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Outlook shows manufacturing held back by supply chain disruptions

Canadian manufacturers are being held back in their contributions to economic recovery by continuing supply chain disruptions and labour shortages

CargoM’s Trucking Try-It days prove popular

Cobot market sees 40 percent growth rebound in 2021

Biden invokes Defense Production Act to correct formula shortage

U.S. dollar store closing DC due to rodents

Air France-KLM and CMG-CGM combine for air cargo

Supply chain clogs boosting cargo theft opportunities

Thefts from cargo storage facilities increased 30 percent in 2021, a fact attributed to widespread congestion at ports and inland facilities

Ocean

China lockdowns have not affected U.S. port volumes, report says

Another record month of U.S. ocean container import volumes in April, but reduced wait times at top U.S. ports.

Risk Management

Ship safety improving, but disruption creating new risks

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly issues involving larger vessels, crew and port congestion challenges resulting from the shipping boom, as well as managing challenging decarbonization targets, means there is no room for complacency

Opinions

Robotics

Cobot market sees 40 percent growth rebound in 2021

Maya Xiao

Autonomous Vehicles

Drones and driverless cars could help with Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis

Muhammad Azmat

Automation

Companies are mitigating labour shortages with automation — and this could drastically impact workers

Geraint Harvey

Packaging

Reusable packaging can help with employee engagement: Here’s how

Tim Debus

All the news

Trucking

CargoM’s Trucking Try-It days prove popular

Over the two days fifteen participants took part in information sessions, practical tests and workplace visits to CargoM member Groupe Morneau

Manufacturing

Outlook shows manufacturing held back by supply chain disruptions

Canadian manufacturers are being held back in their contributions to economic recovery by continuing supply chain disruptions and labour shortages

Disruption

Biden invokes Defense Production Act to correct formula shortage

Order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders from those companies before other customers, in an effort to eliminate production bottlenecks

DC & Warehouse Operations

U.S. dollar store closing DC due to rodents

Infestation at Arkansas distribution facility forced the recall of items from hundreds of stores

Port Operations

Port of Toronto sees revenues build in 2021

Gains attributed to cargo handling and dues, port berthage and storage

Products and Services

DC & Warehouse Operations

Automated trailer loading

Ancra Systems has developed and engineered a new version of its Skateloader truck loading device

DC & Warehouse Operations

Rack inspection app

Quebec-based Damotech has launched a mobile application that supports its pallet rack inspection and maintenance management software platform

DC & Warehouse Operations

High volume, low speed fan

The Revolution LT is for facilities that need efficient air movement with basic controls

From the print editions

Disruption

Lessons from the border blockade

The Ambassador Bridge blockade has heightened concerns about the vulnerabilities in Canada - U.S. trade, and manufacturers are reacting

AS/RS

Saving time, space and money – Part 1

A five-part series explaining how automated storage and retrieval systems are improving warehouse operations

Resource industries

Forest sector hit by supply chain challenges

Rail, marine and trucking backlogs are forcing lumber and pulp companies to slow down production and exports

Covid-19

Why raising wages alone won’t solve your labour shortage

Augmenting workers with automation, to competitive benefits, to new work formats and styles, and bringing in new sources of labour by allowing foreign workers to bypass outdated requirements are all suggested enhancements

Automation

Disruptions will make digitization a priority in 2022

The acceleration in e-commerce, combined with the disruptions caused by the pandemic make the need for visibility into operations critically important

Capacity

Shippers caught in a container trap

Stuck between high prices and the shortage of ocean containers

Autonomous Vehicles

Remote control forklifts ready to solve labour challenges

Remote control forklifts are ready to solve labour challenges

Covid-19

Making kayaks faster

How ClearWater Design dug deep to ride the wave of pandemic-fuelled demand

Videos

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