Supply Chain
- Novelis resumes operations after second fire at New York plantThe aluminum supplier to the auto industry said the facility has continued to ship finished material to Ford Motor Co., a primary customer.
- US exempts coffee, other agricultural products from Brazil tariffsImports from the country have faced a combined hefty burden since early August, including the Trump administration’s global reciprocal tariffs and a separate 40% levy.
- Couche-Tard opens new distribution centerA facility in Otsego, Minnesota, is the first of three planned additions to the company’s supply chain supporting Circle K and Holiday Station stores.
- Monster faces modest tariff impact from aluminum costsThe beverage maker attributed higher can prices to a duty-driven increase in the Midwest premium for aluminum.
- Walmart grows automation usage throughout supply chainMore than half of the retailer's e-commerce fulfillment center volume now moves through automated systems, lowering shipping costs, per its Q3 results.
Packaging
- Driving Efficiency and Sustainability in PackagingAs supply chains continue to evolve, packaging will remain a critical and often overlooked component of supply chains.
- Linerless Labels: A Triple Win of Benefits in Warehousing and ManufacturingThe concept is simple: using self-adhesive shipping labels that don’t come with a liner backing.
- A Packsize Customer Story: Staples — Expertise Meets TechnologyStaples, a global leader in office supplies and solutions, sought to address the growing challenges of packaging inefficiency and sustainability across its distribution centers. As the volume and variety of customer orders increased, Staples recognized that traditional packaging methods resulted in excess waste, higher shipping costs, and operational bottlenecks.
- Six Mistakes That Could Haunt Your Operations This Peak SeasonThe retailers and logistics providers that dominate this peak season won't be the ones with the biggest budgets or the most warehouses.
- Slim your DIMsThis webinar will share practical strategies for addressing both dimensional weight shipping and EPR compliance. A panel of experts will discuss how custom-sized packaging, efficient logistics, and sustainable materials can reduce costs, simplify compliance, and lessen environmental impact.
Material Handling
- KION Group and Li-Cycle form battery recycling partnership focused on circular economyKION Group signs agreement with Li-Cycle, a leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery. Recycling will initially be carried out beginning later this year in a new Li-Cycle plant in the Magdeburg, Germany area with expansion into other countries, including France.
- ProMat 2023 insights: Integrated robotics direction seems well-matched to the timesLabor availability issues remain a core driver for warehouse automation and robotics, but ProMat exhibitors were also talking up analytics, algorithms, and digital twin modeling as a means of containing costs in inflationary times.
- ProMat 2023 attendance sets new mark at nearly 51,000 registrantsProMat returns as biggest supply chain event in its history, with an overall registration count of 50,924 and 1,051 exhibitors.
- Gap Inc. expands its e-fulfillment networkA new 800,000-square-foot DC in Texas optimizes fulfillment processes and the network.
- MHI announces winners of 2023 MHI Innovation and StartUp awardsLast night, during Industry Night at ProMat 2023, MHI announced the winners of the 2023 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards.
Transportation & Distribution
- Global Supply Chain Shocks to Cause Lasting Impacts, FedEx Says“We can move our capacity far faster than manufacturing can move," said CEO Raj Subramaniam.
- Drayage Best Practices: Five Tips to Elevate OperationsOperators who embrace technology don’t just cut waste; they scale smarter, improve service and grow without adding headcount.
- NTSB: Loose Wire Triggered Blackouts on Ship Before Crash into Baltimore BridgeThe NTSB also pointed to a lack of adequate countermeasures built into the bridge itself as one of the reasons for the collapse of the span following the crash.
- Port of LA Nears 10M TEU Milestone for 2025The port reported a 2% year-over-year increase in cargo volumes for the first 10 months of 2025, after processing more than 8.6 million TEUs year-to-date as of October 31.
- Hapag-Lloyd to Invest in 22 New Container ShipsThe carrier's fleet in the Panamax class (less than 5,000 TEUs), will be boosted by a mix of newly built long-term charter vessels and owned vessels.