E-commerce growth is reshaping economies, supply chains, and logistics, prompting innovative strategies and technologies to meet evolving retail and manufacturing demands.

Latest Logistics Management News. As the days of slow, invisible supply chains that “worked behind the scenes” continue to fade in the rearview mirror, companies are improving their demand forecasting, gaining real-time visibility across their networks and streamlining their operations—and its software that makes that all possible.

With 2025 on the horizon, the lingering uncertainty around trade policies could significantly affect importer strategies and bottom lines. Our trade specialist offers a few suggestions to get ready. E-commerce Logistics: Tackling the evolving challenges …

January 6, 2025 · As shippers face mounting pressure to do more with fewer resources, freight bill payment providers—both large and small—are introducing innovative solutions to strengthen supply chains.

Established in 1962, Logistics Management magazine is published monthly. Special reports, like the Logistics Outlook in January and the Buyers Guide in December, are provided on an annual basis.

In an annual tradition, LM group news editor Jeff Berman has conducted a thorough review of the expansive number of logistics- and supply chain-related news articles reported, written, and posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the calendar year in order to create this list of the top news articles over that period. This …

Feb 2, 2023 · However, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag Lloyd, pointed out at an online press event that the significant increase in fuel prices will mean that shipping lines will have to reckon with freight rates around 20% to 30% higher than two to three years ago.He expects that shipowners will face difficulties in long-term planning in general and will need to rely more on quarterly adjustments in ...

Keynote. Transforming supply chain operations with AI. In this year’s keynote address, Nathanael Powrie, a senior director at SGS Maine Pointe, takes a deep dive into how AI is revolutionizing supply chain operations.He also discusses practical tips for logistics and supply chain professionals who want to focus their AI efforts in a way …

What a year. The COVID-19 pandemic set in and made a massive impact on global trade and amplified existing logistics challenges around the world; lockdowns triggered rapid growth in e-commerce, putting additional strain on already strained freight networks; and a last-minute Brexit deal was finally reached following a few chaotic weeks at the UK border.

Jan 21, 2025 · The first quarter edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, highlighted how various freight transportation modes are handling various factors, including …