Historic rainfall in California will alter the typical harvesting schedule this year. Some crops will be gathered later than expected and some yields will be unusually weak. Massive flooding is preventing workers from harvesting lettuce, strawberries and other plants right now, particularly in central California. Workers have also been unable to plant crops like tomatoes,…
The losing streak continues for the Port of Los Angeles. It relinquished its long-held title as America’s busiest container gateway last year, surpassed by the Port of New York and New Jersey. It has now fallen to No. 3, eclipsed, at least temporarily, by neighboring Long Beach. Los Angeles had expected its numbers to be…
A FreightWaves analysis of the monthly Personal Income and Outlays report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) indicates that extraordinary federal government programs boosted personal income by an estimated $2.3 trillion from March 2020 to December 2022. The BEA identifies these as “federal pandemic response programs.” It’s worth examining the timing of the…
HOUSTON — In the five days of CERAWeek by S&P Global, participants raised questions about hydrogen as an energy source, including in trucking, mostly over the enormous challenges to build infrastructure for a hydrogen-fueled future. But the environmental movement checked in here as well, represented by the Environmental Defense Fund. The EDF has generally been…
Plenty of logistics experts have spoken of the benefits of warehouse automation, things like more efficient workers, faster fulfillment speeds and lower operating costs, to name a few. So why is the adoption rate for warehouse automation still so low? In short, the problem for most brands is getting started: For many of them, adding…