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Supply Chain Dive | February 19, 2020

China is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine, Hapag-Lloyd reported Wednesday. Offices in China, other than its Wuhan location, are open along with all of its terminals and depots. There is also a limited supply of reefer plugs in China's ports, resulting in congestion and a lack of availability COSCO Shipping said in a service alert last week. Ocean carriers are continuing to blank sailings between the U.S. and China with MSC announcin...

Supply Chain,Transportation

ReposiTrak | December 08, 2022

ReposiTrak, operating the world’s largest food supply chain network of nearly 30,000 suppliers, has begun implementation of traceability services for a 300-store Midwest retail grocery chain. Known as a thought leader in the industry and recently named to the Top 10 Supermarkets in America (2022) by both USA Today and Food & Wine, the retailer is taking a three-step approach toward compliance with the Food and Drug Administration’s new FSMA 204 rule. The first step creates end-to...

Transportation

Business Wire | October 30, 2023

UPS announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Happy Returns from PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). Happy Returns is a U.S.-based software and reverse logistics company that enables frictionless, no-box, no-label returns for merchants and consumers. “We know that returns have long frustrated shoppers and retailers looking for quick and easy solutions,”...

Business Insider | March 05, 2020

Big tech companies - specifically Google-parent Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon - have their eyes set on the transportation space, which is undergoing a rapid transformation. Across the globe, legacy transportation firms are contending with forces that are reducing the appeal of traditional gas-powered vehicles, including the rise of mobility companies like Uber and Lime, regulatory pushes for cleaner vehicles, and consumer demands for a more streamlined, digital in-car experience. These forces have...