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Retailers Expect Flood of 'Super Saturday' Shoppers Before Christmas

The National Retail Federation is predicting the second busiest "Super Saturday" since 2016, as consumers get in their last-minute holiday shopping.

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Year of Milestones for USDOT's Supply Chain Data Platform

The FLOW program also now accounts for 75% of all U.S. container imports, as well as 80% of the country's container terminal capacity.

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Amazon Delivery Workers Strike

Amazon claims it has no obligation to bargain with the workers, because they are employees of companies that Amazon uses to deliver packages to customers.

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Giant Cargo Ship Gets Fitted With Sails in Effort to Cut Carbon

Rotor sails are still relatively rare for vessels, and the success of wind technologies in general will ultimately depend on whether they’re able to save shippers money.

Sohar Max with Anemoi Rotor Sails. Source: Anemoi Marine Technologies/Vale S.A.

Apple Charged by DRC with Using Conflict Minerals

Lawyers for the country allege that the tin, tantalum and tungsten is taken from conflict areas and then "laundered through international supply chains."

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Safeguarding Supply Chain Sustainability This Holiday Season

The holiday shopping season is a make-or-break moment for businesses, but it’s also a time when sustainability efforts face significant challenges.

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Fast Fashion’s Waste Now in Government Crosshairs

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree claims textile waste is responsible for more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.

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Busiest U.S. Container Ports Set to Close 2024 with Record Volumes

The Port of Los Angeles will likely surpass 900,000 TEUs in December, and is on track to handle 10 million TEUs for the year for only the second time,

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How Cargo Thieves Capitalize on Holiday Shipping Rush

Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves.

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How Trucking Companies Can Weather Future Freight Cycles

Trucking companies need to invest in the resources that will help them predict and prepare for future recessions, and whatever else may await them in the coming years.

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Exxon to Cash in on Growing Power Demand from Data Centers

Exxon's planned facility would be the first natural gas power plant in the U.S. operating at a commercial scale with carbon capture technology.

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Mars Carves Path Toward Responsibly Sourced Cocoa

Mars is planning to have cocoa it purchases physically separated from products that come from other unverified sources at every stage in its supply chain.

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