Logistics

Distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine will be the prime objective for many in the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2021, but based on a new survey, concerns about the state of the supply chain could slow effective and timely distribution. And it goes beyond the expected issues with the temperature-...

Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), has opened for business in Japan to provide comprehensive logistics service to importers and exporters there. The latest step in Alibaba Group's global logistics expansion follows last month's launch of third-party...

Amazon Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has expanded its e-commerce logistics centers in Brazil to eight, according to a Reuters report on Monday. What Happened: The company has added three new centers in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul and the capital city of Brasilia....

An October supply chain survey shows the rate at which transportation capacity is declining slowed from September's all-time record pace. The capacity index jumped 14.2 percentage points in the month to 38%, which is still firmly rooted in contraction territory. The Logistics Managers' Index (LMI...

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has increased its ownership interests in the Shanghai-headquartered logistics company YTO Express, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday. The tech titan –  often referred to as the Chinese version of Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude talk about SVT Robotics' warehouse integration, the good and bad of e-commerce for Amazon and USPS, TK7 Products' push toward green initiatives, how to talk to millennials in trucking, FreightWaves' new swag store. and what's On The Radar in SONAR. Plus, Bad...

Vehicle tracking company PowerFleet has partnered with the French Red Cross, a major player in the French humanitarian response plan, to provide it with a plug and play traceability solution that would be used to protect shipment of healthcare equipment and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Hapag-Lloyd maintains that despite doused volumes in the second quarter, it has the liquidity and strong earnings to stay well above water. "After the year got off to a decent start, transport volumes significantly declined in the second quarter as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We benefited...

Reflecting the financial distress of its airline members in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association is planning to reduce its worldwide staff by a fifth, a source at the trade association said. IATA represents nearly 300 airlines operating scheduled and...

In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland explains what is going on on the West Coast, and in the DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index, Andrew Cox talks with Anthony Smith about carries losing ground. Photo by Christian Lunde on Unsplash

The closures of the U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada for non-essential travel have been extended another month to curb the spread of COVID-19. The land borders will remain closed through September 21, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced in a tweet on Friday morning. The...

It took the Federal Aviation Administration two months to authorize U.S. airlines to remove seats from passenger aircraft for cargo purposes. Air Canada (TSX: AC) received its governmental OK in a week. Industry urgency to innovate also was greater north of the border. Canada's flag carrier was...

On today's Midday Market Update, Kevin Hill and Andrew Cox talk about the SONAR-powered data, issues and news that move you. They're joined by Ryan Houfek, CCO at DCLI; John Gallagher, chief Washington correspondent at FreightWaves; and Market Experts Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland. Watch...

More than 1,700 delivery drivers who work for small logistics companies in the Northeast found out in early August that they will lose their jobs over the next few months, though Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said the drivers will have opportunities for other positions with its delivery partners...

Broker margins in the second quarter of 2020 improved from the first quarter of the year but were down significantly from the second quarter of last year. That's the key takeaway from the quarterly report of the Transportation Intermediates Association, the trade group that represents the 3PL...