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Expeditors acquires digital platform from Fleet Logistics to enhance LTL

Freight forwarder Expeditors International has acquired Fleet Logistics' digital-forwarding platform for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release.

Can we measure whether “reshoring” is real?

Date 27.05.20 Section Markets News

Announcements about plant openings and closings make good political fodder.

Coronavirus: A lesson in supply chain risk management

Date 22.05.20 Section Markets News

The Chinese government notified the World Health Organization of an unusual illness in the city of Wuhan last December 31.

Research conflicts on drone delivery costs, efficiency as parcel carriers scale operations

Date 21.05.20 Section Markets News

Using electric, autonomous drones for package deliveries can result in "operational costs [that] are at least 70% lower than a van delivery service," Pedro Pacheco, a senior director analyst at Gartner, said in a company research note published Tuesday.

SBA Extends Safe Harbor Deadline to May 14, 2020 and Confirms that Foreign Affiliate Employees Must be Counted for Size Purposes

Date 14.05.20 Section Markets News

Late on May 5, 2020 the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued another round of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that extended the Safe Harbor Deadline to return Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds from May 7, 2020 to May 14, 2020.

Can Emerging Economies Afford a "Green" Recovery from COVID-19?

Date 11.05.20 Section Markets News

The dramatic slowdown in industrial production, energy demand and transport activity in the first quarter of 2020

Global Trade Talk: Reconfiguring US-China Supply Chains for a Post-Coronavirus World

Date 05.05.20 Section Markets News

Global Trade Talk is part of an ongoing series highlighting international business, trade, investment, and site location issues and opportunities. This article focuses on the conversation between Jack Perkowski, JFP Holdings Ltd., and Keith Rabin, KWR International, Inc.

US military has logistics expertise to oversee ventilator sharing among states: Health Affairs paper

Date 04.05.20 Section Markets News

The federal government can develop a national program coordinating the exchange of available ventilators between states based on their varied peaks in demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research article in Health Affairs.