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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record. South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March, and the volume was 34 percent higher year-over-year. Amazon is turning malls into distribution centers. percent to $71.1

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million.

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VW’s Scout Is Rethinking EV Designs to Cut Rare Earths, CEO Says

Supply Chain Brain

Scout is monitoring the situation as it builds out its South Carolina production facility. trade negotiations with China. CEO Jim Farley told Bloomberg last week that supplies remain “day-to-day” despite apparent progress in U.S. talks with China. We can see transparently it’s an issue and we can navigate it,” Keogh said.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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From The Desk of the CEO & CTO – 6/27/19

Shipchain

That said, TradeLens is focusing primarily on Maritime, which we see as an opportunity as it means that intermodal cargo needs a home, and we’re happy to provide it. . It further decentralizes everything, and only strengthens the sidechain itself for logistics activities. . TradeLens/IBM, quite honestly. The promise of Eth2.0

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This Week in Logistics News (June 29 – July 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. FedEx is conducting a strategic analysis of the company’s less-than-truckload segment and its relative value to the company, suggesting that FedEx Freight could be sold or spun off so the company can focus on its parcel and logistics business. Not a bad living for under two years of work.