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A potential East and Gulf Coasts’ port labor strike has been averted, with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the largest union of maritime workers in North America, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and port associations serving United States-based East and Gulf Coasts , having come to terms on a tentative ...
Warehouse Operations Trends 2024 - Logistics Management
Dec 12, 2024 · The annual Warehouse Operations Trends Survey highlights the growing challenges of meeting speed and accuracy demands in warehouse operations amidst labor shortages and rising expectations driven by e-commerce and omni-channel pressures.
Material Handling News and Resources on Logistics Management
Jan 7, 2025 · Camcode is offering a webinar on how to avoid delays and save money during the labeling and signage process for physical inventory move-in. They provide considerations for selecting the correct label, best practices for maximizing value from labels and signs, advice on where to cut corners and where not to, tips for formatting inventory data, and suggestions for seamless label and sign ...
How the 2024 election could shape supply chains
Nov 4, 2024 · The upcoming U.S. election is a critical event for global supply chains, with companies preparing for potential disruptions depending on the outcome.
January 2025 Logistics Management Magazine Archive from
Jan 7, 2025 · While the potential East and Gulf Coast ports’ work stoppage will not come to fruition later this month, as was widely expected, the other major supply chain issue heading into 2025, potential tariff hikes, are continuing to drive an ongoing surge of United States-bound imports, according to the new edition of the Port Tracker report, which was issued today by the National Retail Federation ...
Global trade levels are expected to come in at a record $33 Trillion …
Dec 9, 2024 · Global trade is projected to reach an all-time high of $33 trillion in 2024, a $1 trillion increase from 2023. This 3.3% annual growth is driven by a 7% rise in trade services, which contributed $500 billion to the expansion. According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Global Trade Update, goods trade saw a modest 2% increase, remaining below its 2022 peak.
GXO Logistics CEO Wilson will retire in 2025
Dec 4, 2024 · Greenwich, Conn.-based global contract logistics services provider GXO Logistics Inc. said late yesterday that Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Wilson has informed the company’s board of directors he will retire from his position in 2025.
Cross-Border Logistics for Mexico Is Complex - We Can Make It …
Oct 8, 2024 · For the first half of 2024, the Census Bureau reported a record breaking $415.4 billion in goods flowing between the U.S. and Mexico, but many American companies still allow transportation challenges to stop them from crossing over.
LaserShip and OnTrac roll out new name and brand identity
May 2, 2023 · Following a late 2021 announcement, in which Vienna, Va.-based LaserShip, the largest regional e-commerce parcel carrier and last-mile delivery services provider, and Chandler, Ariz.-based regional shipping services provider OnTrac, announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge, with LaserShip acquiring OnTrac for $1.3 billion, the companies announced last summer that they ...
Move by FMC delays start of the Premier Alliance
Dec 11, 2024 · Earlier this month, the United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said that the rollout of the Premier Alliance, a strategic partnership among global container shipping services providers Ocean Network Express, HMM, and Yang Ming Marine, will not go into effect as scheduled on Thursday, December 12.