When supply chains run smoothly, the economies they support do too. But when even the smallest disruption occurs, supply chains can quickly turn into the equivalent of a daisy chain — where one event sets off a cascading impact down the entire logistics value chain....
While government crews continue to work on opening up a temporary, alternate shipping route around the site of last week’s catastrophic bridge collapse, how the incident will impact the global supply chain remains unclear. The Francis Scott Key Bridge crumbled on March 26 after a cargo ship lost power...
Can even the most traditional industries adapt to digital transformations? For the international freight industry, the answer appears to be yes. Shippers and carriers have gotten a taste of digitization, and they want more of it. On Monday’s (Feb. 26) earnings call for the quarter...
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has signed a long-term intermodal agreement with Walmart. This strategic partnership will see the supply chain solution provider’s subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport, acquiring Walmart’s intermodal assets, further solidifying the companies’ close working relationship, the companies said in a Thursday (Feb. 22) press release....
Supply chains are the lifeblood of global commerce, linking manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retailers to ensure products reach consumers efficiently. However, traditional supply chain models, often reliant on manual processes and disjointed communication, have struggled to keep pace with the demands of today’s dynamic markets. ...
Bit by bit the smokestack economy — and the subsets thereof — come online, go digital, find new ways to connect stakeholders. And as counterintuitive as it might seem, fleet management, among the most smokestacky of the stacks, is inching toward becoming a beacon of...
Freight industry booking platform Freightos has launched a partnership with Virgin Atlantic Cargo. The collaboration, announced Monday (Feb. 5), combines Virgin’s “extensive” network with the digital reach of Freightos’ WebCargo offering, “providing more options for forwarders globally,” Freightos said in a news release. The release illustrates just how...
Cleo has unveiled its latest cloud-based B2B integration platform extension, Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) for Logistics and Transportation. This solution aims to improve supply chains by bringing efficiency, optimization and resilience to the industry, the provider of ecosystem integration software said in a Monday (Feb. 5) press release. More than...
Supply chain logistics company Flexport is reportedly embarking on another sweeping round of job cuts. The firm plans to cut almost 20% of its staff — about 500 workers – in a bid to regain its momentum after a dip in shipping demand, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...
