Global Logistics

Optimize Traceability: 6 Best Practices in Packaging and Labeling to Improve Your Supply Chain

September 26, 2018

Loftware

New Tariffs Bring New Headaches on Top of Higher Costs

Many importers scrambled to get ahead of the U.S. tariffs on Chinese shipments that kicked in Monday.

September 25, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Many importers scrambled to get ahead of the U.S. tariffs on Chinese shipments that kicked in Monday.

Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt, but Quitting China Is Hard to Do

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

September 24, 2018

The New York Times

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

Port of Rotterdam Is Preparing for Worst When Britain Crashes Out of EU

In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the U.K. will leave the single market and customs union. Here’s how it plans to cope with the upheaval.

September 24, 2018

The Guardian

In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the U.K. will leave the single market and customs union. Here’s how it plans to cope with the upheaval.

Ryder – Focusing on the Customer Experience in a Universe of Omni-Channel Fulfillment

September 21, 2018

Ryder

U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From Sea

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

September 21, 2018

Bloomberg

Companies Stockpile Drugs, Chocolate as They Brace for ‘Hard’ Brexit

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

September 20, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Seven Major Ports Are Now Working Together to Curb Global Carbonization

Seven Major Ports Are Working Together to Curb Global Carbonization

A number of major port authorities have launched a joint decarbonization program in a bid to boost the maritime industry’s contribution to the Paris Agreement climate change target.

September 20, 2018

Supply Management

A number of major port authorities have launched a joint decarbonization program in a bid to boost the maritime industry’s contribution to the Paris Agreement climate change target.

Airbus Is Using Sails to Cut Shipping Emissions at Sea

Airbus has announced it will attach sails to one of its transport ships to increase fuel efficiency.

September 13, 2018

Supply Management

Airbus has announced it will attach sails to one of its transport ships to increase fuel efficiency.

Ford Will Not Build New Focus Cars in U.S., Despite Trump’s Tariffs Tweet

Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the U.S. from China — despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

September 11, 2018

The Guardian

Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the U.S. from China — despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

Global Logistics

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