Freight Waves

JULY 6, 2025

This week: DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America; Aerospace manufacturer plans $120M expansion in Texas; and Third-party logistics provider plans warehouse near Houston. Our priorities include freight forwarding, contract logistics, warehousing, and multimodal transport solutions that serve the vital Mexico-U.S.

Mexico

Freight Waves

JUNE 20, 2025

to discuss the evolving landscape of cargo theft that continues to plague the freight industry. While straight theft (the physical taking of trucks, trailers, or cargo from where they’re parked) remains the most common form of cargo theft, criminal tactics have shifted in the last few years.

Cargo

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

According to our 2024 report, Generative AI in the B2B Marketplace , 81% of B2B businesses are already investing in AI, with 79% anticipating increasing their AI budgets within the next year. Yet these same companies have the same anxieties about investing. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JUNE 12, 2025

DHL Global Forwarding plans to add diesel and electric trucks, open more offices and pursue joint ventures, such as the recent partnership with Etihad Rail to enhance cross-border cargo connectivity. DHL Supply Chain will expand warehousing, upgrade equipment and integrate advanced technology to improve operations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Saudi Arabia

3PL Insights

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2024 — Evans Distribution Systems , a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) provider of warehousing, transportation, fulfillment, value-added, and staffing solutions, has activated 378,000-square-feet of additional warehouse space in Allen Park and Detroit, as a General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No.

Distribution

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

of total sales in 2024 compared to 15.3% International cross-border e-commerce is typically transported by air cargo. According to the US Customs Border and Protection, 81% of total de minimis moved by air for the fiscal year 2024 ending September 30, 2024, and 85% for fiscal Q1 2025, period ending December 31, 2024.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

A trucking entrepreneur, Malcolm McLean recognized the inefficiencies of traditional cargo handling methods and saw an opportunity for innovation. By standardizing container sizes, typically 20 or 40 feet in length, he introduced a level of uniformity that revolutionized cargo handling. Cover image by Alex Bennett from Pixabay.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Despite this lack of understanding, a 2024 McKinsey survey found that 71% of companies were using generative AI in at least one business function. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. There are a lot of companies that are investing in this technology,” he says.

Optimal Sourcing

Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

billion as of 2024. Investment in Cold Storage and Smart Tech: Smart warehouses, real-time monitoring systems, and automation are being deployed to improve efficiency and reduce spoilage. Cold storage continues to dominate the market, making up 56% of total cold chain activity in the region as of 2024. for 2025-2030.

Saudi Arabia

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

In 2024, the Houthis in Yemen launched more than 50 attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, forcing shipping giants like Maersk and MSC to reroute traffic around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. government would never ask General Electric to shut down a power grid in Asia, or Ports America to bottleneck cargo in Savannah.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The specific observation made was the following: “ The ILA and its West Coast counterpart, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, are opposing, stalling and drawing out expensive concessions from employers in return for allowing the technology.” East and Gulf Coast port disruption in Q1-2025. All rights reserved.

Negotiating Skills

Freight Waves

JULY 28, 2025

Ocean shipping giant CMA CGM, which acquired Ceva Logistics in 2019 and bought Bolloré Logistics in February 2024 for $5.2 ocean, air cargo and warehousing operations. CMA CGM also launched its own all-cargo airline three years ago. Click here for more FreightWaves/American Shipper stories by Eric Kulisch.

North America

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The DPP is a key part of the EU’s broader Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations (ESPR), which officially entered into force in July of 2024 as part of the region’s stated desire to “accelerate the transition to a circular economy model.”

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

” 3000+ That is the number of new cars that we being transported on the Morning Midas, a cargo ship headed to Mexico and which sank in the North Pacific on Monday, nearly three weeks after a fiery blaze broke out on board. in May versus the same period in 2024, as the freight recession continues on. The Index was down 1.3%

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

Fort Worth

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 1, 2025

Here are some common risks that can disrupt supply chains: Natural Disasters: Events such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes can cause significant damage to manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and transportation networks. Cargo Insurance Cargo insurance specifically covers goods in transit.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 14, 2025

The Key Advantages of Implementing Barge Pumping Solutions By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer 78 Views Industrial sectors that depend on liquid cargo movement, such as oil and gas, chemical production, or maritime transport, face constant pressure to improve efficiency while keeping costs under control.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

billion yuan listed on its books as of the end of June 2024, through delaying its payments to suppliers and other related financing. A report by accounting consultancy GMT Research puts BYD’s true net debt at closer to 323 billion yuan, compared with the 27.7

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

The 2024 Institute of Financial Operations and Leadership (IFOL) Accounts Payable Automation Trends Report found 52% of accounts payable professionals already spending more than 10 hours per week processing invoices. But this approach also leads to an increase in billing frequency, and poses challenges for revenue tracking.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 9, 2025

Overloading a forklift doesn’t just put your cargo at risk; it endangers the operator, the people around, and can lead to expensive damage to your forklift or other warehouse equipment. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on September 17, 2024. Cover photo by Jennifer Uppendahl on Unsplash.

