Walmart Offers Third-Party Fulfillment August 28, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The move means Walmart could redefine the e-commerce logistics landscape, offering an alternative to Amazon's Fulfillment by Amazon service. Read More
Panama Canal Eases Limits That Caused Global Shipping Bottleneck August 28, 2024 Bloomberg The Panama Canal Authority has increased the draft in the waterway to a maximum 50 feet and will allow 36 vessels a day to transit.Read More
Cargo Thefts in North America Jump 49% in First Half of 2024 August 28, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Around 45% of cargo thefts were in California, while 36% of that share took place in what Overhaul calls the "Southern California Red Zone."Read More
Biden Admin Awards $3.5M in Grants for Trucking Workforce Training August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The funds will go to training programs at community colleges in 16 states, including Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, California and Ohio.Read More
BNSF, Norfolk Southern Reach New Deals With Five Unions August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The new deals include a 3.5% yearly wage increase over the next five years, along with more vacation hours earlier in workers' careers.Read More
IBM to Shut China R&D Team, Affecting Less Than 1,000 Staff August 27, 2024 Bloomberg Hardware is a particularly sensitive arena given the U.S. and China are locked in a conflict over key technologies from semiconductors to artificial intelligence. Read More
Indian Port Unions, Officials to Meet in Attempt to Avert Strike August 27, 2024 Bloomberg India’s 12 largest ports handled 818 million tons of cargo in the year through March, a 4.4% increase over the prior year.Read More
Ikea Trials Online Store for Secondhand Furniture August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The new store is currently up and running in Oslo and Madrid, with the company planning to decide on next steps after December.Read More
Shein Admits to Two Cases of Child Labor in Supply Chain August 26, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Shein's report also found that 0.5% of suppliers it audited weren't paying workers the local minimum wage, or were delaying wage payments.Read More
Canada Announces 100% Tariffs on Imported Chinese EVs August 26, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Canada, the U.S. and the EU have all accused China of providing unfair subsidies to automakers and green energy manufacturers.Read More