To Amazon’s dismay, warehouse workers set to vote on potential unionisation, World News
Workers at Amazon’s Alabama warehouse are standing up to the retail giant, with over 5,000 employees set to vote on potential unionisation this month. The...
Month : March 2021
Captain Frank Gordon Horn (USN, Ret.) | Obituaries
Captain Frank Gordon Horn (USN, Ret.), 83 of Hume, VA passed away peacefully at his residence on February 22, 2021. He was born on June...
Finding freight-forwarding talent amid box boom
This fireside chat recap is from Day 6 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 6 focuses on global maritime logistics. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The...
Survey: Retail ‘winners’ recognize nature of modern supply chain disruptions
Retailers with exceptionally high sales growth are more likely to take steps to address supply chain issues that are rising in the wake of the...
Cherry Blossom Exhibition at the Torpedo Factory Art Center
March 31 to May 2, 2021; Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: Free Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St.,...
Shippers Face Increasing Bunker Surcharges Amid Rising Fuel Costs – gCaptain
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Higher fuel costs are triggering increases in ocean carrier bunker surcharges, adding more misery for shippers already struggling with record high...
CDP Estimates Environmental Supply Chain Risks to Cost Companies USD 120 Billion by 2026 | News | SDG Knowledge Hub
CDP’s annual global supply chain report 2020 finds that environmental risks to companies’ supply chains will cost up to USD 120 billion within the next five...
XPO closing Easton-area distribution center, affecting more than 1,000 workers. Company hopes to rehire many of them
XPO, which does not disclose its clients, is the second-largest provider of contract logistics globally, with more than 50,000 customers worldwide. As of Dec. 31,...
Digitalisation can power airlines’ zero carbon goal
ARU webinar will discuss role of supply chains in helping industry reach 2050 target Cleaner biofuels, more efficient engines and electric batteries have dominated discussions...
NAPIM Addresses Challenges In Industry Supply Chain – Covering the Printing Inks, Coatings and Allied Industries
NAPIM Executive Director John R. Copeland offered the following statement: “The printing ink industry in North America is facing unprecedented challenges in raw material...