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Logistics industry growth slowed in December | DC Velocity
Jan 8, 2025 · Logistics industry growth slowed in December due to a seasonal wind-down of inventory and following one of the busiest holiday shopping seasons on record, according to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) report, released this week. The monthly LMI was 57.3 in December, down more than a percentage point from November’s reading of 58.4.
Logistics economy continues on solid footing | DC Velocity
Dec 3, 2024 · Economic activity in the logistics industry expanded in November, continuing a steady growth pattern that began earlier this year and signaling a return to seasonality after several years of fluctuating conditions, according to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index report (LMI), released today. The November LMI registered 58.4, down slightly from October’s reading of 58.9, which was the ...
ABI forecast: Mobile robot shipments to jump 5x by 2030
Dec 9, 2024 · The number of shipments of mobile robots will rise from 547,000 units in 2023 to 2.79 million by 2030, as customers expand applications from the current typical use case in warehousing and logistics to new tasks in manufacturing, last-mile delivery, agriculture, and healthcare, according to a report from technology analyst firm ABI. That steep expansion would add up to a compound annual growth ...
2025 Logistics Outlook: Cautious optimism tempered by tough …
Nov 22, 2024 · The year 2024 was by all accounts one of struggle and perseverance for supply chain practitioners. No one was immune, from shippers and their third-party service providers, to the truckers providing freight capacity, brokers managing transportation, and technology providers seeking to deliver the next big tech innovation.
Investor-backed CargoSprint acquires Advent eModal
Dec 16, 2024 · Private equity firms are continuing to make waves in the logistics sector, as the Atlanta-based cargo payments and scheduling platform CargoSprint today acquired Advent Intermodal Solutions LLC, a New Jersey firm known as Advent eModal that says its cloud-based platform speeds up laden container movement at ports and intermodal hubs.. According to CargoSprint—which is backed by the private ...
Logistics Matters with - DC Velocity
DC VELOCITY’s new podcast is designed to help you keep up with what’s happening in this fast-changing industry.Each week, the editors of DC VELOCITY discuss the latest news and developing trends we all need to know about to keep ahead of the competition. We also talk to industry experts and practitioners in the logistics field. Join …
Containership and port operators face a host of issues as peak …
Aug 5, 2024 · The first half of 2024 hasn’t been particularly kind to shippers, global containership operators, and U.S ports. They’ve dealt with rebel attacks on ships transiting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, as well as extended transit times and higher costs for Asia outbound cargoes to Europe and the Eastern U.S, now diverted into longer routes around the tip of Africa.
Tariff threat pours cold water on global trade forecast
Dec 17, 2024 · Global trade will see a moderate rebound in 2025, likely growing by 3.6% in volume terms, helped by companies restocking and households renewing purchases of durable goods while reducing spending on services, according to a forecast from trade credit insurer Allianz Trade.. The end of the year for 2024 will also likely be supported by companies rushing to ship goods in anticipation of the ...
Transportation leaders to meet January 5-9 | DC Velocity
Dec 26, 2024 · Transportation leaders, policymakers, administrators, and researchers from government, industry, and academia will gather January 5-9, 2025, in Washington, D.C., for the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.. The meeting’s program covers all modes of transportation and features hundreds of ...