Forward Thinking Online grocery sector cooks up fast growth as Amazon and Walmart fight for top rank September 3, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Grocers investing in rapid digital transformation while trying to curb costs of delivery services, Edge by Ascential says.Read More
Forward Thinking Tropical Storm Dorian nears hurricane strength off Puerto Rico August 30, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Track could include Florida by Monday as Coast Guard closes Port San Juan in preparation.Read More
Forward Thinking Smart containers see rising prominence in cargo tracking, Drewry says July 24, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Growing adoption could include 6.5 percent of global containers by 2023.Read More
Forward Thinking Retailers ease off on import rush as administration delays tariff threat July 10, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments NRF, Hackett report shows May container imports were up 6 percent from April but rose just 1.4 percent year-over-year.Read More
Forward Thinking Economic uncertainty roils maritime container shipping, report says July 5, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Drewry downgrades growth forecast for 2019 global port throughput from 3.9 percent to 3.0 percent.Read More
Forward Thinking DHL report: global trade on track for mild decline over next three months June 28, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Logistics index finds U.S.-Chinese tensions trigger "slightly negative" outlook for global trade in the third quarter.Read More
Forward Thinking Survey: political uncertainty is dampening expansion plans by U.S. companies June 26, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments 82 percent would like to expand, but 55 percent worry their supply chains are at risk from shifting policies, Vuealta reports.Read More
Forward Thinking Imports soar at nation's ports amid peak shipping prep, trade wars June 11, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Port of Los Angeles and Port of Virginia both report record monthly volumes for May.Read More
Forward Thinking Allianz: Number of large ships lost in 2018 was lowest in a century June 5, 2019 Supply Chain Quarterly Staff No Comments Just 46 ships sank or burned, but the number of smaller incidents is on the rise, insurance report finds.Read More
Forward Thinking Logistics providers wary of 2019 hurricane season May 17, 2019 Ben Ames No Comments Companies apply lessons learned from painful storms in past years.Read More