Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 6, 2024) [Video]

We got our first snow of the season yesterday. Not much, but enough to turn the lawn white.

I’m a fair-weathered cyclist, so that signals the end of riding outdoors for me this year. Like a bear hibernating over winter, I’ll be riding in my basement cave until spring.

Before I head down there, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week:

• Happy new year for transpac liners as shippers front-load to beat tariffs (The Loadstar)
• Descartes’ Study Reveals Tariffs and Trade Barriers as Top Concern of 48% of Supply Chain Leaders
• The Railroad on the Wrong Side of Trump’s Tariffs (WSJ – sub. req’d)
• NJ port workers’ contract talks stuck over adding automation as January deadline nears (NorthJersey.com)
• The No-Frills Service That’s Delivering More and More Packages (WSJ – sub. req’d) 
• Sky-high Shipping Fees Are Hitting Earlier and Earlier (Bloomberg)
• Rubio’s Tough Stance on China Means Pressure on Importers (WSJ – sub. req’d) 
• Descartes Announces Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter …