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AI Chip Demand Creates New Global Supply Chain Strains
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AI Chip Demand Creates New Global Supply Chain Strains

By Felecia Stratton | December 3, 2025 Global supply chains are facing a fresh challenge: surging demand for advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centers. A new report from Reuters shows demand for advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used to power AI data centers has boomed so sharply that manufacturers are diverting production […]

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Supply-Chain Shorts: UPS and Caterpillar News, Tequila Cargo Theft & More
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Supply-Chain Shorts: UPS and Caterpillar News, Tequila Cargo Theft & More

Return to Sender UPS is reportedly “disposing” of some packages unable to clear U.S. Customs following regulatory changes that ended the long-standing “de minimis” exemption, which had allowed duty-free entry for goods valued under $800. The change imposed new tariffs and fees on more than 1 billion packages annually. UPS officials told NBC News that […]

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

GREEN SEEDS: MSC and OOCL emerged as the most efficient carriers on the Asia-Northern Europe trade lane in OceanScore’s Scope 3 at Sea report, thanks to their combination of below-average carbon intensity, steadier speed profiles, and consistent vessel utilization.

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New Video: Turning Pallets Into Supply Chain Data Engines

Story and Interview by Amy Roach | November 3, 2025 What was once a simple piece of warehouse equipment is now becoming a data source for supply chain intelligence. That’s the takeaway from Inbound Logistics’ recent video podcast, “Pallets as Supply Chain Intelligence Tools,” featuring Jonathan Parks, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at iGPS. […]

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Macy’s Bets Big on Automation to Reinvent Its Supply Chain
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Macy’s Bets Big on Automation to Reinvent Its Supply Chain

By Amy Roach | October 30, 2025 When Macy’s Inc. cut the ribbon on its new automated fulfillment center in China Grove, North Carolina earlier this month, it signaled something more than a real estate expansion: it marked a strategic reset for one of America’s oldest retail brands. At 2.5 million square feet and with […]

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

Sallaum Lines debuted its first LNG dual-fuel newbuilding, the Ocean Breeze, with a ceremony in the port of Antwerp. The Ocean Breeze is the first of six LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to join the Sallaum Lines fleet by 2027, providing substantial reductions in CO2, NO2, and particulate emissions and boosting the RoRo carrier’s capacity.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

GREEN SEEDS: In 2022, Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK and Yusen Logistics formed a partnership to reduce CO2 emissions in logistics by transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. Yusen Logistics recently tested the solution by delivering production parts directly into Nissan’s Sunderland plant via eHGV. The project aims to electrify about 1.5 million miles of travel annually.

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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions

Silk Way West Airlines welcomed its third Boeing 777 freighter at Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) as well as recently secured the ISO 14001 environmental certification from Quality Consulting Services. Operating from its hub at GYD in Baku, Azerbaijan, the cargo airline connects Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.

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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights

MILESTONES: Veteran- and woman-owned Warrior Logistics is celebrating one decade in business. Over the past decade, the company more than doubled its fleet and workforce to include 250+ employees and 150 trucks. It also diversified its offerings beyond dry van to include flatbed and drayage/port container solutions.

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