Global Logistics

Cyberattack Cost Maersk $300M and Disrupted Operations for Two Weeks

August 28, 2017

A June cyberattack that snarled shipping terminal operations worldwide - and briefly shut down the Port of Los Angeles' largest cargo terminal - has cost the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk $200m to $300m, the company says.

New Robot Containers Could Ship Aquaculture Products

August 25, 2017

Maritime Executive

A group of Norwegian graduates have spent their summer developing smart "robot containers" with cooling systems that can sail to ports without any human interaction.

The Return of American Manufacturing Jobs: A Progress Report

August 25, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are manufacturing jobs coming back to the U.S.? For that matter, was offshoring the reason for their disappearance in the first place?

U.K. Traders Say Blockchain Can Ameliorate Impending Customs Congestion

August 23, 2017

Air Cargo World

U.K. traders say that blockchain could automate and systematize the administrative burdens of customs oversight generated by an impending customs regime, following the recent announcement by Brexit Secretary David Davis that a new customs system will be in place by 2019.

U.K. Proposes Broad Customs Deal With EU After Brexit

August 22, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

The U.K. government proposed a far-reaching customs arrangement with the European Union that it said would eliminate the need for border checks on imports and exports after Brexit.

Supply Chain and Sustainability Survey Results

August 18, 2017

Avetta

Target Is Buying a Company That Facilitates Quick Local Deliveries

August 18, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Target Corp. - increasingly aware that shoppers want the things they buy online to arrive right away - is acquiring a San Francisco transportation technology company that facilitates same-day deliveries.

Opinion: Logistics Business Rivals Agree on Policy

August 18, 2017

David Abney, UPS CEO, Frederick Smith, FedEx CEO, for The Wall Street Journal

At a time when the U.S. needs unity and bold reforms, American businesses must be partners in building the future. While the business community has diverse interests, every company should agree on basic policy priorities if we want to be globally competitive.

When Growth Mandates Change: Blue Diamond Reevaluates Its Supply Chain

August 18, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The growers' cooperative, a dominant processor and marketer of almonds and related products, seeks to reconfigure its forward distribution network, to reflect current and future demand from retailers.

The Secret Life of the City Banana

August 16, 2017

The New York Times

On a hot day in June, the Hermann Hesse slipped into New York Harbor and headed for the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn. The 550-foot container ship, flying the Liberian flag, had come some 3,000 miles from Ecuador. It had gone through the Panama Canal, picked up cargo in the Caribbean and weathered a few squalls.

Global Logistics

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