Freight Shipping Industry News

Logistics

• What We've Learned From Retailers Adopting Micro-Fulfillment Centers July 30, 2021
  Today’s micro-fulfillment centers are taking multiple forms — including in-store, hub-and-spoke and dark store — and each comes with unique advantages and challenges. 
• Senate Moves Forward on $550 Billion Infrastructure Deal July 29, 2021
  The 67-32 procedural vote doesn’t guarantee that the package of spending on physical infrastructure will pass the Senate, but is a good indication that it may have enough support.
• The Value of a Global Digitized Health Community July 28, 2021
  Join Iain Barton, Rene Berger, Chad Davenport, Cobus Rossouw, and Greg Brady for an insightful discussion on current challenges and new technologies and processes that will improve the distribution of humanitarian aid and disaster relief globally.
• Bosses at 3M, GE Expect Stubborn Inflation Throughout 2021 July 28, 2021
  Mounting inflation will weigh on 3M Co. through year-end as spiking prices for everything from polypropylene, chemicals and other raw materials to logistics and labor show no signs of abating, Chief Executive Officer Mike Roman said.
• Top Coffee, Sugar, Soy Ports Hunt Climate Clues to Stem Risks July 28, 2021
  As Brazil contends with its worst drought in almost 100 years, its ports and their regulator are intensifying efforts to quantify the risks of climate change for the nation’s sea hubs.
• U.S.-China Trade Booms as If Virus, Tariffs Never Happened July 23, 2021
  China and the U.S. are shipping goods to each other at the briskest pace in years, making the world’s largest bilateral trade relationship look as if the protracted tariff war and pandemic never happened.
• Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Shake-Up of the FedEx Era July 22, 2021
  Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.
• Boris Johnson’s Trucker Troubles Become a Business Nightmare July 22, 2021
  A shortage of drivers, exacerbated by Brexit and Covid, is pushing up delivery costs and leading to empty shelves in stores.
• Uber to Buy TPG Freight Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion July 22, 2021
  Uber agreed to acquire Transplace, a logistics company owned by TPG Capital, for $2.25 billion in the ride-sharing company’s biggest bet on the trucking business.
• Port Chief Sees U.S. Import Surge ‘Easily’ Lasting Into 2022 July 20, 2021
  Congestion from an influx of goods continues to overwhelm port terminals, exhaust warehouse space and strain transportation connections like trucks and rail depots.