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Supply chain groups push back on Trump tariff plan
Industry groups across the spectrum of supply chain operations today are pushing back against the Trump Administration plan to apply steep tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, saying the additional fees are taxes that will…
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U.S. manufacturers scramble to avoid pain of tariff war
Despite that standard, the Trump Administration has pledged to create a new bureaucratic body it calls the External Revenue Service to collect tariff payments from foreign entities, even though foreign countries and companies do not pay…
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Women hold only 12% of transportation and storage jobs worldwide
Those were the findings of the group’s report titled "World of work trends 2025: The collective workforce.” The study was based on data drawn from the anonymized responses of 2,175 global participants of the Top Employers Institute’s HR…
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Average container transit time in Q4 climbed from 60 days to 68 days
Businesses dependent on ocean freight are facing shipping delays due to volatile conditions, as the global average trip for ocean shipments climbed to 68 days in the fourth quarter compared to 60 days for that same quarter a year ago,…
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North American manufacturers embrace “factory of the future”
Manufacturing enterprises in North America are breaking with tradition to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as they seek to compete amid new technologies, consumer demands, and economic shifts,…
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CBRE: 2024 saw rise in leases of “mega distribution centers”
The industrial real estate market saw a significant increase in leases of “mega distribution centers” measuring 1 million square feet or more in 2024, according to a report from CBRE analyzing last year’s 100 largest industrial &…
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Reagan National airport plans to reopen today after deadly crash
All flights remained grounded this morning at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport (DCA) following the deadly mid-air crash last night between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter.In a statement, DCA airport officials said they…
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J.B. Hunt launches solar farm to power its three HQ buildings
Supply chain solution provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has launched a large-scale solar facility that will generate enough electricity to offset up to 80% of the power used by its three main corporate campus buildings in…
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How clever is that chatbot?
Oh, you work in logistics, too? Then you’ve probably met my friends Truedi, Lumi, and Roger.No, you haven’t swapped business cards with those guys or eaten appetizers together at a trade-show social hour. But the chances are good that…
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Experts: U.S. companies need strategies to pay costs of Trump tariffs
With the hourglass dwindling before steep tariffs threatened by the new Trump Administration will impose new taxes on U.S. companies importing goods from abroad, organizations need to deploy strategies to handle those spiraling…
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