Port Congestion Worsens; Freight Rates Rise
by Still-surging U.S. demand for Chinese imports saw Asia-U.S. West Coast ocean rates climb more than 5 percent again this week (Feb.22), at a time...
Month : February 2021
UPDATE 1-U.S. regulator launches review of companies’ climate risk disclosures
Bloomberg A New Link Tracing Beef From Amazon Rainforest to Grocery Stores (Bloomberg) — Meatpacking powerhouses like JBS SA and Marfrig Global Foods SA have...
Joe Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in ‘equity’ push
President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his...
ZUUM Transportation Launches ZUUM BEYOND TMS for Shippers | State
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, logistics technology innovator ZUUM Transportation launched ZUUM BEYOND TMS with ZUUM Business and ZUUM Enterprise, expanding the modular product...
How a Supply Chain Execution System Complements Your ERP
Supply chains are undergoing expedited changes due to a consistent 5-year barrage of global disruption events. This revolution is fundamentally straining best practice frameworks for...
High-growth international investing strategy, stock picks: Hervé van Caloen
The Mercator International Opportunity Fund is delivering big returns from “mature” economies. Fund manager Hervé van Caloen told Insider how he targeted explosive growth out of...
California proposes procurement of 1,000 MW of geothermal capacity
Ormat’s Ormesa Geothermal Power Plant Complex, Imperial Valley, California (source: Ormat) A ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission proposes at least 1,000 MW of...
PG&E Wildfire Victims Sue Former Management for Neglect | Business News
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas...
AgTC on challenges faced by food exporters
This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food shippers. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The transportation...
Biden Orders Review to Shore Up Supply Chain Resiliency | Voice of America
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday to formally order a 100-day government review of global supply chains and potential...