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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report. Insurers have pointed out heightened risks of transporting electric powered vehicles ( EV ’s).

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. In a similar vein, a major 3PL that I spoke to last week at Eye for Transport is considering discontinuing the traditional storage of spare parts and initiating a new service to do 3D printing of parts on demand. These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). and “What is a transportation provider?” percent last year. .

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Questions Companies with U.S.-Mexico Trade Should be Asking

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Kass testified before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security. Specifically discussing how the internet of things will impact supply chains, he said: The internet of things provides companies the ability to source parts and inputs, and sell, globally.

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Will the IoT Revolution Force Government to Embrace Silo-Busting?

TMC

Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, on how the IoT impacts supply chains, logistics, and the movement of goods. The IoT gives companies the ability to source parts and sell products globally. I recently had the privilege to provide a testimony before the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update September 20 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Included in this update are ongoing developments involving Volkswagen , along with the tragic accident involving a container ship slamming into the Francis Scott Key Bridge that closed the Port of Baltimore in March. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore , closing this key U.S.

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5 Facts About American Manufacturing & 3 Reasons to Work In Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

They are a great company and very representative of the pride of American Manufacturing. We are featuring two of their quick blog posts below that are relevant to the state of American Manufacturing today: the real facts about the industry and why someone should work in manufacturing. Manufacturers Can Thrive Against All Comers."