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Hormuz Crisis and Capacity Squeeze Drive First Sustained Cost Increases Since COVID
The April issue of the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index elevates all port and rail ramp regions to levels of concern, as the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis collides with four years of trucking capacity exits, driving higher...
What the Strait of Hormuz Is Doing to Your Supply Chain Right Now
The conflict in the Middle East is no longer a geopolitical abstraction for freight professionals. It is showing up in fuel surcharges, spot rate movements, rerouted ocean lanes, and broker margins. Supply Chain Moves gathered perspectives from three practitioners working...
Trump Rewrites the Rules on Metal Imports Section 232: Part 1
The Section 232 proclamation that President Trump signed on April 2 and took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 6 is the most significant structural overhaul of America's metals tariff regime since its inception. It replaces the single flat-rate...
Report: Rising Costs and Tightening Capacity Signal a More Volatile Freight Market
The March ITS Supply Chain Report confirms that rates for both van and reefer remain above 2025 levels, while US import volumes decreased year-over-year. The February Logistics Managers Index (LMI) also rose to its strongest reading in roughly a year, driven...
The Iran War’s Freight Bill: What $5 Diesel Means for Shippers and Carriers
Average diesel prices reached $5.375 per gallon the week of March 24, up from under $4 at the start of the month, as the U.S.-Iran war continues to restrict global petroleum flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The 96-cent single-week...
Why predictive AI in supply chains is only half the solution
By Erin McFarlane The alerts are getting better. Many supply chain teams have made meaningful investments in predictive AI, deploying tools that flag potential disruptions days or even weeks before they escalate into crises. Port congestion, supplier delays, demand spikes....
What Carriers Should Actually Expect From AI in Their TMS
By Ulugbek Ergashev, Chief AI Officer & Co-Founder, Datatruck Last year, I watched three carriers with nearly identical fleets post margins that were more than fifteen points apart. Same lanes. Similar rates. Roughly the same headcount. The difference was not...
A Global Trade Crisis Is the Backdrop for New Maritime Symposium
When Lori Ann LaRocco announced the debut of the Containers Don’t Lie Maritime Symposium last week, the timing could not have been more pointed. Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz have dropped approximately 90% from a historical average of...
Distribution’s Talent Problem Isn’t What You Think
By Eric Allais, President and CEO, PathGuide Technologies When recruiters who once delivered five or ten viable candidates now struggle to find even one, you know things have changed. But that’s the reality wholesale and industrial distributors face today as...
ORO Labs Raises $100 Million to Expand AI-Driven Procurement Orchestration
ORO Labs, a procurement orchestration platform provider for global enterprises, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round aimed at accelerating the development of AI-driven procurement operations. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital and Goldman Sachs...
Hardis Supply Chain and Pandora Partner on Global WMS Transformation
Hardis Supply Chain has partnered with Pandora on a major global warehouse management system (WMS) transformation aimed at modernizing and standardizing warehouse operations across the jewelry retailer’s international footprint. The initiative is part of a broader supply chain modernization program...
Court Finds Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs Unlawful, Orders a Pathway to Refunds
The Court of International Trade issued a ruling last week in Atmus Filtration Inc. versus the United States, directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate import entries without regard to IEEPA duties, resulting in refunds for importers...
Steel Index Reveals a 30% Drop in U.S. Imports
U.S. steel imports fell roughly 30 percent from their January 2025 peak. Domestic hot-rolled coil prices climbed to a two-year high. And the logistics providers moving steel are now operating in an environment where there is, as one executive put...
Redwood Logistics Makes Two Acquisitions in Six Days
In the span of six days, Redwood Logistics announced two acquisitions that together tell a single story: the Chicago-based fourth-party logistics provider is continuing to strengthen a platform that manages freight, customs compliance, and carrier relationships under one roof, at...
Carriers Suspend Strait of Hormuz Transits as Middle East Conflict Escalates
Global container shipping lines are halting transits through the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran intensified fears of a broader regional conflict and prolonged disruption to key maritime corridors. The escalation has heightened concerns over trade flows through...
The Supply Chain Industry Weighs In on the New Tariff Environment
The Supreme Court handed down the most consequential trade ruling in a generation on February 20, and the industry has been processing it ever since. The 6-3 decision struck down the bulk of President Trump's tariff regime, ruling that the...
Retailers Confront Tariff Volatility as a Permanent Operating Condition
For retail supply chain leaders, tariff volatility is no longer a short-term disruption to be managed and forgotten. It is a structural reality reshaping sourcing strategies, pricing models, and procurement accountability. The latest proof arrived on February 20, when the...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Trade War Powers: What’s Next?
In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the nation's highest court struck down the bulk of President Trump's far-reaching tariff regime, ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the legal authority underpinning the so-called "reciprocal" tariffs...
Cimcorp and REWE Automate Fresh Produce Logistics Across Berlin
Cimcorp has deployed an advanced automated logistics solution for REWE at the retailer’s new fresh produce fulfillment center in Oranienburg, Germany modernizing the flow of fruit and vegetables to hundreds of stores across the greater Berlin market. The automated facility...
FMCSA’s English Proficiency Crackdown Exposes Deeper Fault Lines in Trucking Enforcement and Freight Economics
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s renewed enforcement of English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements is generating eye-catching violation totals — and raising broader questions about compliance, oversight gaps and structural shifts in the U.S. trucking market. Since June 25, 2025, federal...
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