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West Coast ports log record container counts as shippers rush orders
America’s west coast ports had busy work in June as containers flooded their facilities after shippers triggered an early holiday peak season by rushing to import goods ahead of turbulent tariffs, fuel prices, and war conditions.The…
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Walden Robotics launches humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics
Tech startup Walden Robotics on Wednesday launched from stealth mode, saying it will deploy humanoid robots into real production environments in manufacturing and logistics, “doing useful work side-by-side with…
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ATRI says cost of operating a truck hit record high in 2025
The cost of operating a truck rose in 2025, as the industry-average cost to operate a truck in 2025 was $2.336 per mile, 3.4% higher than the previous year, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)’s annual…
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Research highlights the need for flexible supply chain network planning
Seventy-two percent of supply chain leaders said they have had to revisit final approvals for network investment decisions at least once, contributing to delays, according to research from business and technology insights firm Gartner,…
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Green Project acquires Optera to expand supply chain decarbonization
Green Project Technologies, a New York-based supply chain decarbonization firm, has acquired Optera, a Colorado-based provider of enterprise carbon accounting and reporting software, the firms said Tuesday.Joined together, the firms…
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Maersk to open $100 million fulfillment hub in Massachusetts
The Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk will open a $100 million fulfillment hub in Massachusetts in August, saying the 617,000-square-foot facility will support “a major e-commerce customer” and enhance Maersk's ability to…
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Forecast: shippers to face elevated costs for two years
Shippers will face elevated costs for at least two years, according to a forecast from freight transportation analysis firm FTR finding that shipping conditions improved slightly in May but were still among the six least favorable…
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Strait of Hormuz traffic is “effectively back to pre-ceasefire status”
Following the Trump Administration’s move on Tuesday to resume bombing Iran after an interim “memorandum of understanding,” freight traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is effectively back to pre-ceasefire status, analysts…
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Port of Long Beach posts third-busiest June on record
The Port of Long Beach on Monday said it posted its third-busiest June on record, despite months of uncertainty surrounding tariffs, inflation, and global trade.By the numbers, the Port of Long Beach moved 779,331 twenty-foot equivalent…
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Project44 splits its shipment visibility tech into two businesses
Supply chain tracking and visibility tech firm Project44 will separate into two businesses, as the original parent company will serve enterprise shippers, while the newly launched “LSP44” targets logistics service providers (LSPs).In the…
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