Contract Logistics (SCM)

Companies prepare for the summer shipping season in different ways depending on current customer demands, the transportation environment, and other outside factors. With the pandemic continuing to create complexities for supply chains around the globe—from container shortages to port congestion to high consumer demand—Home Depot is one organization that’s taking...

Defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, resilience has become a core mission for companies across most industries right now. After putting businesses through a battery of strategic-resilience tests in 2020, the pandemic continues to place new pressures on many organizations in 2021. “The global pandemic has put...

It’s not often that you see two complete airplanes being loaded onto a single cargo aircraft and sent off on an overseas flight, but that’s exactly what happened when DB Schenker Americas recently shipped two complete private jets to Miami in record time. Jumping into gear when a global aerospace...

Major trading partners, the U.S. and Canada share a border where billions of dollars in goods and services are traded annually. In 2019, U.S. goods and services trade with Canada reached about $718.4 billion—including $360.4 billion in exports (from Canada) and $358 billion in imports (to Canada). As the U.S.’...

Cargo theft is on the rise, and the thieves aren’t just interested in high-value goods anymore. According to USA Today, cargo thefts of paper goods, personal protective equipment (PPE), and food increased last year as the black market for such items flourished during COVID-19. It says the thieves have stolen...

With the world in the midst of a massive COVID-19 vaccine rollout, security experts are keeping a close eye on any “bad actors” who threaten the manufacture and/or distribution of these critical formulas. Reliant on an intricate web of global entities, the rollouts have already been impacted by several different...

When the mega-ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, it blocked vessels from using this vital maritime artery for six full days. The toll this incident has taken on global trade is incalculable. Meanwhile, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) contends that the damages it has suffered...

As retail fashion goods makers around the globe come up with creative ways of reaching their customers, DB Schenker Brazil is stepping in to help them make those valuable connections. Both within the country’s five main shopping hubs of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Brasília, and Minas Gerais, and...

ZKTeco USA’s biometric readers have been used by companies worldwide for the last two decades, but when the global pandemic emerged the company shifted its focus to making products that could help companies, organizations, and individuals stay healthy and safe during a very difficult time. 20 Years of Success Founded...

When Jerome Johnson climbs up into the cab of DB Schenker’s Golden Truck, he feels like he’s sitting on top of the world and part of something much bigger than himself. That could be because Jerome was selected from a group of potential candidates to helm an effort that will...