This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here. The story: A perfect storm of supply chain issues recently led to disruptions for two skin disinfectant products. Group purchasing organizations are tracking shortages of BD’s…
Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP) received an offer it couldn’t refuse. And it didn’t. The El Segundo, California-based provider of e-commerce shipping and mailing software said Friday it agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo, a San Francisco-based private equity firm…
Los Angeles-based livestream commerce company talkshoplive (TSL) announced Thursday the completion of a $6 million seed extension, bringing the fast-growing startup to $10.5 million raised in total. The new round of funding was led by Raine Group, the venture capital…
On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking with Association of American Railroads CEO and President Ian Jefferies about what President Biden’s executive order means for rail. Kristy Knichel, president and owner of Knichel Logistics, talks about the executive…
In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, numerous changes were made at federal agencies. For example, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was founded on November 25, 2002. Among the agencies that are part of DHS…
It’s not every day that you see Staten Island ferries in Southern waters, but their presence has been a welcome sight for one northwest Florida community. Two new Ollis-class, New York City-bound ferries are nearing completion at Eastern Shipbuilding Group…
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (6/28) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. Executives across retail apparel are confidently stating their companies are emerging from the pandemic stronger and better positioned than they entered it, but I question how…
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DXE: LHA) is expanding its cargo capabilities with a rare investment in narrowbody freighters. The German flag carrier said Wednesday that its cargo division, which operates 10 Boeing 777 widebody freighters and has access to four more…
Amazon’s carbon emissions went up in 2020, but its carbon intensity went down, according to the company’s recent sustainability report. Amazon’s overall carbon emissions increased by 19% in 2020, the report said. This is not surprising considering the company’s emissions…
The United Kingdom is dealing with the same squeeze on the driver supply as in the U.S., and its main regulatory agency has just eased its hours-of-service rules for a month to cope. The reaction? The country’s major trucking trade…
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