Commerce and NRF report October retail sales gains
Data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) indicated that retail sales growth remained intact in October.
Diesel heads up again, EIA reports
Rising 3.3 cents, the average price per gallon is now $2.915, topping last week’s $2.882, and is now the new highest weekly price. Last week’s average eclipsed the previous high from the week of June 15, 2015, when it was at $2.87.
project44 rolls out new truckload visibility offering
Chicago-based project44 said today it has introduced a new truckload visibility offering, which is designed to enable a smarter information flow across shippers’ supply chains.
October imports turn in strong performance, reports Panjiva
October shipments rose 3.2% annually to 1,016,892, which was ahead of September’s 976,605, while the annual spread in October was down compared to September’s 4.9%. Panjiva said this represents the eighth consecutive month of growth and 15 of the last 16 months.
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Descartes analyst shares insight on U.S. port infrastructure and supply chains
Brendan McCahill, Senior Vice President of Trade Data Content at Descartes, examines the current state of U.S. port infrastructure.
Third-party risk of fraud still a concern, says new Deloitte study
During the past four years, use of analytics to mitigate third-party supply chain fraud, waste, and abuse risk has jumped to 35 percent in 2017 from 25.2 percent in 2014, according to a Deloitte poll.