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Getting the COVID-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries
As of mid-December, 61.4% of Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — a rate that disease experts say is inadequate to eradicate the virus. But it’s far better than the shockingly low numbers of some developing countries, where vaccination rates are still in the single digits.
Staff members load COVID-19 vaccine equipment onto a boat during a vaccine drive on the remote Philippine island of San Salvador. Photo: Bloomberg.
Logistics Giants Are Turning to Remote-Run Forklifts Amid Labor Crunch
As omicron infections keep workers at home and labor shortages disrupt the world’s supply chains, two of the biggest logistics companies in the U.S. are looking to remote-operated equipment as a solution.
A driver operates a forklift remotely. Photo: Bloomberg.
Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes
Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
LA, Long Beach Ports Move Record Cargo Despite Logjams
The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic.
Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: Micro-Fulfillment: A Solution to Last-Mile Delivery Obstacles?
Bill Catania, chief executive officer of OneRail, describes the need for, and benefits of, micro-fulfillment centers for ensuring efficient and reliable last-mile delivery.
Micro-Fulfillment: A Solution to Last-Mile Delivery Obstacles?
Blume Global Introduces Interline Rail Schedule Solution to Improve Freight Visibility
Blume Global Inc., a provider of supply chain execution and visibility technology solutions, announced a complimentary, cloud-native platform that allows companies that leverage railroad intermodal services to better coordinate cross-country rail freight deliveries.
Shippabo Expands Transloading Services for Customers With Inland Movement
Shippabo, a supply chain management platform, has expanded its network of service providers to offer a seamless transloading experience for customers who have inland shipping needs.
Nightmare Vaccine Logistics Are Prolonging the Global Pandemic
Lack of supply was the biggest threat initially to the vaccination programs of developing nations. Now, it’s logistics.
A worker moves a case into a temperature-controlled vaccine shipping container. Photo: Bloomberg.
LA Port Truckers Seek to Unionize in New Gig Work Showdown
Hundreds of truckers who haul goods at Southern California ports and railyards are petitioning to unionize, hoping to convince federal authorities they’re really employees and not contractors as their company claims.
Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
How Real-Time Geospatial Data Helps Seaports in Crisis
As supply chain challenges continue to disrupt the global transportation network, container shipping companies need to adapt to equipment shortages and delays by transforming their operations.
A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.
Supply Chain Crisis Helped Shipping Companies Reap $150 Billion in 2021
Economists warn that persistently high transportation prices are stoking inflation and clouding the recovery.
Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
New Railcar Design Aims to Reduce Industry's Emissions
Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to further improve the industry’s footprint.
Greenbrier Unveils Innovative Freight Railcar
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