supply chain News Updates

Kuehne+Nagel said the collaboration is designed to strengthen customer services for Amazon and includes Amazon Web Services.

The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are disrupting normal trade routes, tightening shipping capacity and sending freight rates surging.

Skyrocketing diesel prices are jolting the trucking industry amid a global energy crisis that also threatens freight movement.

The Dubai-based firm plans to grow its truck fleet by about 40% and add new land routes to diversify supply chains linking Europe, the U.S. and Asia to the Persian Gulf.

The armed conflicts, trade wars and extreme weather events hammering maritime supply chains are signs of a “structural shift” for global trade.

New orders growth accelerated to the fastest pace since early 2023 while a measure of business activity was the strongest since 2022.

“It was over $5,000 to go from Fort Polk, La., to San Antonio, Texas. … I was like, ‘No, that’s probably like three [trucks].’ ”

Merchandise imports climbed 3.7%. The advance was fueled by the largest increase in capital goods — a category that includes computers and accessories, semiconductors and telecommunications equipment — since 1993. 

The nation's busiest port processed 499,552 TEUs in July. That’s 8% lower than the record set for July last year, but 6% higher than the port’s five-year average for the month.

Investors have been drawn to outdoor storage properties, which are an increasingly important link in the global supply chain as e-commerce grows and customers expect quicker deliveries.