Supply Chains

News

Watch: Keeping Up With the Ever-Changing E-Commerce Consumer

portnews - January 9, 2023

What's changing with the e-commerce consumer? Robin Hooker, director of retail strategy withUPS, says delivery speed is only one element in crafting the ideal...

News

Will the End of ‘Zero COVID’ Stabilize China’s Economy?

portnews - January 9, 2023

China may have scrapped its “zero-COVID” policies, but questions about the country’s continuing role in supporting global supply chains remain. Following mounting waves of public...

News

NY Fed says China’s COVID woes are pressuring supply chains

portnews - January 9, 2023

Declining world supply chain pressures are being challenged by new disruptions in China tied to the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Federal Reserve reported...

China

Jiangsu companies enjoy roaring exports thanks to freight trains

portnews - January 8, 2023

On the morning of Nov 16, a freight train loaded with home appliances made by Chinese companies departed from Wuxi of East China’s Jiangsu...

News

Some supply chain managers are wary of shifting trade back to West Coast ports

portnews - January 5, 2023

Nearly a third of logistics managers at major companies and trade groups say they do not know how much trade they would return to...

Companies

DEME to deliver Empire Wind inter-array cables

portnews - January 4, 2023

DEME Offshore US has been awarded a contract by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, to supply inter-array cables for...

News

Dealmakers grapple with unprecedented U.S. challenge to mergers

portnews - January 3, 2023

Investment bankers and deal lawyers accustomed to regulatory hurdles to their mergers face an unprecedented challenge under U.S. President Joe Biden – antitrust watchdogs...

News

US trucker shortage eases – but brakes are on in the market

portnews - January 3, 2023

Logistics professionals are returning to the corporate sector. Truck drivers who struck out on their own during the pandemic are signing up with trucking...

Market