Logistics

Vaccine Hoarding May Backfire on Rich Nations as India Reels

April 28, 2021

For months, developed economies have hoarded COVID-19 vaccines and the raw materials needed to make them. Now, they’re being forced to act as an explosive outbreak in India raises the risk of new virus mutations that could threaten the wider world.

Covid Battle Pivots to New Tactics to Get Shots to All Americans

April 23, 2021

Bloomberg

The new focus — those who have been unable to sign up, are waiting to get a shot, or who have been reluctant or refused to be vaccinated — is a goal that requires different tactics involving smaller, more focused distribution.

CEVA Logistics’ Air Freight Division Introduces Two New Air Cargo Services

April 22, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

CEVA Logistics has announced the launch of two new solutions to its air cargo offering.

How K.C. Southern Morphed From Rail Dark Horse to $30 Billion Prize

April 22, 2021

Bloomberg

In less than a year, Kansas City Southern has transformed from an industry wallflower to the belle of the ball, getting courted by Canada’s two biggest railroads.

Century-Old Rail Rivalry Flares Up Over a $30 Billion Prize

April 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Canadian National Railway Co.’s bid to wrest Kansas City Southern away from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is rekindling a century-old rivalry and pitting former colleagues against each other.

The Shipping Industry Wants to Be Taxed for Its Carbon Emissions

April 21, 2021

Bloomberg

It’s rare for an industry powered by fossil fuels to call for a tax on its own carbon emissions. Yet the shipping sector is doing just that.

Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

April 19, 2021

Bloomberg

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

When Is It Time to Expand Your Warehouse?

April 19, 2021

Jake Rheude, SCB Contributor

You should triage every available option before making a major commitment.

Amazon Confronts Unions Amid Coronavirus Chaos

Biden Confronts Decades of Union Decline in Bid to Boost Pay

April 18, 2021

Bloomberg

The globalization of supply chains, technological advancements that allow companies to replace labor, legal barriers to organizing and the shrinking share of factory workers — traditionally easier to organize — in the workforce have all taken a toll.

Supply Chain Leaders, It’s Time to Play Offense

April 18, 2021

Mark Dohnalek, SCB Contributor

Here are six plays to try.

Logistics

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