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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...

DHS | January 27, 2020

Domestic fulfillment centers and online third-party marketplaces have emerged as key distribution points for counterfeit or illicit goods entering the U.S., according to a report proposing targeted regulatory changes released by the Department of Homeland Security Friday. DHS will pursue new regulations enabling Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to, "treat domestic warehouses and fulfillment centers as the ultimate consignee for any good that has not been sold to a specific consumer at th...

Transportation

Zeem Solutions | March 31, 2022

According to Zeem Solutions, a fleet electrification company, the first profitable EV transportation-as-a-service depot has opened near Los Angeles International Airport. The depot, which serves as a center for zero-emission vehicle services, is the country's biggest commercial EV charging station that supports fleets of medium-and heavy-duty electric vehicles. The Los Angeles-area depot is the first of a chain that Zeem hopes to create around the United States to help fleet o...

Supply Chain

Roambee | October 14, 2021

A sensor-driven supply chain visibility leader, Roambee, and the leading digital freight platform Transporeon announced their partnership to bring the best of both worlds in real-time transport visibility: carrier telematics visibility through Sixfold and high-fidelity, real-time multimodal shipment visibility and intelligence via Roambee's platform. "Roambee and Transporeon joining forces denotes unified access to two major and unique global supply chain visibility platf...