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

EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Apple in $500 million rare earth magnet deal with MP to expand US supply chain Apple (AAPL.O) for rare earth magnets, mitigating supply risks after China curbed exports this year and representing a major coup for MP that sent its shares soaring by a fifth. trade deal. has signed a $500 million deal with MP Materials (MP.N)

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2025

In this special edition of our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column, we highlight two noteworthy investments. flagged fleet, expand the capacity of key container ports on both coasts, develop state-of-the art warehousing across the country and establish a significant air cargo hub in Chicago.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S.

Optimal Sourcing

EFT

MAY 12, 2025

China to strengthen control over strategic minerals exports China said on Monday that it will strengthen controls over the full supply chains of strategic minerals exports as part of efforts to tighten its dominant grip on materials it deems crucial to its national interest. the chief financial officer said on Thursday.

Negotiating Skills

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

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2025

operations across maritime, warehousing, and air cargo. tariffs, and UPS is implementing new surcharges and processing fees, further impacting supply chains. These developments highlight the growing influence of technology, sustainability, and geopolitical factors in shaping global trade and logistics.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

Tariffs on medicines are a blunt instrument that will disrupt supply chains, impact on investment in research and development, and ultimately harm patient access to medicines on both sides of the Atlantic,” said the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) in a July 28 statement. relies heavily on European-made drugs.

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2025

New York time. Still, all those declines were initially far more muted than in the aftermath of April 2. Wall Street traders drove stocks to their worst session since May, fueled by weak jobs and manufacturing data. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% as of 11:17 a.m. Yields on U.S.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

auto plants in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee, after announcing a $888 million investment in a Tonawanda, New York plant to support GM’s next generation V-8 engine. In the shareholder letter, Barra said the investments will “greatly reduce our tariff exposure,” with the new manufacturing capacity to begin coming online in 18 months.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

And he raised the specter of more industry-specific tariffs, floating a 50% rate on copper products that sent that metal climbing as high as 17% in New York on July 8, a record one-day spike. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. in the next year.

Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

The shares dipped in after-hours trading in New York on July 22. Featured Product Popular Stories Mobility at the Margins: What Border Crossings Reveal Before Trade Data Does Air Cargo Climate Crisis Has Caused Food Price Spikes Global Supply Chain Management U.S. Revenue slipped by 1% to C$4.3 billion ($3.1

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

posted a second straight disappointing quarter, fueling concerns that rising competition, new tariffs and a shift away from yoga pants are derailing its ambitious growth plans. The company and its retail peers are trying to manage supply chains that have been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Bloomberg U.S.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 5, 2025

According to The New York Times , Swiss leaders were under the impression that they had a framework trade deal in place with the White House ahead of the Trump administrations August 1 deadline for announcing sweeping reciprocal tariffs against dozens of nations. as Tariff Deadline Nears Swiss Leaders Rush to Salvage Talks with U.S.

Switzerland

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

According to the New York Times , Mercedes said on July 30 that revenue in 2025 would come in “significantly below” 2024. Auto Industry Global Supply Chain Management Tariffs Threaten to Raise Costs Across U.S. The company also lowered its projection for profit margins.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 8, 2025

Photo: iStock/hungryworks August 8, 2025 SupplyChainBrain Japan’s top trade negotiator said the Trump administration has agreed to correct an “extremely regrettable” blunder in the execution of its trade agreement with the country, according to The New York Times. and open its market to more American goods.

Japan

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd has released plans to utilize the newly developed Container Payment Portal (CPP) to accelerate cargo movement for customers and supporting terminal operators. It ensures secure, efficient, and transparent transactions, helpingHapag Lloyd’s terminal partners and customers improve cargo flow across U.S.

Container Tracking

Freight Waves

AUGUST 12, 2025

And the C prong requires an IC to be able to show that they are operating an independent business, based on tests such as whether they own their own tools and equipment and whether they can show a history of running that business based on number of customers and financial performance. But there still would be hurdles.

New Jersey

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 4, 2025

The strike could put added pressure on the already troubled planemaker, which generates about 30% of its revenue from its defense and space division , said The New York Times. Featured Product Popular Stories 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2025 In the Age of Supply Chain Tech, Who — or What — Is a ‘Partner’?

St. Louis

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up Sept 23rd- 27th This week I was busy attending various Climate Week NYC events, allowing me to step outside my usual bubble of supply chain and sustainability. Now to the Supply Chain & Logistics News of the Week!

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the New York Times , the food company best known for its ketchup and boxed Mac & Cheese, said the shift would affect only about 10% of its portfolio by sales, including brands like Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Crystal Light and other beverages and desserts that contain dyes like Red No. 40 and Blue No.

Chemicals

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

Baltimore

Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. We LOVE how they’re embracing technology to change logistics and improve the end-user’s life.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Chipotle’s push for humane chicken delayed amid tight supplies. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ.

Resource Reduction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Is this true for the supply chain industry? What seems to be clear by now is that the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities and risks of today’s global supply chain networks. This is also true for states and research institutes through advanced supply chain design and management expertise and capabilities.

Supply Chain Design Software

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. GET YOUR COPY HERE.

Conference

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution. mile-long span.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2023

From upgrading counterfeit detection technology to destroying merchandise and raiding factories, Amazon says it’s pulling out all the stops to prevent fakes on its platform. In this year’s report, Amazon touted the improvement of automated counterfeit removal, stating it cut down on brands’ need to monitor for fakes manually.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. And a big show it was, with over 35,000 people on hand to see the latest innovations in retail technology. Instances of cargo theft increased markedly in 2022, driven in large measure by thieves using fictitious pickups.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash.

Material Savings

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

Negotiating Skills

Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2019

Historically, technological advances have made humankind more productive; but, technology has not made life simpler. New York Times ‘ columnist Thomas Friedman once stated, “We were promised a simpler life, and technology has only complicated our lives.” Technology in the supply chain.

Supply Chain Software

The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Not the Zip… “The Zip looks more like a plane, and it’s launched with a slingshot, delivering its cargo with a parachute before returning home. New York Times.

Rwanda

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China.

Logistics Network Optimization Software