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Blue Yonder Acquires One Network Enterprises to Unlock an Agile, Interconnected Supply Chain
Blue Yonder, the leader in digital supply chain transformations, today announced the closing of its acquisition of One Network Enterprises (One Network) at an enterprise value of approximately $839 million. The acquisition gives Blue Yonder customers the ability to collaborate and share data – from inventory levels to raw and finished goods materials movement – in real time across all trading partners up and down the supply chain.
With increasing volatility and continuous disruptions, retailers, manufacturers and logistics service providers (LSPs) need to achieve multi-enterprise...
Maersk Lifts Guidance as Red Sea Disruption and Strong Demand Continue
Danish shipping company raises full-year guidance for the third time in as many months
A.P. Moeller-Maersk raised its full-year guidance for the third time in as many months as disruptions in the Red Sea and strong container shipping demand continue.
Container operators have been forced to send their vessels on longer routes around southern Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Red Sea after Houthi rebels began attacking commercial vessels at the end of last year, creating a shortage of vessels and port bottlenecks while...
Knight-Swift Acquires DHE as Next Piece of National LTL Map
Knight-Swift Transportation announced Tuesday that it has acquired less-than-truckload carrierDependable Highway Express (DHE) for an undisclosed sum.
A wholly owned division of Los Angeles-based Dependable Supply Chain Services, DHE is a regional LTL operation with 14 service centers providing direct overnight service in California, Nevada and Arizona, according to its website. It provides LTL coverage in 40 states through partner agreements. DHE is now a non-union carrier after the Teamsters union didn’t fight a decertification...
Checkers & Rally's Announces Strategic National Distribution Partnership with McLane
Checkers & Rally's, an iconic drive-thru restaurant chain known for flavorful, craveable food at a great value, today announced it has entered a partnership for distribution services with McLane Company, the largest systems distributor in America. The strategic alliance aims to strengthen operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness for Checkers as the company focuses on long-term growth.
"We are pleased to announce McLane as our exclusive national distribution partner, an important transition for our business as we reinforce our commitment to strengthening our operations in order to...
Monthly Import Cargo To Reach 2 Million TEU Through Early Fall
Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should consistently be above 2 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units through this summer and into early fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
“We haven’t seen numbers this high for this many months in almost two years,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “Regardless of what headlines about the economy might say, consumers are shopping and retailers are making sure they...
2 Feared Dead After Cargo Plane Crashes in Alaska
A Douglas DC-4 cargo plane crashed in the central Alaska Tuesday, killing two people onboard, local authorities said.
The plane took off in the morning from Fairbanks International Airport and crashed about 11 km from there, catching fire on a steep hill on the bank of the river and sending "a large plume of smoke," The Associated Press reported, quoting Alaska State Troopers as saying.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was sending investigators to the site, said Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB's Alaska...
Performance Food Group and Industry-Leading Partners Unveil Sustainable Distribution Center
Advanced Energy Machines, FreeWire, GridMarket and Volvo Trucks North America played key roles in facility transformation
In recognition of Earth Day 2024, Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC), Advanced Energy Machines (AEM), FreeWire Technologies, GridMarket and Volvo Trucks North America, partnered to hold a special open house event at PFG’s Gilroy, CA facility to show how the companies have collaborated to help create a sustainable distribution center model of the future.
PFG is committed to mitigating its carbon footprint and being responsible stewards of the environment...
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