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Could Quantum Computing Solve the Supply Chain Crisis?

Researchers are working on algorithms for supercomputers to optimize shipping routes as variables change.

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Watch: Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today?

Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, discusses how ocean service contracts can be fashioned to include actual commitments on the part of both carriers and shippers.

Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today

Truck Blockade at U.S.-Mexico Border Imperils $440 Billion Trade

A Mexican truck blockade at a key Texas bridge is diverting U.S.-bound cargoes to far-flung crossings, worsening shipping snarls and raising the specter of delivery disruptions for everything from avocados to auto parts.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer stands next to a line of trucks entering from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Cargo Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Seeking a Short-Term Solution to the Container Backup

Logistics experts are busy considering ways in which their supply chains can be redesigned so as to avoid the kind of congestion that has brought international goods movement to a virtual halt at major ports. But in the meantime, the system is crying out for some form of immediate relief.

A truck carries a shipping container at the Georgia Port Authority Mason Mega Rail Terminal in Garden City, Georgia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon Drone Crashes, Delays Dim Jeff Bezos' Delivery Dreams

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years.

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China Port Congestion Worsens as 477 Ships Wait to Berth

Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into the country.

A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Has the Pandemic Permanently Changed Last-Mile Delivery?

Final-mile delivery will not go back to pre-pandemic levels, says Khaled Naim, chief executive officer and co-founder of Onfleet. Shippers need to make adjustments.

Has The Pandemic Permanently Changed Last Mile Delivery

How E-tailers Convert Returns to Revenue

With strategic messaging, smart automation and thoughtful incentives, retailers can convert returns into sales opportunities.

Watch: Mitigating Supply-Chain Risk With a Multi-Carrier Strategy

Shippers need to diversify their supply chains if they are to avoid bottlenecks in the future, says Coby Nilsson, chief executive officer of Enveyo.

Mitigating Supply Chain Risk With A Multi Carrier Strategy

East Coast Container Ship Queue Overshadows West Coast Logjam

Ocean carriers looking to avoid logjams at the U.S.’s busiest container gateways on the West Coast are now facing even longer queues out east.

View from a ship-to-shore crane at Wando Welch Terminal in Charleston County, South Carolina. Photo: South Carolina Ports Authority/ English Purcell.

U.S. Supply Chain Pressures Soar to a Record, Index Shows

A measure of U.S. supply chain pressures rose to a record, adding to already stiff inflationary headwinds from logistics amid dwindling warehouse space and unprecedented inventory costs.

Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Trends in Last-Mile Delivery

Delivery of large, heavy or bulky items is one of the major trends that the pandemic has brought to last-mile delivery, says Shailu Satish, co-founder of DispatchTrack.

Trends In Last Mile Delivery

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