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 8, 2026 · 3 min readWarehouse 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…
When a warehouse management system goes offline, the physical operation stops almost immediately. Conveyors freeze. Scanners fail to register incoming…
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
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
A biotech CEO in 2024 negotiates a cell-therapy manufacturing slot with a contract organisation booked eighteen months out. She doesn't own a single piece…
By Hedley Rees, Managing Consultant, PharmaFlow Limited · Inventory · Sep 2, 2026
The Supply Chainer is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for The Supply Chainer Awards 2026, our year-end program recognizing the most…
By Hannah Kohr · 2026 Awards · Sep 1, 2026
A container due in Basel by barge this month may need three transport modes just to arrive on schedule. With the Rhine's benchmark gauge at Kaub dropping…
By K.R. Samiksha · Freight · Aug 31, 2026
A vessel schedule slips by four days. The cargo is financed, the buyer's credit line is already drawn against goods still at sea, and the lender finds out…
By K.R. Samiksha · Warehousing · Aug 31, 2026
The most consequential improvements in fleet operations rarely arrive as dramatic breakthroughs. More often, they emerge through better registration…
By Charles Weber · Fleets · Aug 30, 2026
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