COVID supply chain

COVID-19 Pandemic drops 2020 household spending on transportation by nearly 14%

The maritime meeting among trade partners comes as container shipping remains hot.

On the new FreightWaves show Medically Necessary, host Matt Blois takes you inside the health care supply chain and the work necessary to keep medical supplies moving.

Logistics supply chains have delivered. More than 300 million vaccine doses have been distributed and administered.

Bloomberg opinion columnist Brooke Sutherland discusses how the private sector can help with COVID vaccinations.

The Biden administration review of critical supply chains is aimed at reducing reliance on China for equipment.

Coronavirus vaccines require extreme levels of protection from organized crime organizations, nation states and others looking to steal shipments or valuable data. The U.S. government is stepping in with extra help for industry, including escorts by U.S. marshals.

The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is finally a reality, but it’s a carefully orchestrated process among the federal government, the manufacturer, a major health care distributor and FedEx and UPS.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, shipments designed to test the COVID supply chain identified some potential delivery issues. Plus, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he would not have made a $700 loan to YRC Worldwide and trucking safety groups have concerns about possible exemptions for vaccine deliveries.

2020’s supply chain changes because of COVID will likely stick around in 2021, and could become permanent fixtures of the modern supply chain, XPO’s Drew Wilkerson said.

Truckers are a critical link in the U.S. supply chain. Today, during the current coronavirus pandemic, this critical link takes on even greater significance and we need to all do our part to help keep them safe.

Procurement teams would have to change strategies from being reactive to proactive to handle black swan events or global trade standoffs.

Air freight demand for COVID-19 vaccines will be massive, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The challenges of delivering a coronavirus vaccine to 8 billion people are immense, but over time more logistics companies will be able to participate as shipping tolerances ease.

FEMA is trying to plan ahead for supply chain bottlenecks related to pandemic response and says it needs private sector help. New antitrust immunity on information-sharing should help.

A new supply chain is emerging. Here’s a dive into supply chain recovery and adaptation, pre- and post-COVID.