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Retail sales in March snapped a two-month series of declines, but those gains were moderate, as consumers continued to anguish over rising tariffs, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, the National Retail Federation said April 14.
The improved spending “came before the president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement,” said Matthew Shay, NRF president and CEO, of April 5, when Trump unleashed the most sweeping tariff hike since the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, ...
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TT Club, the international freight transport insurer, is raising awareness the increasing prevalence of credit fraud over the last 12 months.
Fraudulent strategies can be extremely lucrative for international criminals and the global supply chain is typically low-risk due to the remote nature of the actual ...
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C.H. Robinson has performed more than 3 million shipping tasks with its fleet of generative artificial intelligence agents, proprietary tech tools the global logistics provider has built to automate steps across the lifecycle of a shipment and reduce customers’ speed-to-market from hours to seconds.
“That’s 3 ...
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Countries in the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization struck a deal April 11 in London on a global fuel emission standard for the maritime sector that will wield a stick against violators and a carrot for vessels burning cleaner fuels, Reuters reported.
A majority of countries ...
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A Senate bill was reintroduced April 10 that would establish a “unified, federal response” to the rampant spread of cargo theft by criminals who often operate across state and international borders.
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, reintroduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) ...
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RoadOne IntermodaLogistics said April 8 it has made strategic hires in its senior leadership team, which it said is positioning itself for strategic growth.
The intermodal logistics provider made hires across key areas including finance, operations, warehousing, pricing, sales and marketing, to position itself for significant ...
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New logistics software provider Emerger on April 8 announced the launch of an all-in-one cloud-based project logistics software platform to empower logistics professionals to save time, increase productivity, and reduce operational cost.
Emerger utilizes technology to streamline communication and transactions between shippers and logistics service providers ...
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Danish logistics company DSV has secured EU antitrust approval for its US$15.85 billion acquisition of German rival Schenker, creating what will become the world's biggest logistics company, the European Commission said April 9, Reuters reported.
DSV announced the deal for the logistics arm of German state-rail ...
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The Port of Brownsville is advancing on more than US$300 million in projects at the port, including creating U.S. operation for Mexican trade.
Food manufacturer Westa Inc., the first tenant of the Port of Brownsville’s 118-acre business park, is finalizing the layout for its US$20 million ...
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Six industry associations, supported by more than 40 maritime stakeholders, have released a consolidated and enhanced publication: Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security (MS).
The industry organizations are BIMCO; International Chamber of Shipping, or ICS; International Marine Contractors Association or IMCA; the International Association of ...
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