The Supply Chain Xchange

New rules took effect in the European Union (EU) today requiring retail businesses to use sustainable packaging, with regulators saying that unnecessary packaging waste is difficult to recycle and is expensive for both businesses and consumers.Supporters

Truckers and fleets continued to get good news this week about the sector's recovery from a nearly three-year long freight recession, as the load board and freight analytics provider DAT Freight & Analytics reported that contract rates for dry van and ref

Trucking companies continue to enjoy a "very favorable market" as an index of business conditions eased only slightly from its record high level in May, according to transportation analyst firm FTR.Bloomington, Indiana-based FTR said its Trucking Conditio

Key takeaways:U.S. business logistics costs for 2025 were $2.40 trillion or 7.8% of nominal gross domestic product.External geopolitical shocks are now having a bigger impact on the logistics market than demand or capacity issues.The logistics market is s

North American companies ordered 8,940 robots valued at $622 million in the second quarter of 2026-a year-over-year unit increase of 4.3% and a revenue increase of 21.3%, according to data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), released today

Supply chain insurance is increasingly seen as "must-have" protection amid global instability, but some insurance companies are wary of covering such unpredictable threats, according to analysis from GlobalData, a London-based research and data provider.T

U.S. maritime imports are showing resilience in the face of ongoing trade policy and geopolitical uncertainty, according to the July update of logistics metrics monitored by Canadian supply chain software firm Descartes.By the numbers, July 2026 U.S. cont

Retail sales rose again in July, marking the 10th consecutive month of gains, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF)."Retail sales maintained their steady upward mome

This year's peak shipping season is coming to an end, with import volume at the nation's major container ports expected to remain high this month before starting to decline for the remainder of 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released to

Executives spend enormous amounts of time deciding what not to tell customers.A supplier falls short of labor standards. A cybersecurity vulnerability has been identified but not fully resolved. A sustainability initiative is making progress but has misse