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Funding

Briefing

The Series A funds pilots and early manufacturing of a driverless electric hauler for short container runs at ports, plants and rail yards.

Briefing

Logistics

UPS is consulting on a plan to move UK delivery work to third-party contractors

Funding

Fulfillment

Bengaluru's ANSCER raised $5.4M to enter the US just as Zebra and Locus scale back

Freight

Briefing

Shippers are racing cargo through a ‘window of stability’ that closes after June

Freight

Briefing

Iran has shut the Strait of Hormuz again, but the surcharges carriers stacked on aren't coming off

Fulfillment

Briefing

The 700,000 sq ft Arvin facility holds the largest automated storage system in Nestlé's network and was designed for automation from the ground up

Trade

Briefing

BJ's passed roughly $20M of IEEPA duty refunds into lower shelf prices last quarter instead of taking the money as margin

Briefing

Logistics

FedEx merged its export and import fuel surcharges into one rate, ending the cheaper rate exporters used to get

Briefing

Risk

A new NOAA forecast and a precautionary draft cut revive the Panama Canal drought threat that snarled shipping in 2024.

Fulfillment

Briefing

In its latest push, Abercrombie is selling a co-designed home collection through Target. It marks its first home line and a clear move into wholesale