Transportation & Distribution

Trucking Profits Soar as Their Customers Grapple With Shortages

November 12, 2021

While a global supply chain crisis is crimping sales for companies from Apple Inc. to Caterpillar Inc., transportation firms are riding an unprecedented profit boom.

Zero-Carbon Shipping Plan Targets Container, Iron Ore Routes

November 11, 2021

Bloomberg

The Clydebank Declaration on green shipping was unveiled Wednesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and signed by 19 nations including the U.S., U.K., Japan, France and Germany.

Case Study

The Logistics-Tech Company Keeping Pfizer's Vaccine Unimaginably Cold

November 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Controlant, a provider of innovative technology for monitoring the distribution of temperature-sensitive vaccines and other items in the cold chain, takes on COVID-19.

A Public-Private Logistics Partnership Streamlines Delivery of HIV Medicine

November 10, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Management Sciences for Health, with funding from USAID and in cooperation with multiple private and public entities in Ukraine, launches a successful pilot to improve that country’s healthcare delivery supply chain.

Walmart Introduces Driverless Delivery Vans for Online Orders In Arkansas

November 9, 2021

Bloomberg

At the moment, the future of transportation is at the Walmart on Regional Airport Boulevard in Bentonville, Ark.

Smaller U.S. Ports Pitch for Cargo as California’s Logjams Swell

November 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S.’s busiest port complex in southern California has more demand than it can handle — and that’s left smaller hubs along the nation’s coastline angling for some of that business.

Fifty Years in Idle Time Seen for Trucks at Two Major U.S. Ports

November 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Trucking trips originating around the U.S.’s busiest ports are showing massive increases in idle time, another sign of the supply chain logjams plaguing American transport hubs.

Texas Tells Cargo Ships to Join Tesla and ‘Escape California’

November 4, 2021

Bloomberg

A month after Texas poached Tesla Inc.’s headquarters from California, it’s now trying to attract freight carriers dealing with near-record backlogs at the U.S.’s largest ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Ships Queues Worsen Port Delays From Singapore to Piraeus

November 3, 2021

Bloomberg

The pileup is the latest logistical knot in global supply chains, with satellite shipping data allowing for real-time monitoring of port issues globally.

Maersk Sees Global Shipping Markets Staying Tight Into 2022

November 3, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s largest shipping line expects shipping markets to remain tight at least into the first quarter with global container demand set to grow faster than previously expected.

Transportation & Distribution

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding transportation and distribution and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are shipping and delivering perishables and manufactured goods faster and farther around the world than ever before through transportation and distribution solutions. New technologies that provide information during local and global shipments via air, ground and sea are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using transportation and distribution solutions to power their supply chains.