliver from store (BODFS) as a powerful strategy for staying competitive in the last mile.
An online shopper retrieves their package from the doorstep. Photo: Getty Images.
Global Supply Chain Crisis Flares Up Where It All Began
China’s stringent rules to curb COVID-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply chains between Asia, the U.S. and Europe.
An aerial view of the Port of Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty.
NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal
The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.
A container ship sits docked at the Port of Montreal. Photo: Montreal Port Authority.
Amazon Union Election Kicks Off at Second New York Warehouse
Workers at a second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, began voting on whether to join an upstart union that already won a historic election at a nearby facility.
An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.
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