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Drug busts at border ports in US, Canada top $31M; rail theft surging

Freight Waves

Supply chain risk management firm Overhaul also recently helped authorities recover stolen cargo from trains in three separate cases in California and Illinois. Both thefts occurred on different trains … targeting the same product type, battery operated power tools,” Overhaul said. Border agents in the U.S.

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Save the Planet and Secure the Global Food Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Those of us fortunate enough to live in peace and safety with easy access to food outlets seldom think about the domestic food supply chain — let alone the global food supply chain. ”[1] Some people might believe that the food supply chain is both robust and resilient.

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The need to know

EFT

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.

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June Industry News

Freight Center

Canadian National to move forward on new Chicago-area logistics hub Canadian National Railway (CN) has announced a $170 million investment in Illinois as part of its 2025 capital program to enhance rail infrastructure across the state. For more info, you can read the full article here. may limit their orders or find alternate suppliers.

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FourKites CEO Manipulates My Words to Unfairly Slam Project44’s Movement Platform

Freight Waves

Project44 seeks to empower shippers with better supply chain control while supporting their logistics provider network. The case reached the Illinois Supreme Court , which ruled FourKites had sent “a false message in bad faith.” This distorts Project44’s mission. The lawsuit settled out of court.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Owens Illinois provides glass products and Sonoco Products provides flexible packaging. Owens Illinois (OI), a $6.3 Conscious Choice.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

Medline is a medical supply manufacturer, distributor, and solutions provider. Medline, with revenues of over $21 billion annually, is headquartered in Northfield Illinois. Medline is the largest supplier of clinical supply chain services to US medical surgical establishments. Medline’s first AutoStore went live in 2013.