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ILA’s Daggett Praises President Biden for Role in Port Strike
International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett praised President Joe Biden for his role in last week's three-day Port strike in an open letter: "We thank you for your powerful message that 'the dockworkers from the ILA...deserve a strong contract after...
Mojix Merges with Seagull Software
Seagull Software, the developer of BarTender label management software, announced that it has merged with Mojix, a leader in item-level inventory management and traceability. With the merger, Seagull will enhance how companies manage their supply chains, combining product labeling with...
McLeod Software and Greenscreens.ai Partner for Dynamic Freight Market Pricing
McLeod Software (McLeod), has announced an enhanced partnership with Greenscreens.ai (Greenscreens), the freight industry's premier dynamic pricing platform. The integration brings advancements in freight market pricing, empowering freight brokers to make data-driven decisions more quickly and accurately. Through the partnership,...
Dockworkers Strike Across East Coast and Southern Ports
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 45,000 dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, officially went on strike at midnight last night, the exact time that the contract with port employers expired. The ILA rejected the latest...
Freight Partners Group Invests in LTL efficiency with AI-Driven Shipping
Shiplify, the primary accessorial revenue identifier for carriers, shippers and third party logistics (3PL) providers, today announced significant improvements in less-than-truckload (LTL) efficiency for Freight Partners Group (FPG). As a technology-driven logistics company, FPG specializes in integrations, and their partnership...
LK Packaging Finds Results in 4PL Partnership
Redwood Logistics (Redwood), one of the fastest-growing fourth-party logistics (4PL) providers in North America, today announced the results of their partnership with LK® Packaging (LK), a trusted provider of stock and custom packaging solutions for over 50 years. Redwood’s modern...
Chris Burroughs Named TIA President and CEO
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) named Christopher Burroughs to succeed Anne Reinke as president & CEO of TIA at the end of November. Burroughs has been with TIA for 13 years and most recently as its vice president of Government Affairs for the past...
Longshoreman’s Union, Maritime Alliance Rattle Sabres Ahead of 10/1 Strike Threat
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday requesting immediate injunctive relief requiring the ILA to return to the bargaining table ahead...
The Trucking Industry Must Plan for the Prevention Of – and Recovery From – Cyberattacks
The Trucking Industry Must Plan for the Prevention Of – and Recovery From - Cyberattacks By: Ben Barnes, Chief Information Officer, McLeod Software The transportation industry has been discovering of late – and in an alarming fashion – just how...
Fires in Brazil Impacting Sugar Supply Chain, Prices
Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires that have burned sugarcane fields in the country's top state for sugar production. As a result, sugar prices have surged...
To Build Resilience, CEOs Need to Become Supply-Chain Experts
Republished from Harvard Business Review by J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Dwaipayan Roy Many S&P 500 CEOs ascend to the top of the corporate hierarchy after cutting their teeth through leadership roles in functional areas such as finance, strategy, and technology....
Port Strike on Both Coasts is Looming– ILA Threatens Walkout on Sept. 30
Nearly 300 International Longshoremen’s Association Wage Scale Delegates ended their two-day Wage Scale Meetings on 9/5 in New Jersey by unanimously supporting International President Harold J. Daggett’s call for a coastwide strike at ports from Maine to Texas on October...
Mathew Witte Appointed as New CEO, ORTEC Supply Chain Planning Americas
ORTEC announced the appointment of Mathew Witte as its new Chief Executive Officer, ORTEC Americas, succeeding Jeff Bailey, who has been with ORTEC Americas for over 19 years. The transition in leadership marks an exciting new chapter for ORTEC Americas,...
Christine Barnhart Named Recipient of 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award
Nulogy Chief Marketing and Industry Officer Christine Barnhart, has been named by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics as a recipient of this year's Women in Supply Chain Award. The annual awards honor female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship,...
Predicting the Future of Supply Chains: Learning from the Past to Navigate Uncertainty
by Chris Gaffney, Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute Predicting the future of supply chains has always been a challenging endeavor. As someone who has spent more than 25 years in the beverage industry, I’ve witnessed firsthand how even...
Unlocking Potential: The Future of Unified Supply Chain Technology
by Blake Coram, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates Today’s dynamic logistics landscape demands a shift from siloed and integrated approaches to unified supply chain operations. The future hinges on building fully unified systems that transcend application boundaries and share information...
Canadian Government Steps in and Gets the Trains Back on the Rails
Following an order from Canada's labor minister, Canadian National Railway ended its lockout at 6 p.m. ET Thursday, with workers returning to their posts today, according to a statement from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Friday morning. “These collective bargaining...
Canada Rail Companies Lock Out Workers and Shut Down Rail Activity
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, formally locked out union rail employees at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Thursday. “CPKC is acting to protect Canada’s supply chains, and all stakeholders, from further uncertainty and the more widespread disruption that would be created...
Canadian Rail Strike Set for Thursday would Wreak Havoc on US Supply Chains
The Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City both served notice to it's union employees that they would be locked out on the early hours of Thursday, August 22. On Sunday, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference also served a...
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