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How One 3PL Is Taking On Higher Fuel Costs

At more than $5 per gallon, diesel fuel has surpassed even the historic peak of $4.70 in July 2008.

U.S. Importers Are Paying Anything to Avoid Shipping Woes

U.S. importers, straining under a tapped-out supply chain, are increasingly offering top dollar for long-term shipping contracts that may not even be honored as they try whatever it takes to guarantee the arrival of their products.

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Ukraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply Chains

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.

A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train at Behala inland port in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.

Automation, Shortages: These Are the Forces Disrupting Trucking

When everything's out of your company’s control, there’s one thing you can control: the experience you give your customers. These industry trends are opportunities to harness.

Diesel-Tax Holidays Are Meant to Help Truckers — But They're Not Celebrating

The move by some states to soothe the sting of soaring fuel prices by temporarily suspending diesel fuel taxes has some unlikely opponents: truckers, the very people it’s supposed to help.

Trucks refuel at a gas station. Photo: Getty Images.

Five Ways to Improve Supply Chain Continuity Planning

Business continuity plans with key suppliers help to mitigate supply chain risk and fluctuations in consumer demand.

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How Air Cargo's Recovery Hinges on Passenger Travel

A rollercoaster winter for global logistics has clouded any glimmer of “normalcy” for the airline and air cargo industry, leaving companies to question if and when operations will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Passengers in an airport lounge watch a plane fly off at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

Ship Stuck Near D.C. Signals East Coast Ports’ Rush to Expand

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal doubled its capacity in 2016, allowing the world’s largest cargo ships to sail more easily to America’s East Coast from Asia. Now, one of those giant vessels has been stuck near the U.S. capital for more than a week.

The Ever Forward container ship in the Chesapeake Bay after it ran aground near Baltimore in Pasadena, Maryland, on March 16. Photo: Bloomberg.

Where Are the Tech Companies in Biden's Supply Chain Initiative?

The Biden administration’s launch last week of its Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative has left a number of supply chain data experts scratching their heads.

An employee views information on a digital tablet. Photo: Mungkhood Studio/ Canva.

Canadian Pacific Rail Halts Operations After Labor Talks Fail

One of Canada’s largest railways is winding down operations after failing to reach a labor deal with unionized workers.

A Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

Evergreen Hires Firm That Saved the Day at Suez to Free Ship

Evergreen Marine Corp. has hired the company that freed the giant container ship Ever Given last year when it ran aground for almost a week, disrupting global trade for months, to do the same with its vessel stranded near the U.S. capital.

The Ever Given container ship stuck in the Suez Canal. Photo: Bloomberg.

Port of Los Angeles Sees Record Volume in February

Cargo moving through the Port of Los Angeles jumped 7.3% in February, representing back-to-back record months to begin 2022.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

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