In response to the escalating complexity of global trade disruptions, SONAR has launched its Trade War Command Center, a comprehensive solution designed to help logistics professionals navigate the unpredictable landscape shaped by recent trade policies. The platform comes at a critical time as supply chains continue to face pressures from shifting trade agreements, tariffs and geopolitical tensions that have characterized international commerce in recent years.
The Trump administration’s...
The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) have teamed up to enhance support and growth for women in the fields of manufacturing and engineering. This collaboration introduces a special membership deal for those who sign up with both organizations. The...
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Delivery company DHL has agreed to pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
DHL, a transport and logistics provider, will pay the settlement to a group of 83 Black employees who were subjected to discrimination because of their race, the EEOC announced in April. The company will also be subjected to the oversight of former EEOC Commissioner Leslie Silverman to monitor compliance with the consent decree.
“In this...
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Sustainability is truly about people!
Listen to Elisabeth Munck, Head of Sustainability at IKEA Supply Chain Operations. She is passionate about sustainability and has been working on the sustainability agenda in Supply Chain Operations since 2016.
IKEA released their Supply Chain Operations Decarb Catalogue this week. Here is the link if you want to read more.
Elisabeth discusses IWAY– the IKEA way of Responsibly Procuring Products, Services, Materials and Components. It’s ten principles for a...
Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index – Port of Los Angeles, Port of Savannah, Port of New York/New Jersey, Port of Long Beach SONAR: IOTI.USLAX, IOTI.USSAV, IOTI.USNYC, IOTI.USLGB
Bookings for twenty-foot equivalent units (IOTI) spiked well above last year’s levels for freight bound for the nation’s top four port complexes heading into Chinese New Year (CNY).
The IOTI is an index that measures container volumes being booked by departure date from the port of origin, about 15-30...
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