Logistics News

I started covering supply chains as a journalist in 1999. When I told people what I did back then, their response invariably was, “What are supply chains?” Few outside the industry were familiar with the term. I used to tell them that supply chains were what enabled the stuff they... Read more

At a manufacturing facility in Detroit, the latest in drone technology is taking flight—and company leaders have their sights set on the supply chain.Drone developer and artificial intelligence (AI) platform Birdstop counts airports, municipalities, and public safety departments among its earliest customers but is quickly moving into logistics as trucking... Read more

Global supply chains could be slowed this year by restricted shipping through the Panama Canal, according to forecasts for extended drought in the region triggered by a “Super El Nino” weather shift in the Pacific Ocean, analysts say.El Nino weather cycles are marked by higher-than-average sea surface temperatures in equatorial... Read more

Commercial shipping analysts are giving wary support for the U.S. and Iran’s temporary peace agreement signed this week, but warn that even if it holds, a return to full container shipping volumes remains at least three months away.Global maritime cargo flows in the region have been backlogged for months, due... Read more

Robotic automation provider Berkshire Grey will expand its European operations with the opening of a new “customer innovation center” in Haarlem, near Amsterdam, further strengthening its presence across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Massachusetts-based company said on Wednesday.Located near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's leading transportation... Read more

The World Cup is well underway in America, and players and fans alike can thank the logistics professionals working behind the scenes to make it happen.Recent survey data found that logistics jobs—specifically transportation, storage, and distribution manager roles—rank first among the strong and promising careers essential to tournament operations, based... Read more

For the foreseeable future, supply chain managers should view disruption and volatility as the norm rather than as an exception, according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP’s) Annual State of Logistics Report, which was released today.“The changes we're seeing aren't temporary disruptions,” explains Korhan Acar, partner in... Read more

At the halfway mark of 2026, U.S. small- and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) are recalibrating to a landscape defined by sticky inflation, ongoing tariff uncertainty, and an accelerating, but uneven, adoption of AI, according to a study from DHL.Researchers found that SMEs remain broadly confident about the rest of 2026, yet... Read more

A coalition of industry groups for goods transport have launched a technical expert group to advance logistics sector uptake of eCMR, the digital protocol to the UN’s CMR Convention that governs legal and commercial standards in road freight.First adopted in 1956, CMR is the United Nations Convention on the Contract... Read more

The best way to combine humans and robots for ideal results in warehouse work is for employees to circulate between working with various co-bot partners, not with a single dedicated robot, according to new research from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Under many real-world conditions, warehouse workers achieve higher productivity... Read more

The $3.4 billion annual budget for the Port of Los Angeles is built on an economic forecast that the port will see a decline of 7% in container volumes next year, port leaders said Thursday.“Continued volatility in global trade and uncertainty about trade policy are factors contributing to a more... Read more

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has opened nominations for its 10th annual Humanitarian Logistics Awards, and will collect entries until June 30.Presented each fall, ALAN’s Humanitarian Logistics Awards are open to any logistics professional, academic, organization or department. They are awarded in four categories, each of which can have... Read more

The Trump Administration is asking Congress to authorize the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to create an online platform with role-based access for different supply chain players, with a goal to securely streamline national logistics.The DOT’s “American Supply Chain Sovereignty Initiative” would launch a high-visibility dashboard connecting major hubs like... Read more

The Industrial Truck Association (ITA) created National Forklift Safety Day as an opportunity to educate customers, policymakers, and other stakeholders about the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator and pedestrian training. Those topics were front and center at ITA’s 13th annual National Forklift Safety Day program,... Read more

If you work in logistics and fulfillment, chances are you handle at least some products that contain lithium-ion batteries—after all, they’re used to power everything from laptops to cellphones to cordless power tools nowadays. But not all of the people who deal with those goods have been fully trained on... Read more