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U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls on the White House to appoint a mediator to resolve ILWU-PMA standstill
June 9, 2023
In the letter to the President Biden U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark wrote that it is imperative for the White House to intervene immediately and appoint an independent mediator to help the ILWU and PMA come to terms on an agreement on a new contract.
Packaging industry coalition AMERIPEN elects new board members
June 9, 2023
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment's board features leaders from the packaging and consumer goods sectors. The institute's mission is to be the leading voice for the packaging industry, using science to inspire, create and advocate for sustainable solutions for the packaging value chain.
Tale of Two Loads: LTLs managing reduced demand better than TL carriers
June 9, 2023
There is a sharp, telling contrast among yields of trucking companies, depending on which niche they are operating. An expected slow first half for freight demand has morphed into uncertain expectations for the rest of the year. Most truckload (TL) executives are hoping for a second-half rebound to make up for a below-par first half.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed in May, reports AAR
June 9, 2023
Rail carloads, at 1,129,255, eked out a 0.8%, or 8,840 carloads, annual gain, said AAR. Intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,190,553 containers and trailers, fell 11.1%, or 148,780 units
Bosch Rexroth announces departure of president and CEO, Gregory Gumbs
June 8, 2023
Reinhard Schaefer, Executive Board Member, is appointed interim CEO in North America.
Toyota Material Handling celebrates the 10th anniversary of National Forklift Safety Day
June 8, 2023
Event serves as important reminder of operator safety training, technology, and forklift safety practices
WMS + OMS: Maximize ROI & Win Customers for Life
June 8, 2023
Join experts from Körber Supply Chain, Perficient, and Bricz to explore how combining a WMS and OMS helps you increase margin, improve ROI, and capitalize on operational efficiencies.
Talking Supply Chain: VCs, startups, and the supply chain
June 8, 2023
Refashiond co-founder Brian Laung Aoaeh talks investments and why math is a pathway to the supply chain.
Better wages in works as ABF, Teamsters reach tentative five-year deal
June 8, 2023
ABF Freight System, the nation’s seventh-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier with $2.95 billion in revenue last year, has won five years of labor peace under a tentative new National Master Freight Agreement with the Teamsters union. The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and ABF have tentatively agreed to terms for a new national contract. It will be sent out to approximately 8,600 ABF truck drivers, dock workers and other members nationwide. The current five-year agreement expires June 30.
ABB Robotics opens U.S. Packaging and Logistics headquarters
June 8, 2023
ABB Robotics’ dedicated Packaging and Logistics facility in Atlanta, Georgia develops AI-enabled robotic skills to help U.S. customers remain competitive
Talking Supply Chain: Humanitarian Supply Chains Provide a Lifeline for Many
June 8, 2023
Hear what Iana Shaheen has to say about humanitarian supply chains on this week's podcast.
New Port Tracker report signals more U.S.-bound import declines over the rest of 2023
June 8, 2023
For April, the most recent month for which data is available, Port Tracker observed that import volumes, for the ports covered in the report, came in at 1.78 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), which marked a 9.6% gain over March’s 1.62 million TEU— the lowest volume in a month going back to May 2020’s 1.53 million TEU, when several Asian-based factories and U.S.-based stores were closed because of the pandemic—and a 21.3% annual decline.
DHL eCommerce moves into a new Missouri-based facility
June 8, 2023
The company said it invested roughly $18 million into this new facility, which will be comprised of more than 125 full-time employees. And it added that a key driver for this facility is to meet growing demand in the Kansas City region and process more domestic volume and ship throughout the U.S.
Depalletizing and palletizing gain in flexibility
June 8, 2023
AI and vision technology are making robotic depalletizing and palletizing solutions more flexible, but master data on SKUs still needs attention, and palletizing needs proper buffering and sequencing of cases to optimize the pallet build.
Practices and Benefits of Collaborative Supply Management
June 8, 2023
To improve Supply Chain performance, the time has come for those involved to collaborate and pool their resources, see the details in this ebook.
Go small or go home with mini, paper based wrapping system
June 7, 2023
A new, mini, paper-based wrapping system steps up to packaging stations for artisans as well as high-volume e-commerce.
Automate 2023 set record attendance with more than 30,000 registrants
June 7, 2023
A3's robotics and automation trade show and conference heads to Chicago in 2024, and will return to Detroit in 2025
Ergonomics as a retention factor
June 7, 2023
In tough times for attracting operators, having a fleet with operator- and application-appropriate comfort factors can help.
Port of Long Beach leadership provides update on key port initiatives and industry themes
June 7, 2023
In early 2022, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) was dealing with a long queue of inbound vessels waiting to be unloaded and waiting offshore, with the tally, at one point, up to 109 vessels, observed POLB Executive Director Mario Cordero on a recent media conference call. By the end of 2022, though, that queue, he said, “was long gone, as the import surge had abated, coupled with United States supply chain activity returning to more normal levels of activity and, in some...