Persistent adaption is in and five-year plans are out. That’s one of the central themes of an authoritative new report on the logistics industry.The 2026 State of Logistics (SoL) report finds persistent disruptions on everything, from wars to energy sources to worker shortages ar...

ContextApril data shows U.S. imports falling, driven by Section 301 Tariffs impacts.S&P Global Market Intelligence reports a 12th consecutive monthly decline.April imports totaled roughly 2.635 million TEU, down 5.2% year-over-year.For importers, shifts affect landed cost, in...

Amazon recently announced it is opening its massive supply chain and logistics network to all businesses, including companies that do not sell on Amazon. The move expands Amazon’s logistics business beyond its own operations, opening its network, originally built for Amazon, to o...

For about 1.1 million Amazon sellers in the US, January 1, 2026 closed the door on a service they had taken for granted: FBA prep. FNSKU labeling, poly bagging, bubble wrapping, suffocation warning labels. Amazon's announcement, dated July 28, 2025, gave the market five mont...

April volumes were very strong for the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), according to data issued by the port yesterday, with the port processing its second-highest monthly volumes in its history.Total April volume, at 890,861 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 5.7% annually...

As previously reported, the recent announcement by Seattle-based global e-commerce giant Amazon regarding the official opening of Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), in which it will give shippers access to the same logistics network and capabilities it has spent years building...