2024年11月25日 · Looking ahead to 2025, manufacturers are expected to continue to face a challenging business climate due to a combination of higher costs, potential policy changes following the US elections and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Deloitte’s report, 2025 Manufacturing Outlook. Examining key factors, the report noted that the National Association of Manufacturers Q3 2024 outlook predicts ...

2025年1月23日 · Material Handling & Logistics provides news, analysis, technology and best practices for managers overseeing supply chain, warehousing and transportation in the manufacturing sector.

2024年12月22日 · According to the latest Cost of Congestion study published by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), traffic congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2022. This marks a new record-high national congestion cost. The total hours of congestion decreased slightly in 2022 from record 2021 highs due to a softening freight market, but the ...

2024年10月30日 · As reported by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) on October 29, total intermodal volume rose 9.8% year-over-year in the third quarter.

2024年7月14日 · “The period covered by this year’s report—the calendar year of 2023 and the opening months of 2024—has only confirmed that admonition about the certainty of uncertainty as shippers and carriers wait for the tide to turn in a period where no tide table seems reliable,” the researchers point out.

3 天之前 · Views of current labor market conditions fell for the first time since September, says Conference Board. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined by 5.4 points in January to104.1 “Consumer confidence has been moving sideways in a relatively stable, narrow range since 2022,” said ...

2024年10月1日 · Updated, Sept. 27, 2024: “Several ports have already scheduled planned shutdowns of all port operations ahead of the potential strike from the afternoon of September 30, including: Port of Houston, Port of New Orleans, Port of Norfolk and Port of Mobile," said Mirko Woitzik, global director of Intelligence for Everstream Analytic on September 27.

2024年12月10日 · Recently Colliers released its analysis of supply chain conditions, in its November report.. The key takeaways in the report include:. The International longshoremen’s Association, representing dock workers at East and Gulf Coast ports, and the United States Maritime Alliance, representing terminal operators and ocean carriers at said ports, resumed contract negotiations in November 2024.

2024年11月15日 · A recent survey, BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index for Q1 2025, found a slight increase in positive sentiment across inventory and order volume projections. “Shippers are balancing optimism with prudence, positioning themselves to leverage growth opportunities while remaining adaptable to shifting market dynamics,” said Adam White, vice president of Marketing at BlueGrace Logistics, in ...

2025年1月9日 · The strikes were set to begin on 15 January and would have forced the closure of ports from Maine to Texas. This has now been averted after a tentative agreement over a new six-year master contract was reached between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents port workers, and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX).