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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas.

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Walmart Continues with Impressive Financial Performance

Supply Chain Matters

Executives additionally indicated that one-third of the quarter’s revenue growth was derived from new sources of non-retail business such as advertising and data. Regarding advertising revenues specifically, there was a reported 26 percent increase in U.S. revenues related to advertising.

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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

”[1] Wikipedia defines urban agriculture more broadly to include “the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. ”[4] They go to note, “Growing food in cities is not a new concept.” Peters raises a note of caution. ” Concluding thoughts.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. In our recent Supply Chain Matters updates on global supply chain developments, we have noted a theme of growing labor tensions across global transportation networks. Across the U.S. , percent and 0.2

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc. New York based Wonder Group , a food preparation and delivery start-up has announced the closing of a $350 million funding round led by Bain Group. FedEx and FourKites Increase Partnership to Share Data.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee.