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Amazon plans to sublease unused warehouses

E-commerce boom subsiding

Ontario parties vow to remove tolls for trucks on 407

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

No injuries in Alberta CP derailment

Outlook shows manufacturing held back by supply chain disruptions

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

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

Ten-year partnership will see both parties combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity and dedicated services

Risk Management

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

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

Kevin Ketels

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

Hapag Lloyd celebrates 175 years

When it was founded in 1847, the company’s main field of business was transporting mail and passengers, especially emigrants headed to North America. Cargo initially only played a secondary role

Trucking

Ontario parties vow to remove tolls for trucks on 407

Ontario’s New Democratic Party (NDP) and Green Party have pledged to immediately remove tolls for transport trucks using Hwy. 407 if elected on June 2

E-commerce

Amazon plans to sublease unused warehouses

E-commerce boom subsiding

Appointments

Who’s on the move: May 23, 2022

Appointments, promotions, moves and changes in the supply chain sector this week

Rail

No injuries in Alberta CP derailment

Mounties in Alberta say traffic is being rerouted and cleanup is underway after 43 train cars carrying potash derailed Sunday morning

High-performance rubber doors

Rite-Hite has added another option to its new lineup of high-performance rubber doors with the Raptor Max

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

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

Sponsored

Plan, implement, and maintain warehouse racking systems

Exclusive webinar with North American Steel to learn: The responsibilities warehouse operators have around racking systems — including preventive maintenance…

Sponsored

STEM and the fem

How women can climb to the top of the supply chain tree Supply chain-related jobs, whether in…

Sponsored

Addressing Pandemic Pressures with Supply Chain Automation

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting DC and fulfillment operations in several ways. First, the demand for some types of…

Amazon plans to sublease unused warehouses

Ontario parties vow to remove tolls for trucks on 407

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

No injuries in Alberta CP derailment

Outlook shows manufacturing held back by supply chain disruptions

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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to correct formula shortage

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

Supply chain clogs boosting cargo theft opportunities

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Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

Cobot market sees 40 percent growth rebound in 2021

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

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

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Hapag Lloyd celebrates 175 years

Ontario parties vow to remove tolls for trucks on 407

Amazon plans to sublease unused warehouses

Who’s on the move: May 23, 2022

No injuries in Alberta CP derailment

Products and Services

High-performance rubber doors

Automated trailer loading

Rack inspection app

From the print editions

Lessons from the border blockade

Saving time, space and money – Part 1

Forest sector hit by supply chain challenges

Why raising wages alone won’t solve your labour shortage

Disruptions will make digitization a priority in 2022

Shippers caught in a container trap

Remote control forklifts ready to solve labour challenges

Making kayaks faster

Videos

Plan, implement, and maintain warehouse racking systems

STEM and the fem

Addressing Pandemic Pressures with Supply Chain Automation