Capacity

Freight Waves

JUNE 28, 2025

In 2024, cargo theft incidents surged to 3,625 across North America, a 27% year-over-year increase, with losses exceeding $455 million and an average loss per theft of $202,364. The economic toll of cargo theft alone is estimated at $15–$35 billion annually, disrupting supply chains and inflating costs for businesses and consumers.

Pharmaceutical

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2025

Infios and S&S Activewear were awarded the “Top Supply Chain Project Winner” for their collaboration on warehouse automation and robotics. include Chile and Canada, which together supplied over $10 billion worth of copper in 2024. Additionally, Trump ordered a Section 301 investigation into Brazil, which allows the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2025

compared to April 2024, according to the U.S. from April 2024, while freight between the U.S. compared to April 2024. Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April Photo: iStock/grandriver June 27, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Total transborder freight in North America was $126.3 billion in April, decreasing 8.5% billion, down 13.6%

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

in May versus the same period in 2024, as the freight recession continues on. ” Year-to-date, compared with the same period in 2024, tonnage was up a scant 0.1%. The Index was down 1.3% Construction is soft, manufacturing is up and down, and consumers are cautious.”

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EFT

MAY 21, 2025

Many companies reduced their orders and a portion of them stopped ordering altogether, relying on existing inventories, which had been built up beforehand, or holding inventory in bonded warehouses. While a high number, it is still a massive reduction from what businesses faced over the last month.

China

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2025

Political Speech in the Workplace While political speech has quieted some since the 2024 election, it’s likely to become a hot-button issue again ahead of the midterm elections.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

US demand for China-made goods ebbs on tariff worries; ocean shipping rates drop Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. Tariff risks muddy global outlook for factories Worries over future U.S. Exclusive: Walmart to close Sam's Club fulfillment center in Texas, affecting more than 100 employees Walmart (WMT.N)

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

The transition has also faced challenges, including supply chain bottlenecks in Vietnam, resulting in a 10% increase in lead times for some products in late 2024. Walmart reportedly reduced Chinese imports by 10% in 2024 , in favor of sourcing more from Vietnam and Thailand. Automotive For Ford Motor Co.,

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Further, investor bodies such as Moody’s have warned that a controversial 2024 judicial reform will create uncertainty about the legal security of doing business in the country. Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor Watch: What's Going on in the Warehouse Automation Space? Read More: Mexico: Battleground for Trade in the U.S.-China

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.

Cargo

Freight Waves

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON — Legislation created to address the cargo theft crisis across the U.S. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 , introduced in both the House and Senate in April, would set up a coordinated multiagency federal response to organized cargo and retail theft and make it easier to prosecute the crime groups responsible.

Cargo

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)

Price Reduction

Freight Center

JUNE 18, 2025

Mexico border, aims to separate commercial cargo from regular traffic, cut down inspection times, bolster security, and support far more efficient trade flows along a corridor that handles over $300 billion annually. The elevated freight-only system, a first-of-its-kind at the U.S.–Mexico Congressional leaders like Rep. 

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

The NRF noted that the low shipping volumes projected for the latter half of 2025 are primarily a result of concerns over tariffs, although the sizable year-over-year dips are also because of higher-than-normal import volumes in late 2024, when companies had sought to bring in inventory ahead of a potential strike at East and Gulf Coast ports.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

According to the European Union, in 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% has drawn harsh criticism from the pharmaceutical industry. has drawn harsh criticism from the pharmaceutical industry. Europe manufactures the active ingredients for 43% of the brand-name drugs consumed in the U.S., billion ($361.3

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Click here to send us your comments The story is well known. Likely I'm off base?

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

Since 1994, bilateral trade between Canada and Mexico has grown 12-fold, reaching $56 billion CAD in 2024. Canada looks forward to continuing to work closely with both the United States and Mexico on strengthening CUSMA. Mexico is also Canada’s third-largest trading partner, and we look forward to strengthening this relationship.”

Mexico