By the numbers: Biden's budget priorities for supply chains

The president's requests to Congress include funding for ports, highways, electrification and domestic manufacturing.

By Colin Campbell • March 30, 2022

FedEx names Raj Subramaniam to succeed Fred Smith as CEO

Smith, the company's founder, will become executive chairman, ending a highly influential era as CEO.

By Max Garland • March 29, 2022

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Here’s how companies are navigating evolving global trade and tariff policies, rising costs and operational uncertainty across supply chain networks.

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FedEx Supply Chain closing four facilities as customer contracts expire

The closures will affect more than 450 employees working in California, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, per state records.

By Max Garland • March 28, 2022

JB Hunt, BNSF partner to boost intermodal capacity

The companies have begun collaborating on how to optimize flows and manage capacity using properties near key facilities in Southern California and Chicago.

By Sarah Zimmerman • March 23, 2022

Cyberattack on freight forwarder slows Clarus' logistics

The outdoor lifestyle products maker's business has been impacted "by anywhere from a half a month to a full month of receipts," its COO said.

By Max Garland • March 22, 2022

5 warehouse delivery challenges crowdsourcing helps solve

Here's how crowdsourced delivery changes the equation with on-demand, cost-effective and scalable solutions.

March 21, 2022

Peak surcharges boost FedEx's record December

Higher delivery rates are squeezing shippers and a new fuel surcharge announced from FedEx will add to cost pressures.

By Max Garland • March 18, 2022

Port of Los Angeles container volumes could 'soften' this spring

The ripple effects of factory shutdowns in China might benefit port operations, Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a briefing.

By Colin Campbell • March 16, 2022

Amazon is slowing down its fulfillment center spend. What's next?

Heightened demand put Amazon's distribution buildout into overdrive. To speed up delivery and limit costs, it will have to invest more.

By Max Garland • March 16, 2022

White House plans to launch supply chain data-sharing portal

The Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative, led by the U.S. Department of Transportation, aims to produce a proof-of-concept freight information exchange by the end of summer. 

By Colin Campbell • March 16, 2022

New mobile 'smart stores' can meet customers in a variety of locations

The units from automation startup Tortoise can be used to sell items in front of a retail location after hours, inside a store or at stadiums and other venues.

By Sam Silverstein • March 16, 2022

Party City adopts new logistics practices to shorten lead times

The strategies include leasing containers and chartering ships.

By Alejandra Carranza • March 15, 2022

Ukraine crisis, rising fuel costs drive up air cargo surcharges

Airspace restrictions have also rendered some flights between Asia and Europe economically infeasible, said Flexport executive Neel Jones Shah.

By Max Garland • March 11, 2022

'Every ship is full': Ocean issues expected to continue through 2023

Low capacity and vessel delays are here to stay, industry insiders said at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach, California. 

By Alejandra Carranza • March 9, 2022

White House ends Russian oil, energy imports into US

President Joe Biden said the actions would "inflict further pain on Putin, but there will be cost as well here."

By Jim Stinson • March 8, 2022

Here to stay: Supply chains gear up for investments in AI

A DHL and Honeywell executive lay out how artificial intelligence is shifting relationships with customers and robotics technology.

By Jen A. Miller • March 8, 2022

Size matters: How Walmart and Target dominated amid disruption, inflation

Both retailers leaned on their scale to get goods on shelves and keep prices low, at least relative to the industry. 

By Ben Unglesbee • March 8, 2022

Fuel surcharges loom for shippers as Ukraine crisis drives up oil prices

As the price of oil surpasses $100 per barrel, trucking companies are expected to pass on the costs.

By Jim Stinson • March 4, 2022

Northwest Seaport Alliance joins Port of Long Beach efforts to digitize data

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma will take part in the Supply Chain Information Highway, an initiative that aims to use data to improve efficiencies.

By Alejandra Carranza • March 4, 2022

Macy's: Lowering delivery costs is a 'top priority'

The retailer seeks to improve in-store fulfillment and reduce the number of split shipments to deflate last-mile costs.

By Max Garland • March 2, 2022

Walmart's third-party fulfillment business grew 500% last year

The retailer hopes to grow its seller base and their sales with logistics services, which in turn can help boost its nascent advertising business.

By Ben Unglesbee • March 1, 2022

Newell Brands' integration plan will improve 'fragmented' distribution, CEO says

The company will combine product shipments from different business units and ship them together in full truckloads to better satisfy demand.

By Colin Campbell • March 1, 2022

Freight forwarders warm up to the idea of shipper-owned containers

Container xChange found 18% more freight forwarders were willing to transport a shipper-owned container than in years past.

By Alejandra Carranza • Feb. 25, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine throws another wrench into supply chains

Carriers are halting operations and suppliers are at risk. War is "a worst-case scenario," one analyst said.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 24, 2022

California's new pop-up yards could house 20,000 containers

The three armories, two fairgrounds and a former prison site can store full containers or empties, said Chunker CEO Brad Wright.

By Colin Campbell • Feb. 23, 2022