supply chain News Updates

Logistics

Snarled Supply Chain Makes Warehouse Shortage Worse

Record numbers of cargo ships bob in the waters off Southern California, unable to unload. A late shipment of patio furniture gets moved — three times — before finding a home for the winter. With no warehouse space, a crew assembles holiday displays in a parking lot in an effort to get them to clients on time.

November 9, 2021
Government

Secretary Buttigieg Highlights Under-21 Trucker Apprenticeship

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg applauded an apprenticeship program meant to pave the way for commercial drivers between 18 and 20 years old to operate trucks across state lines.

November 8, 2021
Business, Logistics

The Economic Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions

While some ports have announced a move to 24/7 operations, supply chain disruptions are expected to persist through 2022 and - with holiday season around the corner - what does this mean for the nation's retailers?

November 4, 2021
Business, Logistics

Supply Chain Delays Disrupt California Agriculture Exports

Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they have no way to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left containerships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods.

November 4, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Freight Stakeholders Seek Supply Chain Action From Biden

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations joined nearly 100 freight stakeholders in calling on President Joe Biden to amplify his administration’s response to ongoing supply chain woes nationwide.

November 3, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics

New Utah Inland Port Seen as 'Relief Valve' for West Coast Facilities

Just 60 miles south from one of the most famous locations in American transportation history, Promontory Point, Utah, a new transportation and logistics center is open for business and still being built out.

November 3, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Cyber Official Warns ‘American Way of Life’ at Risk From Hackers

A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress Nov. 3, saying the “American way of life” faces serious risks amid the drumbeat of ransomware attacks and physical threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure.

November 3, 2021
Government, Business, Technology

Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major US Ports

Trucking trips originating around the country’s busiest ports are showing massive increases in idle time, another sign of the supply chain logjams plaguing American transport hubs.

November 3, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

CMA CGM Near Deal to Buy California Terminal Operator

CMA CGM SA, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, agreed to buy Fenix Marine Services, which operates a container terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, in a deal with an enterprise value of $2.3 billion.

November 3, 2021
Business, Top 100, TCA

Walmart to Hire Drivers, Supply Chain Workers in N.Y. Capital Region

Retail giant Walmart plans to hire thousands of “supply chain associates” nationwide ranging from warehouse workers to truck drivers during a job fair Nov. 3-4.

November 2, 2021