Taiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau told The Supply Chainer: “The penalties targeted the operators’ agreement to coordinate fee collection, while individual…
By Evan Porter · Shipping · Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min readAI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok can deliver polished answers within seconds. But their advice is often too generic for real operational…
By Hannah Kohr · Automation · Sep 9, 2026
Warehouse operators face compounding risk from cyber incidents that exploit integration points between enterprise IT systems and operational technology…
When a driver arrives at a distribution center with forged credentials and a cloned carrier profile, the loading dock becomes the breach point. North…
A trailer leaves the dock with legitimate paperwork, verified carrier credentials, and a driver who checked all the right boxes. Hours later, when the…
U.S. intermodal operators are heading into the 2026 peak season facing a capacity constraint that has little to do with containers or chassis - and…
When a warehouse management system goes offline, the physical operation stops almost immediately. Conveyors freeze. Scanners fail to register incoming…
A missed rate quote. A delayed customs clearance. A shipment rerouted without client notification. These operational failures increasingly trace back to a…
In 1968, the ecologist Garret Hardin wrote a paper on the “tragedy of the commons,” in which individuals acting in their own self-interest deplete a…
By Dr. Yossi Sheffi, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics · Robotics · Sep 7, 2026
The pressure on Gulf supply chains no longer runs only through a blocked port or an emergency surcharge on a box. It now runs through sanctions lists. On…
By Aanchal Ghatak · Shipping · Sep 5, 2026
A demand forecast shifts overnight. A supplier confirms late delivery. Inventory positioning suddenly misaligns with production schedules across three…
By Charles Weber · Warehousing · Sep 5, 2026
A cyberattack on CEVA Logistics disrupted operations at eight European warehouses and exposed customer delivery information, forcing some facilities to…
CEVA Logistics, Anheuser-Busch and Mumbai Port Authority have all appeared in reports over the past two weeks concerning critical operational breakdowns.…
A shipping container ship can be rerouted around a blocked strait. A truck that can't get through a congested port gate is a harder problem to solve. That…
By Charles Weber · Ports · Sep 3, 2026
A shipment clears manufacturing but stalls at export review. Customs documentation is incomplete. Export-control licensing requirements changed last week,…
By Evan Porter · Compliance · Sep 3, 2026
The latest Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, hosted by Tom Raftery, examines a resilience risk that sits much closer to operations than geopolitical…
By The Supply Chainer · Warehousing · Sep 3, 2026
Black Friday-Cyber Monday kicks off a sustained peak period that runs through Christmas, post-holiday returns, and New Year’s promotions. For e-commerce…
By By Jax Zheng, UniUni Director of Partnerships · Last Mile · Sep 3, 2026
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