With shoppers already starting to purchase gifts and other items earlier than usual for the upcoming holiday season, concerns are growing that the already strained international supply chain will not be able to handle the crush of goods.
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GXO, Abercrombie & Fitch to Open Automated Distribution Center
GXO Logistics and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced an agreement Oct. 6 to open a new distribution center that will blend traditional staffing with automation.
October 6, 2021Container Crisis Gets So Bad, Coca-Cola Switches to Bulk Freight
The cost of shipping stuff in containers has gotten so out of hand that Coca-Cola Co. is switching its cargoes to vessels that are normally only used by industrial commodity traders to help keep its business running.
October 5, 2021Shipping Industry Group Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
BERLIN 鈥 The International Maritime Organization said Oct. 5 that its members will aim for 鈥渘et-zero鈥 carbon emissions by 2050, following a commitment to the same goal by the world鈥檚 airline industry a day earlier.
October 5, 2021Canadian National Says Investor鈥檚 Shakeup Drive 鈥楳isguided鈥
OMAHA, Neb. 鈥 Canadian National has sharpened its criticism of the investor pressuring it to make changes to its operations and replace its CEO following its failed attempt to acquire the Kansas City Southern railroad.
October 4, 2021Christmas at Risk as Supply Chain 鈥楧isaster鈥 Only Gets Worse
Bottlenecks that gummed up the global supply chain in 2020 have only gotten worse, and evidence is mounting that the holiday season is at risk.
October 4, 2021Leasing Firm Avolon Cuts Deal to Convert Airbus A330s for Cargo
Jet-leasing firm Avolon Holdings Ltd. will work with Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. to convert 30 Airbus SE wide-bodies for use as freighters, targeting an area in which demand has soared during the coronavirus pandemic.
October 4, 2021Port Leaders Warn of Supply Chain Challenges as Holidays Near
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 The leader of one of the nation鈥檚 busiest seaports said the next several months will severely challenge an already overtaxed supply chain, and the situation has reached a 鈥渃risis鈥 level.
September 30, 2021Transportation Stakeholders Focus on Potential Legislative Changes
Federal lawmakers are working on numerous regulatory and legislative changes that could impact transportation, experts highlighted Sept. 29 at the Coyote Logistics Digital Summit.
September 30, 2021Lordstown to Sell Ohio Plant to Foxconn in $280 Million Deal
Lordstown Motors Corp. agreed to partner with Foxconn Technology Group in a $280 million deal that has the startup selling its former General Motors Co. factory in Ohio to the Taiwanese company in exchange for cash and an equity investment.
September 30, 2021