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Canadian grain shippers expect rail service to match demand this crop year, although lingering service issues from summer wildfires plus broader network capacity concerns are also on their minds. Grain stakeholders anticipate lower volumes this crop year, which runs from Aug. 1 to July 31, 2022,...

Established in India in 2019, the global freight marketplace FreightMango has attracted customers worldwide who struggle to find guaranteed capacity from well-vetted forwarders to support their growing international shipments. "FreightMango acts a bit like Airbnb," said Charley Dehoney, the CEO of...

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The closure of a critical container terminal at the Port of Ningbo in China because of a COVID infection is having swift ripple effects that are likely to spread worldwide, adding to shipping delays and stretching order lead times as companies try to stock shelves for the holiday shopping season....

It's high tide for e-commerce, and Cart.com is swimming in it. With the meteoric rise of online shopping, the end-to-end e-commerce-as-a-service provider recently announced a series B funding raise of $98 million, bringing its total funding to over $140 million since launching just eight months ago...

On this week's Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston kicks things off by looking at the unexpected call by the Biden administration for OPEC to put more oil on the market. The request for more supply may be coming just as the need for it is starting to fade.  Also on the podcast, the guest of...

The list of states creating hours-of-service (HOS) waivers for a variety of reasons is growing. Several states have seen their governors sign executive orders granting trucker HOS waivers for 30 days, which is allowed by law.  In Colorado, the flooding that hit various burn scars and the...

The fast-moving grocery delivery business got a new shock on Wednesday when The Information reported that DoorDash has held talks in recent months about exploring a possible acquisition of Instacart in a deal that would be valued between $40 billion and $50 billion. According to one analyst, the...

As e-commerce skyrocketed during the pandemic, the environmental toll of home deliveries has not gone unnoticed. While some experts say that home deliveries are more efficient, this is only true if shoppers take fewer trips to stores. And, consumers are recognizing the increase in plastic and what...

FedEx Ground has installed robotics solutions in its Queens, New York, facility to sort small packages that arrive in bulk for loading into containers bound for other hubs in the Ground network. The package delivery giant will add more robotics from Berkshire Grey in sortation facilities in Las...

Labor challenges and equipment "bottlenecks" throughout the supply chain limited freight shipments in July but costs surged again, largely due to those capacity headwinds, according to data released by Cass Information Systems Thursday. The shipments component of the Cass Freight Index (NASDAQ:...

U.S.-based Gopuff has made its second acquisition of a delivery platform in Europe, announcing on Thursday it was acquiring Dija, which operates approximately 40 microfulfillment centers across Europe, including in London, Paris and Madrid. "There are many similarities between Gopuff and Dija:...

When TriumphPay acquired document automation platform HubTran in June, former HubTran CEO Matt Bernstein was faced with a choice: to take a victory lap or to keep building. He saw an opportunity: Because TriumphPay is focused on North American freight, HubTran's still-young business serving...

South Carolina ports moved a record volume of containers in July, the first month of its 2021-2022 fiscal year. The flagship Port of Charleston handled a record 244,831 TEUs in July at the Wando Welch, North Charleston and the Hugh K. Leatherman terminals. That is 38% higher than a year ago and is...