White House pushes supply-chain operators to share data
Eighteen companies—ocean carriers, retailers and freight forwarders—have so far signed up to the data portal, the Biden administration’s latest attempt to smooth out tangled shipping logistics. The Biden administration launched a pilot program Tuesday to have ocean carriers, ports, trucks and major retailers share data with each other to improve the flow of goods through…
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Yellow settles federal claim it overcharged pentagon
The freight carrier says it agreed to pay $6.8 million to resolve a claim it overcharged the Defense Department by millions of dollars by inflating shipment weights. Trucking company Yellow Corp. agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle a federal claim that the company overcharged the Defense Department by millions of dollars over several years by inflating the…
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Discount stores are awash in merchandise thanks to shipping delays
Executives at discount stores including Ross, Burlington say supply-chain strains are leaving their buyers with lots of available merchandise. The supply-chain bottlenecks that have hobbled big retailers are proving to be a boon for off-price apparel sellers. Executives at discount stores, including Burlington Stores Inc. and Ross Stores Inc., say their buyers have been snapping up late-arriving clothing and other goods…
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China locking down
Covid-19 lockdowns in key Chinese manufacturing and shipping hubs are raising alarms over a potential new wave of supply-chain disruptions. China locked down the cities of Shenzhen and Changchun in recent days, the WSJ’s Yang Jie and Yoko Kubota report, and companies including Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group, Volkswagen and Toyota have suspended factory operations. More than 40 Taiwan-based makers of semiconductors and other…
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