Mitsubishi Heavy Exits Shipbuilding Amid Industry Downturn

Mitsubishi Heavy Exits Shipbuilding Amid Industry Downturn

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' reduction in shipbuilding reflects the challenges facing the shipping industry: overcapacity, weak demand, and low freight rates. Industry consolidation, technological upgrades, and strategic transformation are crucial for companies to navigate this crisis. Despite these challenges, the shipping industry holds significant opportunities driven by global economic development and emerging markets. Only by actively embracing change can companies overcome obstacles and achieve revitalization.

01/28/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More
Shopex OMS Facilitates DTC Shift for Brands and Distributors

Shopex OMS Facilitates DTC Shift for Brands and Distributors

Brand DTC transformation often faces conflicts of interest with distributors. ShopeX by Shopease addresses settlement challenges with its OMS system, offering four key capabilities: multi-entity fund settlement, rule-driven revenue sharing engine, deeply integrated business settlement hub, and credit management with data transparency. This solution helps brands and distributors achieve full-channel win-win by resolving settlement issues and fostering a more collaborative and transparent ecosystem.

01/27/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More
Amazon Marketplace Seller Growth Slows Amid Shifting Brand Trends

Amazon Marketplace Seller Growth Slows Amid Shifting Brand Trends

The number of new sellers on Amazon has significantly decreased due to rising platform commissions, advertising costs, and higher operational barriers. Despite the decline in new sellers, the platform's GMV continues to grow, with increased traffic for active sellers and expanding scale for top sellers. Chinese sellers dominate the new seller landscape. Amazon is accelerating its transformation into a sales channel for larger enterprises.

01/27/2026 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More
Emerge Kuebix Partner to Boost Freight Efficiency

Emerge Kuebix Partner to Boost Freight Efficiency

Emerge partnered with Kuebix to integrate the Emerge marketplace into the Kuebix platform. This provides users with a broader range of capacity options and more competitive pricing. The integration streamlines processes, enhances transparency, and accelerates the digital transformation of freight. Ultimately, this collaboration helps businesses improve efficiency and reduce costs by providing access to a wider network and streamlined tools for managing their freight operations.

01/29/2026 Logistics
Read More
August Retail Sales Jump As Supply Chains Face Pressure

August Retail Sales Jump As Supply Chains Face Pressure

August retail sales showed both month-over-month and year-over-year growth, indicating a steady economic recovery. However, challenges such as e-commerce disruption, last-mile delivery issues, inventory management, supply chain visibility, and sustainability are becoming increasingly prominent. Businesses need to embrace digital transformation, optimize supply chain networks, strengthen collaboration, enhance resilience, and cultivate talent to navigate these changes and maintain a competitive edge.

01/29/2026 Logistics
Read More
Sudan Customs Modernizes HR with WCO Assistance

Sudan Customs Modernizes HR with WCO Assistance

The World Customs Organization (WCO) supports Sudan Customs in its HR management modernization transformation. Through workshops and expert assistance, the WCO helps Sudan Customs build a competency-based HR management system, including tools like a position directory, competency framework, job descriptions, and a competency dictionary. This initiative aims to improve customs service efficiency, enhance law enforcement capabilities, improve the customs image, and ultimately promote Sudan's economic development.

01/30/2026 Customs Knowledge
Read More
Air Berlins Rise As European Hub Faces Challenges

Air Berlins Rise As European Hub Faces Challenges

Air Berlin (AB), Germany's second-largest airline, initially started with holiday routes before actively expanding into the European market. In 2003, it experienced significant growth in passenger volume and turnover, but also faced challenges such as market competition. Its development process showcases the opportunities and challenges airlines encounter in market positioning and transformation. The airline's journey reflects the complexities of navigating the aviation industry with its evolving demands and competitive landscape.

09/26/2025 Airlines
Read More
Integrated Logistics Key to Resilient Tech Supply Chains

Integrated Logistics Key to Resilient Tech Supply Chains

The information technology supply chain faces global challenges, and integrated logistics offers a new era solution. By integrating transportation, warehousing, and other processes, it achieves information sharing and collaborative operations, improving supply chain visibility, optimizing transportation routes, establishing diversified supplier systems, and strengthening risk management capabilities. Maersk is committed to transforming its experience into practical solutions, helping information technology companies unlock supply chain potential, achieve business transformation, and sustainable growth.

09/26/2025 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More
Supply Chain Talent Boosts Value in Global Connectivity

Supply Chain Talent Boosts Value in Global Connectivity

Global supply chain transformation demands new talent profiles. Individuals with end-to-end perspectives and cross-functional collaboration skills are crucial. Traditional supply chain models suffer from value leakage. Companies need to build end-to-end talent pools, through internal development and external hiring, equipped with data-driven decision-making, visual communication, modeling and forecasting, process optimization, and continuous learning capabilities. This will drive continuous supply chain optimization and value growth.

11/03/2025 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More
Flexport Helps Five Brands Streamline Supply Chains

Flexport Helps Five Brands Streamline Supply Chains

Flexport helps five major brands, including American Metalcraft, solve supply chain challenges, enabling digital transformation, freight optimization, and business growth. By leveraging Flexport's platform and expertise, these companies have streamlined their operations, reduced costs, and improved efficiency. This success demonstrates the power of technology and strategic partnerships in navigating the complexities of modern global trade and achieving significant business outcomes. Flexport's solutions provide a competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving marketplace.

11/03/2025 Logistics Industry Insights
Read More