Red Sea trade route will remain too risky even after Gaza ceasefire deal, industry executives sayExecutives from various industries highlight the high risks and additional costs of war risk insurance, leading to continued route changes ...
18 Jan, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened US port strikeA prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing that has already started to ripple through the aircraft make...
26 Sep, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
IndoSpace leases warehouse in Gujarat’s Bavla to 3PL co Robinsons Global LogisticsRobinsons Global Logistics Solutions has signed a five-year lease with IndoSpace for a 30,000 sq ft sustainable Grade-A warehouse in Bavla,...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Gen AI and the Changing Business Landscape08 Jul, 2024, 01.05 PM IST
Spike in maritime shipping rates is no pandemic flashbackThis round of supply-chain difficulties originates with the threat from Yemen’s Houthis, which is keeping container ships from using their ...
06 Jul, 2024, 11.07 AM IST
Freighters seek air cargo back-up amid Red Sea shipping crisisAir freight is costly compared to sea freight, and not competitive for bulky, low-margin items. Such constraints have limited air cargo to ...
17 Jan, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Red Sea attacks disrupt world trade, more ships vow to avoid watersThe hostilities have put a chokehold on ship passages through the Suez Canal, which handles about 12% of worldwide trade.
25 Dec, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
C.H. Robinson solves logistics challenges for industries across the globe16 Dec, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Microsoft software tackles customer supply chain disruptionsFrom food items to consumer goods, autos and game consoles, supply-chain snags have upended industries around the world since 2020, costing...
15 Nov, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
India, an oasis for investors: ETILC and HSBC RoundtableMadhav Thapar, Vice President South Asia Middle East & Africa, CH Robinson, says, “It's not as simple as just increasing numbers. I think i...
20 Sep, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
US works with firms in supply chains to ease port congestionU.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called the program a "first-of-its-kind initiative to share information and help move goods mo...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
The US supply chain crisis is already easingFor all the doomsday warnings about the knock-on effects of the logjams on corporate earnings, companies generally seem to be managing fine...
19 Nov, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
Wall Street Week Ahead: Growth? Value? Some investors opt for a bit of bothValue stocks, which trade at comparatively cheap multiples of their fundamentals, surged in early 2021 as hopes of an economic rebound boos...
18 Sep, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woesVacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of economic ruin - haunt the usually bus...
28 Jun, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Recruitment up at fund-rich logistics firms looking to expand turfRecruitment companies such as Quess and PeopleStrong said there would be a 20-25% uptick in jobs in sorting and packing centres and in midd...
07 Jan, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
BoxMySpace raises undisclosed funding from logistics and warehouse domain investorsThe company will use the proceeds for scaling up operations, upgrading its technology platform and strengthening the back-end infrastructur...
09 Aug, 2017, 10.23 PM IST
NASA to make ISS a perfect Earth-observing platformBefore the end of the decade, six NASA Earth science instruments will be mounted atop the ISS to help scientists study our changing planet.
09 Sep, 2014, 01.26 PM IST