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June 19, 2025
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Recent, Happening Now
June 9, 2025
Happening Now: Transportation Pricing Outpacing Capacity
According to FreightWaves, transportation pricing grew faster than capacity again in May. Despite rising capacity, prices surged even more—signaling tightness in the transportation market and...
Recent, Happening Now
May 19, 2025
Per-Diem and Detention Charges in Shipping: What They Are and How to Prevent Them
Detention and demurrage charges—already a pain point for importers—are once again under scrutiny. In 2025, a mix of regulatory ambiguity, evolving steamship line practices, and a volatile...
Recent, Happening Now
May 9, 2025
The End of De Minimis: What It Means for Importers (and How Weber Can Help)
A major change in U.S. trade policy took effect on May 2, 2025: the removal of the de minimis exemption for shipments entering the U.S. from China and Hong Kong. This decision has significant...
Happening Now
April 25, 2024
Happening Now: Tracking Maritime Cargo Trends
Supply Chain Dive has developed a new cargo tracker on its website where users can track cargo activity at US ports and read the latest port-related articles. Recent additions to the page, for...
Happening Now
April 17, 2024
Happening Now: Employee sentiment rebounds
According to an article in Supply Chain Dive, a new report shows that workers are less likely to leave their positions in the next 6 months. This report from Eagle Hill Consulting also shows that...
Happening Now
April 11, 2024
Happening Now: US retailers upgrade H1 import forecast
According to the JOC, US retailers have significantly revised their import forecast for the first half of 2024 upwards. This upgrade is buoyed by ocean carriers expanding services across all coasts,...
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April 10, 2024
Happening Now: Five Trends for 2024 Supply Chain Success
An article in SupplyChainBrain identifies the strategies, tactics and technologies that will drive supply chain success in 2024 and beyond. These include ongoing concerns like tackling the labor...
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April 4, 2024
Happening Now: U.S. Manufacturing Index Rises, Signaling Economic Improvement
According to MarketWatch, a leading barometer of business conditions at U.S. manufacturers turned positive in March for the first time in 17 months. This is another sign that the industrial side of...
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April 1, 2024
Happening Now: The Top 10 Supply Chain Schools
Supply Chain 24/7 has released its list of the top universities for studying supply chains. Six of these schools – including #1-ranked MIT – are in the US, while four are in Europe.
Happening Now
March 22, 2024
Happening Now: EV trucking grid could cost $1 trillion
FreightWaves reports that the Biden administration’s plan to decarbonize the trucking industry will come with a staggering $1 trillion price tag. This is according to a study released by the Clean...
Happening Now
March 15, 2024
Happening Now: Truckers Applaud FMC Container Fee Rule
The Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) new ruling on detention and demurrage (D&D) charges, effective May 28, is welcomed by the trucking industry, particularly for those involved in international...
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March 7, 2024
Happening Now: US Companies Expand into Mexico
According to Transport Topics, the nearshoring trend, which involves companies moving offshore operations closer to home, has spurred transportation and logistics investments near the Mexican border...
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February 28, 2024
Happening Now: Port of Long Beach cargo volumes up 18% in January
According to Supply Chain Dive, Port of Long Beach volumes reached over 674,000 total TEU in January. This marks an 18% YoY increase from last January. The Port’s CEO, Mario Cordero, attributes the...
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