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While working from home is not usually the norm for many people, it has become the “new normal” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of getting up and going into…
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Ocean shipping shrinks as pandemic pummels retailers Some shipping lines, whose retail customers are being severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, are reducing sailing speeds and taking longer routes around…
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Flying cars have not been invented yet, which, if it were for “Back to the Future”, they would have appeared in 2015. The future is near, though: many companies are…
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China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Threatening Trade Deal Chinese government officials told major state-run agricultural companies to pause purchases of some American farm goods including soybeans as Beijing evaluates…
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Higher reliability, improved performance, and reduced costs: the expected benefits of automation have made it one of the most important industrial trends. Automation in production is so widespread now that…
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FAA exemption allows cargo to travel in passenger seats After Airlines for America, a trade association representing the airline industry, filed paperwork asking for an exemption to the rules regarding…
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Supply chain disruption was a popular topic long before the world was seized by the coronavirus pandemic. Geopolitical disturbances, natural disasters, labor strikes, and changing regulations were already a factor,…
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European ports hit hard by Coronavirus lockdowns Trade gateways across the world have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, but European ports have been the hardest hit. This is because…
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Smaller than a car, bigger than a cargo bike and several of them at once – the new vehicle concept Ducktrain has the potential to change urban delivery and industrial…
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Coronavirus will reverse globalization and create regional supply chains economists predict Economists have predicted that the coronavirus crisis will fundamentally reshape global trade as companies look to reduce their dependence…