Amazon to Expand U.S. Drone Service After Getting Regulator’s Nod May 31, 2024 Bloomberg Amazon will expand the area it services with drones in Texas, and will start integrating such shipments into its same-day delivery network this year. Read More
Nearly a Fifth of Tested Cotton Products Linked to Forced Labor in China May 31, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The U.S. banned all imports from Xinjiang — which supplies 20% of the world's cotton — in 2022, over allegations of forced labor.Read More
U.S. Online Retailers Lose Billions to Returns Fraud in 2023 May 30, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Claims and appeasement fraud surged by 1.5% year-over-year in 2023, with retailers estimating that 10.5% of all return claims were fraudulent.Read More
Dockflow and mintBlue Partner on Emissions Tracking for EU Shippers, Carriers May 30, 2024 SupplyChainBrain This is in response to the EU's Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, which mandates emissions reporting starting in 2026.Read More
THINK TANK Why So Many Warehouse Automation Projects Fail May 30, 2024 Ryan Chesterfield, SCB Contributor Too many warehouse automation projects are failing, leading to widespread layoffs in the autonomous mobile robots industry, and putting the future of organizations at risk.Read More
BlueBox Systems Launches New Dashboard to Track Air, Ocean Cargo May 29, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The new data platform combines the company's BlueBoxAir and BlueBoxOcean systems to form a single dashboard to manage and monitor cargo. Read More
Samsung Electronics Union Calls for First Strike in its History May 29, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The union — which represents a fifth of Samsung Electronics' workforce — has reportedly been in talks with management for months.Read More
Trade Strains Boost Cargo Rates at Pace Recalling Covid ‘Chaos’ May 29, 2024 Bloomberg Some of the catalysts for the monthlong advance in seaborne freight rates stem more from worry than optimism.Read More
Record Hurricane Season in Atlantic Could Spell Trouble for Supply Chains May 29, 2024 SupplyChainBrain NOAA is projecting between 17 and 25 named storms with winds of nearly 40 miles an hour in the Atlantic between June and November.Read More
SCB FEATURE 'Organized Crime at its Finest': Huge Rise in Cargo Thefts Continues May 29, 2024 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor Overhaul tracked a 9% year-over-year increase in cargo thefts in the U.S. in 2023, and expects that number to skyrocket to 35% by the end of 2024.Read More