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Workers Go on Strike at Major Amazon Air Hub in SoCal

Workers at the hub walked out on July 22, days after Amazon's Prime Day event that brought in $14.2 billion in sales.

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FedEx Trials EV Tractor to Move Shipments Between U.K. Delivery Hubs

FedEx will be using Mercedes-Benz Trucks' eActros 300 tractor for linehaul operations at the company's Parkhouse station in Stoke on Trent.

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Southwest Airlines Faces FAA Audit Over Safety Incidents

The move underscores the heightened attention on airline safety this year, with headline-grabbing incidents from multiple carriers.

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'Huge Opportunity' for Last Mile, Drayage Fleets in Transition to EVs

Telematics company Geotab tracked an 81% increase in EV adoption among U.S. commercial fleets between 2022 and 2023.

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Workers Who Reported Abuse from Essential Oil Supplier Say They've Faced Retribution

Women who sorted resin for the Somaliland supplier claimed that they would work 12-hour days, six days a week, in facilities with no toilets or running water.

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Watch: Getting a Grip on Supply Chain Visibility

Abe Eshkenazi, chief executive officer of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), discusses the challenge of achieving true end-to-end visibility across global, multi-tier supply chains.

Watch Getting A Grip On Supply Chain Visibility

As Regulators Pause, Supply Chain Managers Move Forward with Climate Reporting

While the SEC’s recent rule remains tangled up in legal challenges, major corporations are moving forward with voluntary climate reporting through their supply chains.

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Boeing Driving ‘Transformational Change’ That May Take Years

The overhaul will take years to take root, and will require support from customers who’ve been burned by Boeing’s delays and quality lapses.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport, January, 2024. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

Port of Seattle Opens Applications for WMBE Business Accelerator Program

The program is designed to give women- and minority-owned small businesses the chance to learn the skills needed to work and grow within the maritime industry.

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Building the Automation Framework

By emphasizing digitalization, predictiveness and autonomy, new levels of success in speed, accuracy, service and revenue can be realized.

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U.S. E-Commerce Vendors to Embrace International Markets, Says DHL Survey

A potential fly in the ointment is the looming possibility of increased tariffs on internationally sourced goods, which appears likely under a Republican government.

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Watch: Tearing Down Silos in the Supply Chain: Can AI Help?

Why is the supply chain historically more siloed than other functions? And what can be done about it? Ashutosh Dekhne, Americas supply chain and operations practice leader with EY, offers guidance.

Ey Ashutosh Dekhne Tearing Down Silos In The Supply Chain Can Ai Help (540p)

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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