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C.H. Robinson va despacio en la búsqueda de un nuevo CEO 

Hace un par de semanas, se hizo evidente por los numerosos titulares que C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) se había fijado en Jim Barber, ex director de operaciones de UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS), para convertirse en su próximo CEO.  

A medida que marzo se acerca a su fin, o bien la junta está siendo muy deliberada, o puede que se esté replanteando si Barber es lo que el mayor agente de carga del país necesita en este momento. 

Hasta el miércoles no se había anunciado nada. Barber no ha sido...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-va-despacio-en-la-busqueda-de-un-nuevo-ceo

C.H. Robinson going slow on a new CEO

A couple of weeks ago, it had become apparent by the many headlines that C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) had zeroed in on Jim Barber, former chief operating officer of UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS), to become its next CEO. 

As March draws to a close, either the board is being very deliberate, or it may be having second thoughts if Barber is who the nation’s largest freight broker needs at this time.

As of Wednesday, nothing had been announced. Barber hasn’t been ruled in or out. He is still...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-going-slow-on-a-new-ceo

Dirty Cargo Ships Delivered America’s Epidemic Shopping Haul

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America’s pandemic shopping haul arrived on dirty cargo ships, reports a Canary Media news source.

Environmental toll of transporting goods

A new report assesses the environmental toll of transporting goods for Walmart, Target, Home Depot and other major U.S. retailers in the frenzied year of 2021.

Historic amounts of household goods and online impulse buys flooded U.S. ports in 2021, as the pandemic drove a surge in e-commerce sales and spurred more home-improvement...

https://mfame.guru/dirty-cargo-ships-delivered-americas-epidemic-shopping-haul/

2 big shippers defend the annual bid round in selecting carriers

LAS VEGAS — After almost 60 minutes of discussion extolling all the things shippers and carriers do to build strong relationships, it was time for questions from the audience.

And it was John Piper, noted trucking podcaster and director of telematics and mobile platforms with Add On Systems, who asked the first question: If these relationships between shippers and carriers are getting so much better, what’s the need for annual bid rounds? Why not just stick with what you have as long as the rate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2-big-shippers-defend-the-annual-bid-round-in-selecting-carriers

DSV sticks with ship chartering to bring Vietnamese goods to US

DSV continues to charter ships to overcome the shipping capacity shortage, with vessels heading from Vietnam to the US.
The Danish forwarder has chartered the multipurpose Lila Mumbai, which has 1,864 teu of container capacity, from Greek owner Pontos Marine.
It arrived at SP-PSA International Port in Phu My, Vietnam, on Monday and departed for Busan on Tuesday, with its arrival expected on Sunday, from where Lila Mumbai will sail to the …

The post DSV sticks with ship chartering to bring...

https://theloadstar.com/dsv-sticks-with-ship-chartering-to-bring-vietnamese-goods-to-us/

LaserShip taps top Home Depot supply chain executive as CEO

In a personnel move with enormous implications for the parcel-delivery industry, regional carrier LaserShip said Friday it has named Mark H. Holifield, the architect of Home Depot Inc.’s modern-day supply chain operation, as its permanent CEO.

Holifield succeeds Mike Roth, who was brought in by LaserShip’s owner, private equity firm American Securities LLC, to serve as interim CEO of Vienna, Virginia-based LaserShip. Holifield takes over on Nov. 8. His last day at the Atlanta-based retail giant...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lasership-taps-top-home-depot-supply-chain-executive-as-ceo

Supply chain logjams hobbling smaller shippers

Recent commitments to move to 24/7 operations by transportation and shipping giants FedEx, UPS, Walmart, Home Depot and others are receiving a lot of support by the Biden administration but some smaller businesses feel left out.

“Having UPS and FedEx ramp up their delivery process doesn’t do a lot for the challenges we have with lumber and labor shortages that are handicapping our industry and creating a shortage of new houses,” home builder John Fowke, testifying on behalf of the National...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-logjams-hobbling-smaller-shippers

Walmart boosting off-peak container processing in LA by up to 50%

Big-box retailers including Walmart, along with FedEx and UPS, have detailed plans to expand container operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to unclog a massive bottleneck at the country’s largest container terminal complex.

The details come ahead of a virtual meeting President Joe Biden is holding with port leadership and dock labor on Wednesday to discuss transportation challenges throughout the supply chain.

“Unlike leading ports...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmart-boosting-off-peak-container-processing-in-la-by-up-to-50

Biden to meet with ports, labor on supply chain bottlenecks

President Joe Biden plans to meet with leadership at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Wednesday to discuss supply chain challenges “and actions each partner can take to address these delays,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed.

“One of the challenges we’re having is the delay of goods getting through to our ports — that’s one of the bottlenecks in the supply chain,” Psaki said at a press conference on Tuesday....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-to-meet-with-ports-labor-on-supply-chain-bottlenecks

Halloween has gone online: e-commerce sales to reach nearly $3B in 2021

Halloween ecommerce sales to reach nearly 3 billion dollars

Like the rest of the economy, Halloween has moved online.

In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, 52% of parents opted to shop in-store for children’s costumes, Statista said. Another 49% shopped in-store for candy, Statista also found.

The online crowd is growing in 2021, though. Data from Influence Central found that 55% of parents plan to shop online for their children’s costumes this year while just 42% plan to look for costumes in stores.

A year removed from the uncertainty of the COVID-19...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/halloween-has-gone-online-e-commerce-sales-to-reach-nearly-3b-in-2021

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