Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Today’s supply chains are fraught with uncertainties across demand and supply yet are tasked with adding incremental value to their organizations while also meeting commercial, working capital and sustainability goals. This balancing act is a challenge even in the best of times. However, far too many companies are stuck because traditional planning methods that rely on static, one-number plans fall short in this demanding and dynamic landscape.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2024

Personnel updates sees new appointments at Fleet Advantage, Target and more.

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NGT News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology provider Nuvve Holding Corp. and WISE EV, a supplier of sustainable energy solutions, have partnered to bring electric vehicle charging to more than 100 high-traffic locations across the United States. “We’re making EV adoption even more attractive to those with range anxiety,” says Gregory Poilasne, CEO of Nuvve. “These charging stations have […] The post Nuvve, WISE EV Partner to Make Charging Access Convenient Across U.S. appeared first on NGT News.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2024

Stay up to date on the latest information on conditions impacting the freight market, curated by Trinity Logistics through our Freightwaves Sonar subscription. GOOD NEWS, BUT… Consumer spending is the biggest driver of the U.S. economy, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). One measurement of that consumer spending is the Redbook index , which compares year-over-year growth for large domestic general retailers (think Walmart, Amazon, Target).

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Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

Are we finally seeing the end of the longest freight recession in recent decades? It’s the question on everyone’s mind — and has been for over a year.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

Leonard L. Gordon, advertising and marketing group leader with Venable LLP, explains the Federal Trade Commission’s recent action on verifying “Made in USA” claims for a wide range of manufactured products.

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Overdrive Online

AUGUST 15, 2024

The 389 is owned by Myles Parker's West Lawrence Logistics small fleet, and showed out at the Large Cars & Guitars truck show in May, where operator Mullinix walked through the mods he's helped direct.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

China pointed to national security as the driving factor behind the move, given that antimony can be used in explosives and nuclear weapons.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2024

A new report published by Transport and Environment (T&E) points to a significant cost for the environment as a result of larger cruise ships and more frequent cruise-based vacations. The report estimates that cruise ships are twice as big as they were nearly 25 years ago, in 2000. Estimates say cruise ships could reach 345,000 gross tonnages in the next 25 years.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

The union representing Samsung Electronics workers has been pushing for a wage increase and a more favorable bonus structure since the start of the summer.

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NGT News

AUGUST 15, 2024

ABM, a provider of integrated facility services, infrastructure solutions and parking management, has been awarded a NASPO ValuePoint contract for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This contract authorizes ABM to offer its single-source EV charging infrastructure solutions to state and local government and educational entities nationwide more efficiently and cost-effectively.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

The study will be conducted by maritime services firm Lloyd's Register and nuclear engineering company Core Power.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

Amazon has opened its first micromobility hub in Norfolk, UK at its delivery station in Norwich. The hub now houses a fleet of new electric cargo bikes which will deliver thousands of packages per week to customers, taking traditional delivery vans off city centre roads, and helping to improve air quality and alleviate congestion. Norwich joins more than 40 cities in the UK and across Europe which have Amazon micromobility hubs facilitating electric cargo bike and on-foot deliveries.

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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

Are manufacturers engaged in a mass exodus from China? And if so, where are they going?

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

SSI Schaefer, supplier of warehouse automation and cold-chain storage solutions, has announced the results of its partnership with Noatum Logistics Middle East, an integrated regional end-to-end logistics services arm of Noatum, an AD Ports Group company which leads the Group’s Logistics Cluster. By leveraging SSI Schaefer ’s mobile pallet racking system that increases storage capacity by over 90%, the partnership created the largest mobile racking system installation for deep-freeze cold rooms

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2024

Both companies said their gradual shutdown would ensure hazardous and vulnerable shipments aren’t stranded if a settlement isn’t reached by August 22.

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NGT News

AUGUST 15, 2024

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), has issued $50 million for six states with significant automotive workforces to help small- and medium-size suppliers adapt manufacturing facilities for the electric vehicle supply chain.

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Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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