In environments like today’s, reactive operations might as well be useless ones. By the time they take effect, it is often already too late. As the news this week from both Amazon and Walmart spotlight, against the backdrop of today’s dynamic landscape, innovation must become hardwired...
Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous freight truck startup, is planning to become a public company. The move comes through a merger between Kodiak and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ares Acquisition Corporation II, and is expected to close in the second half of this year, according...
Beyond tariffs and the shifting supply chains, the re-shaping of international trade depends on one constant: trade finance. Trade finance enables payment for merchandise and services between exporters and importers. It’s an umbrella term that encompasses everything from letters of credit to purchase orders and...
Freight orders are reportedly surging despite ongoing tariff-related uncertainty. President Donald Trump’s decision to pause tariffs in every country other than China caused importers to relax, CNBC reported Thursday (April 10). Andrew Abbott, CEO of Atlantic Container Line, which handles trade between Europe and North...
April 18, 2025
In environments like today’s, reactive operations might as well be useless ones. By the time they take effect, it is often already too late. As the news this week from both Amazon and Walmart spotlight, against the backdrop of today’s dynamic landscape, innovation must become hardwired into logistics and payments infrastructures in response to geopolitical and […]
March 21, 2025
Tariff pressures are squeezing the retail and eCommerce sectors. What are the two behemoths dominating the space, Walmart and Amazon, doing in response? The answer, according to the news this...
March 12, 2025
Transportation businesses rely on roadmaps, so why are they ignoring their treasury teams? Despite their role in managing cash flow, liquidity planning and risk mitigation, today’s transportation treasurers can often...
February 12, 2025
Getting from point A to point B is the name of the game for the vehicle transportation space. Ironically, however, that journey can be one frequently bogged down by inefficiencies...
April 20, 2025
DHL is suspending shipments valued at more than $800 to U.S. consumers. The new policy, flagged in a report by the Financial Times (FT) Sunday (April 20), is set to go into effect Monday (April 21), in response to regulatory changes by U.S. customs. According to the report, the pause is due to new customs […]
April 14, 2025
Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous freight truck startup, is planning to become a public company. The move comes through a merger between Kodiak and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ares Acquisition...
April 10, 2025
Freight orders are reportedly surging despite ongoing tariff-related uncertainty. President Donald Trump’s decision to pause tariffs in every country other than China caused importers to relax, CNBC reported Thursday (April...
April 10, 2025
Middle-mile logistics provider Warp has launched a freight solution that consolidates all outbound freight, including store, wholesale and consumer deliveries. By doing so, the new FlowSkip solution offers retailers and...
