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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. The pace appears to have picked up since spring 2023 with investments in Veo Robotics, computer vision company Flymingo, industrial wireless automation startup CoreTigo, Rightbot and Instock. 18 to $3,860.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024. Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Yemen. One issue is the shortage of truck drivers.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ship operators fear that their crews could be imperiled on the journeys through the Red Sea by missile or drone attacks from a Yemen-based rebel group. Hundreds of vessels have diverted to longer routes, resulting in delivery delays, higher transportation costs and economic wreckage for local communities.

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

A few weeks after my contact with a Samoan leader who explained how medication throughput was a problem with the measles outbreak, I posted on LinkedIn about how turning a blind eye to epidemics and following an isolationist policy against our fellow human beings would only hurt when it impacted corporate industrial supply chains.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Bonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to situation in Gaza. Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Yonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Since mid-November, Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified their assaults on commercial shipping vessels navigating through the lower Red Sea, in response to the situation in Gaza. Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under pressure to reduce injuries and deaths from crashes involving heavy trucks, FMCSA in August 2023 notified the trucking industry that it would entertain requests to waive agency decisions made in 2018 and 2020 that ruled federal hours-of-service rules (HOS) preempt MRB laws in California and Washington, respectively, for interstate trucking.

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