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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the improvement, the group says it is continuing to develop studies, processes, and regulations to decrease the number further, saying that lost containers affect the safety of container ships and their crew, shore-based workers, and the environment. A string of states have already adopted California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

“New investment driven by nearshoring could reach about $46 billion in the next five years, helping boost Mexico’s annual [gross domestic product] growth to around 3% in 2025 to 2027, from an estimated 1.9% “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Higher number of driver retirements due to high average age of drivers Less represented women workforce in trucking making them less than 7% of total drivers Pandemic resulting in existing drivers resigning jobs Truck driver training schools training less drivers than 2020 Federally mandated age and hiring standards increasing barriers to entry.