Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2025

That phase out involves cutting the number of Amazon shipments serviced by one-half by the end of 2026. FedEx’s contract as the primary air cargo provider for the USPS expired in September 2024, and was not renewed. UPS replaced FedEx as the primary air cargo provider at that time. percent of total revenues in 2024.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

Sales Slowdown The tariffs further complicate chief executive officer Calvin McDonald’s target of doubling sales from 2021 to 2026. Lululemon’s guidance assumes 30% tariffs on China and 10% on other countries. Rising competition and promotions in the apparel industry, and years of higher inflation, are also hindering the company.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said he had reached “an understanding” with food manufacturers to remove commonly used artificial food dyes from their products by 2026. Kennedy Jr., The Times said Kraft Heinz is the first major food company to officially announce plans to do so.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. These changes can add significant time to the ETA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. With the reduction in cargo coming out of Shanghai, some carriers aren’t able to fully load a vessel. s CargoNet.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

Crossing one million bookings annually in 2023, we’ve made significant headway in digitizing spot freight pricing and bookings, especially in air cargo. This drives an additional revenue contributions while adding strong growth potential across our data, solutions and platform business, supporting us reaching breakeven by the end of 2026.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous Shipping Autonomous shipping is the use of self-driving vessels to transport goods and passengers across waterways. Crews also account for approximately 44 percent of shipping expenses, and crews also take up space that could be utilized for cargo and add weight to the vessel.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers. Financial Times).

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 21, 2021

Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Although not yet widely adopted, AGVs, as potential substitutes for forklifts, promise to revolutionize the way cargo is transported inside and outside the warehouse. billion by 2026. According to Mordor Intelligence, the global automated guided vehicle market was worth USD $2.41

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Abivin

JANUARY 10, 2023

Moving to 2023, data still play an important role in decision-making in transportation management. Furthermore, other technologies are constantly evolving and becoming more effective in logistics in general and transportation in particular. There are several benefits to using a cloud-based TMS.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Imagine moving cargo across continents as smoothly as computers process data. Data-centric freight exchanges and intelligent multimodal cross-docking hubs will allow haulers to move cargo effortlessly by road, rail, sea and air and seamlessly change carrier, or even transport mode, in real time.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

· More than a fifth of the distance driven by European cargo trucks in 2021 was “deadhead mileage,” where vehicles traveled empty, often on the return leg of a journey. · · This means that trucks travel with no cargo at all for billions of miles — with a significant financial and environmental cost for shippers and carriers. ·

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 28, 2022

In light of that upheaval and the ongoing recovery, these transportation services are more vital than ever to the global supply chain. Why Legal Protocols and Regulations Exist for International Shipping and Transportation. Cargo Liability. Shippers need to know these rules and consider them carefully.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. However, on January 26 th , Eni warned it would not be able to deliver the LNG cargo to Pakistan because of a force majeure incident. Analysts told Reuters , this glut will weigh on spot prices and premiums for transport and industrial fuel in Asia.

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Savi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The pivot point has moved from production to customer delivery, and the primary constraint has moved from manufacturing to transportation. This shift is hard to handle because the CPG industry spends at least 5% of revenue on transportation. Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers. .

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

The agreement, sealed after two months of talks, could provide much-needed reassurance for impoverished countries that rely on Ukrainian or Russian grain—and the operators of some 70 cargo vessels currently under blockade in Ukrainian ports. Agreement Signed, But Can it Hold? increase in wages. increase in wages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2024

Cargo thieves are increasingly targeting high value goods over basic freight, despite the increased level of planning needed to pull off a successful heist and the elevated consequences if they get caught, according to a study from Overhaul. Additionally, shippers often transport multiple high-value goods at once.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2023

As we navigate the third quarter of 2023, it's time to examine air cargo's role in global commerce. Air cargo is now essential for global supply chains and offers many benefits for businesses worldwide. Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial. billion in 2026.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 25, 2025

and international export volume at FedEx Express and higher base yields at each transportation division also helped to boost profits. Gains at FedEx Express were partially offset by higher purchased transportation and wage rates and the expiration of a major U.S. Increased U.S. The China-U.S. trade lane represents about 2.5%

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Freight Waves

JULY 15, 2025

2025 featured a strong sponsor lineup, including Cargado, Monex USA, Volvo Trucks, Evans Transportation, Werner, Dunavant, Atlantic Logistics, and more, with complimentary admission for all logistics providers, shippers, and freight brokers. In contrast, Mexican cargo insurance often involves lenient liability requirements.

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Freight Waves

JULY 18, 2025

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is giving consumers a rare opportunity to help shape transportation policy – a role traditionally reserved for the well-connected on Capitol Hill. The current five-year authorization will expire on September 30, 2026. Comments can be submitted here and search for docket no.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 31, 2015

Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. percent by 2026. However, US trucking freight will continue to reign as the predominant mode of transport into the future. Part of the significant freight increases derive from associated transportation costs through increased use of pipelines, which will increase 10.6

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 3, 2022

Last-mile costs are outpacing overall transportation and warehousing costs, a trend likely to continue through 2022. In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. E-commerce is expected to drive 90% of the parcel market growth.

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Multichannel Merchant

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Postal Service announced a major upgrade to its planned rollout of electric vehicles to replace its aging delivery fleet, saying it will purchase only EVs after 2026, as the USPS bows to significant pressure from Washington and the states to expand and speed up its changeover. Thereafter, purchases will be 100% electric.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 14, 2019

There are all kinds of fun cargo in niche markets that needs to get hauled. billion by 2026 and strong hemp growing seasons ahead, there’s plenty of hemp that’ll need to get from point A to point B. Legislation like the 2018 Farm Bill allows for the interstate transport of industrial hemp and defines it as having less than 0.3%

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Freight Center

AUGUST 14, 2019

There are all kinds of fun cargo in niche markets that needs to get hauled. billion by 2026 and strong hemp growing seasons ahead, there’s plenty of hemp that’ll need to get from point A to point B. Legislation like the 2018 Farm Bill allows for the interstate transport of industrial hemp and defines it as having less than 0.3%

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