Details of the deal were released on June 14, with border agents getting a 14.8% wage increase over four years, retroactive to June 2022.

The new port will use AI systems will also analyze traffic data to plan ship movements and automate logistics.

A booming market for critical minerals including copper from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are helping drive the need for greater logistics capacity.

Overall container volumes at the busiest U.S. container port are up 18% in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2023. 

Red Sea diversions have had many carriers pulling shipping schedules forward in anticipation of future disruptions in the region, but that is unlikely to last.

Leaders in Washington, D.C. have been striving to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza for several months, with limited success.

The new data platform combines the company's BlueBoxAir and BlueBoxOcean systems to form a single dashboard to manage and monitor cargo. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the border agent strike could have “significant impacts” for agriculture trade, producers and consumers. 

A shift to shorter supply chains not only helps manage the unpredictability of costs, but also strengthens supply chain resilience by reducing dependency on distant suppliers.

The U.K. government, desperate for medical equipment at the start of the pandemic, handed contracts to firms with little experience in manufacturing or procuring them.