Logistics News
Warehouses Are Getting Bigger, Taller, Faster
Those boxes piling up on your doorstep over the holidays don鈥檛 ship from Santa鈥檚 workshop. As Americans spend more money shopping online, real estate developers are sinking record amounts of money into new warehouse space, building bigger, taller structures to meet the needs of e-commerce 鈥 and the robots that help it along.
December 1, 2017
Cyber Monday Orders Are In; Retailers Now Giving Perks for Patience
Shoppers clicking 鈥渂uy鈥 on smartphones, tablets and laptops spent almost $20 billion online from Thanksgiving through Monday. Now retailers have to turn that spending spree into a flood of cardboard boxes on their way to shoppers鈥 doorsteps.
November 30, 2017Holiday Sales, Delivery Volume Could Smash Records
The big delivery firms are preparing for unprecedented package volumes during the holiday shopping season as retailers say they are on course to set new sales records.
November 28, 2017MNX Expands in Life Sciences With Logical Freight Buy
MNX Global Logistics has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Logical Freight Solutions to expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region
November 27, 2017VersaCold Opens Phase 1 of New Distribution Center
VersaCold Logistics Services opened Phase 1 of its distribution center in Milton, Ontario, which is its largest capital investment ever.
November 27, 2017Becker Logistics Buys Savage Logistics
Third-party logistics firm Becker Logistics purchased Savage Logistics, the freight brokerage division of Savage Cos., with the goal of expanding Becker鈥檚 geographic reach, building its core product services, and growing annual revenue.
November 27, 2017Opinion: Time to Move Forward With ELD Mandate
On Dec. 18, the electronic logging device rule will take effect, marking an important step forward for the trucking industry.
November 22, 2017Despite New Service, Troubled Container Shipping Terminal鈥檚 Future Uncertain
As the Port of Portland鈥檚 container terminal sat mostly or completely idled for years, one thing was constant: The Port wasn鈥檛 losing money.Private operator ICTSI Oregon continued to pay rent even when ships weren鈥檛 calling and containers weren鈥檛 moving.
November 21, 2017NAFTA Negotiations Proceed With Little to Show
Canada and Mexico are holding firm in their resistance to addressing America鈥檚 most contentious proposed changes to NAFTA in the latest talks, with the parties making some slow progress on areas of greater consensus.
November 21, 2017