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How Traceability Can Boost Supply Chain Resilience
As supply chains become increasingly connected, traceability emerges as a powerful driver for agility, resilience and value.
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader operated with a smartphone. Photo: Bloomberg.
U.S. Is Global Outlier With Longer Supply Chain Delays: IIF
The U.S. is suffering longer delivery delays than other economies, according to the latest research by the Institute of International Finance.
Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
White House Says Federal Vaccine Rule Won’t Strain Supply Chains
A requirement for federal workers and contractors to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 — which would affect a number of transportation companies that work with the U.S. government — won’t exacerbate a backlog of shipping and deliveries, according to the Biden administration.
Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.
How Predictive Analytics Could Solve the Global Container Crunch
Shippers around the world are scrambling to keep up with surging freight costs, and the logistics organizations that support them are being challenged in unforeseen ways.
A cargo ship is docked off the coast of North Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Tom Fisk/ Pexels.
Three Ways to Holiday Prep in the Face of Supply Chain Woes
With shipping logjams slated to continue throughout the next six months, some are predicting what’s being called “a never-ending peak season” for all of 2022, in which there’s less supply than demand.
A person holds a Christmas gift. Photo: Roman Odintsov/ Pexels.
U.S. Retail Lobby Sends S.O.S. to Congress on Supply Chain Chaos
The U.S.’s biggest retail lobby asked Congress to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package as well as update shipping and trucking laws to ease a supply chain crisis that’s raising prices and causing shortages.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Bloomberg.
L.A. Ports Announce New Fees Aimed at Clearing Cargo
Under the new policy, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will charge ocean carriers for each container that falls into one of two categories.
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
Amazon Touts Drivers, Warehouses as Salve to Supply Chain Woes
Amazon.com is talking up the size of its delivery operation to ease public alarm that a supply chain crisis could strangle holiday shopping.
An Amazon Air cargo jet sits on a tarmac. Photo: Bloomberg.
Long Beach Eases Container Rules to Tackle ‘National Emergency’
Officials in Long Beach, California, relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
Biden Races Clock But Holds Few Tools in Supply Chain Crisis
While Republicans point to the supply chain as further evidence the president is mismanaging the economy, the issues are deep-rooted.
Photo: Bloomberg.
Long Beach Port Chief: ‘Shop Early’ as Snarls to Last All Year
Americans should buy their holiday gifts early this year, as the container glut plaguing ports and the supply chain will persist through at least year-end, the head of California’s Port of Long Beach said.
Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
California Governor Eyes Expansion, Automation to Ease Port Congestion
An executive order signed Wednesday asks state agencies to identify “priority freight routes,” and find sites that can be used for short-term storage of container cargo.
Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
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