Logistics


  • The FedEx logo is displayed at a FedEx ship center on February 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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    FedEx Network 2.0: Tracking closures, layoffs across the US

    The logistics giant is shutting down ship centers as part of its plan to streamline operations. Here's how the overhaul is progressing.

    By July 14, 2025
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    Trump tariffs

    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

    By , July 12, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Amazon ups maximum box length for FBA orders

    The jump from 25 inches to 36 inches opens the door for Fulfillment by Amazon users to update their packaging designs and potentially trim logistics costs.

    By July 11, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta.
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    US plans 35% tariffs on Canada imports

    President Donald Trump said the duties will take effect Aug. 1 while decrying the country’s retaliatory levies to U.S. tariffs. 

    By July 11, 2025
  • The Apple logo is displayed on a storefront in Berlin, Germany, on April 23, 2025.
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    Apple promotes a ‘central architect’ of its supply chain to COO

    Sabih Khan has overseen planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and product fulfillment for the company as SVP of operations for the last six years.

    By July 10, 2025
  • A worker loads packages into a FedEx truck on June 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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    FedEx’s 2025 peak season surcharges higher than last year

    The fees begin in September and will see prices escalate from Nov. 24 to Dec. 28, covering the busy holiday shipping stretch.

    By July 10, 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks at a multilateral lunch with leaders from African countries in the State Dining Room of the White House on July 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    Trump orders Section 301 investigation on Brazil

    The U.S. also will levy 50% tariffs on the country starting Aug. 1, the president said Wednesday.

    By July 9, 2025
  • Man seated in a four-wheel cargo van in the bike lane of a New York City street.
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    Honda launches quadricycle-based urban cargo delivery business

    The automaker designed an electric quadricycle for the last-mile delivery service it plans to offer.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 9, 2025
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    Postal Service’s air cargo shift from FedEx to UPS creates savings

    The agency's air transportation spending dropped 43% after changing its primary carrier, per the USPS Office of Inspector General.

    By July 9, 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    Trump says copper, pharmaceutical tariffs coming ‘very soon’

    The stated levies, including 50% for copper, would add to the list of sector-specific tariffs the Trump administration has introduced this year.

    By July 8, 2025
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    FedEx cuts Asia-Americas capacity to match trade demand

    Despite the overall reduction, the carrier has made network changes to capture growth in Southeast Asia, including a Singapore-to-U.S. flight.

    By July 8, 2025
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    Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs for Japan, South Korea, others

    The U.S. detailed the rates it will impose on imports from certain countries starting Aug. 1 in mostly identical letters shared by the president.

    By Updated July 12, 2025
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    US preps for August return of country-specific reciprocal tariffs

    The Trump administration plans to reinstate the levies Aug. 1 after alerting individual trading partners of their specific duty rates starting Monday.

    By July 7, 2025
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    De minimis exemption slated to end in 2027

    Commercial use of the trade tool allowing low-cost imports to avoid duties will be repealed as part of an expansive bill President Donald Trump signed on Friday.

    By July 4, 2025
  • A United States Postal Service (USPS) carrier makes his rounds on August 05, 2020 in New York City.
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    Postal Service stakeholders call for pause of agency’s overhaul plan

    Leaders of package shipping and mailing groups said USPS should concentrate on last-mile delivery rather than filling out its middle-mile network.

    By July 2, 2025
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    US, Vietnam reach trade deal, Trump says

    Stateside imports from Vietnam will be subject to a 20% tariff under the agreement, the president announced Wednesday.

    By July 2, 2025
  • FedEx jets sit at the company's facility at O'Hare International Airport on September 19, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    FedEx establishes automotive vertical in B2B shipping push

    The logistics giant aims to capture more premium volume in the North American auto market, Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere said.

    By July 2, 2025
  • A line of Amazon delivery trucks leave an Amazon distribution facility on June 21, 2023 in Richmond, California.
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    Amazon projected to ship more than USPS by 2028: Pitney Bowes

    The company's logistics arm has already surpassed FedEx and UPS in terms of U.S. volume after years of blistering growth.

    By June 30, 2025
  • Speakers speak on a panel at Manifest Vegas 2024.
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    Top supply chain conferences to keep on your radar in 2025

    As the first half of the year wraps up, here’s a look at the remaining trade shows focused on adopting technology innovations, navigating logistics risks and securing new talent.

    By Updated June 30, 2025
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    Maersk plans last-mile delivery upgrades

    The ocean shipping titan could make a bigger splash in U.S. parcel delivery via added features and use of its own vehicles.

    By June 30, 2025
  • DHL delivery vehicles sit on either side of a long conveyor belt which transports packages down the line.
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    DHL Express Canada strike ends, operations resuming

    Impacted customers can expect their deliveries June 30 following employees’ ratification of a new labor contract, the carrier said.

    By June 30, 2025
  • A cream-colored J.C. Penney storefront with signage in red letters.
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    J.C. Penney to close Texas warehouse

    The closure in Haslet will impact around 300 employees. 

    By Kaarin Moore • June 30, 2025
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    Academy Sports and Outdoors eases tariff pressure with multilevered strategy

    The retailer in Q1 frontloaded $85 million in evergreen products like bicycles to offset duty-driven product cost increases.

    By June 30, 2025
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    CPKC to remedy service disruptions impacting dwell times, switches

    While the railroad stated it’s “too early to offer firm predications” for a full return to service, it expects operations to be fixed by mid-July.

    By June 27, 2025
  • A Walmart storefront showcases its refreshed brand identity, with a new typeface and the spark logo set apart as a standalone asset.
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    Walmart tests dark stores to accelerate delivery

    The brick-and-mortar locations will fulfill online orders — but are not open to the public. 

    By Kaarin Moore • June 27, 2025