As the supply chain crisis continues to plague businesses and consumers around the world, the mundane shipping container — once an "ordinary cog" in the supply chain machine — has become a "coveted ...

Take a look around you. Perhaps you’re snacking on a banana, sipping some coffee or sitting in front of your computer and taking a break from work to read this article. Most likely, those goods – as ...

The furniture giant Ikea is known for flattening tables, chairs and even beds into compact bundles that can be lugged home in car trunks and pickup beds. Now its executives are using that expertise to ...

U.S. retailers are proactively aggressive in avoiding the depletion of goods caused by ongoing supply chain disruptions and soaring shipping costs. Facing the triple threat of rising freight costs, ...

Some store shelves have been empty of vegetables, fruits and other produce over delayed arrival of a container ship. But stores expect the shortage to be resolved this week, with the container ship ...

A perfect storm of events around the globe is leading to snarled shipping lanes on the high seas — and could mean coal in the stocking this Christmas. Pandemic lockdowns, followed by a burst of demand ...