The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) saw a slight increase…
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Fuse Inventory brings inventory planning into the digital age Source: logistics Mgmt
A new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) observes how companies can learn from the pandemic and design resilient global supply chains. BCG’s new report…
As the level of COVID-19-related e-commerce activity continues to head in one direction—up—so, too, do peak surcharges for the shipping of orders made online. That…
Following a 0.005-cent decrease, to $2.433 per gallon, for the week of July 20, the national average dropped another 0.006 cents, to $2.427 per gallon,…
Quarterly revenue, increased 13.4 annually, and adjusted earnings per share, at $2.13, was up 8.7% compared to a year ago far outpaced Wall Street expectations,…
On the heels of a 0.005-cent decrease, to $2.433 per gallon, for the week of July 20, the national average dropped another 0.006 cents, to…
The latest report from Resilience360 and Business Continuity Institute (BCI), entitled “COVID19: The Future of Supply Chains” shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had…
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the dominant narrative in container shipping, data recently issued by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva continued to point…
Total retail sales—at $524.3 billion—were up 7.5% compared to May and were up 1.1% annually. And total retail sales from April through June, were down…
The May TCI (the most recent month for which data is available) reading was -5.19, which, while still negative, is well ahead of April’s -28.66,…
Total June TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), at 691,475, were down 9.6% compared the June 2019, which was the best June in the port’s 113-year history.…
Due to a confluence of COVID-19-driven factors, including reduced consumer demand, lower import levels, heavy job losses, the ongoing United States-China trade war, and over…
The report’s key indicator—the NMI—saw an 11.7% increase to 57.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), halting a two-month stretch of…
For April, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI came in at 41.3, well ahead of March’s 19.7 reading, which more…
INFRA grant funding requests were in high demand compared to available funds, with DOT evaluating 173 eligible applications from 47 states, U.S. territories, and the…
Supply chain shortcomings were laid bare by COVID-19. It will take major investments, including by government, to shore them up. Source: logistics Mgmt
Rising $0.007-cents, this week’s national average comes in at $2.403. Source: logistics Mgmt
As the clock continues to tick on the current surface transportation authorization, the FAST (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation) Act, which is set to expire on…
Portland, Oregon-based freight marketplace platform and information provider DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, said this week it is taking steps to expand its service…