Retail Supply Chain

CargoNet is warning supply chain professionals that the threat of cargo theft activity is extremely high this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA) Vice President of International Trade Blake Harden issued a statement.

Loading docks are complex workspaces where people, equipment, and vehicles come together in dangerous ways. Between 2015 and 2020, around 33,000 employees missed work because of injuries and illnesses incurred on loading docks, dock plates, and ramps.

In today’s globalized economy, supply chain security has become a critical issue for businesses of all sizes.

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has already hit its expected peak for the year and should gradually slow headed into the holiday season.

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to hit the 2 million TEU unit mark for the second month in a row in September and remain there during October.

NRF announced its acquisition of the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), a global trade association for the returns and reverse industry.

Organizations are turning to multiple technologies to safeguard shipments from cargo theft. One such technology is Electronic Data Interchange, which streamlines communication and data exchange between supply chain partners.

CargoNet advises that all supply chain professionals should be concerned with high theft risks this upcoming Labor Day holiday.

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