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Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Pathway to Digital Payments for the Transportation Industry

Digital payments are a key area that transportation and logistics organizations will prioritize in 2021.

A sticker advertises Apple Pay as an accepted payment method at a storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

Bottlenecks Wear Down World Economy’s Fleet of Container Ships

Container shipping, the backbone of the global trading system, is showing signs of fatigue as the pandemic descends into its darkest days.

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Stop Delaying — Your Logistics Systems Belong in the Cloud

Some of the biggest players in the logistics industry still rely on outdated mainframe systems that hinder supply-chain agility.

U.K. Faces Food Crisis Threat as Virus Surge Blocks Trade

The U.K. is confronting threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus.

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Five Ways to Prepare for the Deluge of Holiday Returns

This year's surge in e-commerce will likely come with a flood of returns in January that could strain operations.

Source: Bloomberg

What an Unpredictable Year Means for Freight Costs in 2021

Although projections indicate that maritime trade will recover and expand next year, it's becoming clear that disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on the industry.

A gantry crane lifts a shipping container. Photo: Shutterstock.

Podcast | Supply-Chain Gaps: Lessons From the Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has uncovered some unpleasant truths about the inability of global supply chains to withstand a disruption of such size and scope.

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Four Dry Ice Safety Guidelines for Transporting Sensitive Vaccines

With the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine drawing near, manufacturers, logistics companies and healthcare providers must consider the safety of all personnel involved.

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a freezer. Photo: Bloomberg.

What Happens When Tycoons Abandon Their Giant Cargo Ships

COVID-19 has wrought havoc everywhere, but in the nominally regulated shipping industry it’s fueling a worrying practice: the abandonment of ships, cargo and seafarers with no way to get home.

An Aug. 4 explosion tore through the Port of Beirut. Photo: Bloomberg.

For Fleet Management, AI and IoT Are Better Together

The artificial intelligence of things is already forming the backbone of many of today’s commercial transportation systems, especially in fleet safety.

A fleet of cargo vans sits in a parking lot. Photo: Shutterstock.

U.S. Sees First Hiccups in Push to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine

The first hiccups in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer would deliver about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Bloomberg.

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