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☆ Panama Canal says shipping rebound is underway after record drought
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowAfter two years of record drought conditions amid a challenging El Nino weather system which decimated vessel transits, the Panama Canal is experiencing a trade rebound. The U.S. is the largest user of the Panama Canal, with total U.S. commodity export and import containers representing about 73% of Panama Canal traffic, and 40% of all U.S. container traffic traveling through the Panama Canal every year. Despite competition from the Suez Canal, Vásquez predicts that the Panama Canal will recover to pre-drought volumes, with a focus on larger vessels and energy-related trade. The Panama Canal drought began in late 2022 and was described as the worst in the canal's history by January 2024. The Panama Canal Authority reported a 29% drop in vessel transits during fiscal year 2024.

Persons: Ricaurte Vásquez, Vásquez Organizations: Panama Canal Authority, CNBC, Panama Canal, Maersk, Port, International Longshoremen's Association Locations: Nino, Panama, U.S, Gatun, Suez, Port of Panama, Asia, Gulf Coasts

☆ Trump vow on new trade war sends shockwaves through supply chain, importers scramble to move up orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The global tariff threat is fueling calls for frontloading from all around the globe," he said. But they added it is based on the belief is tariffs increase the costs of trade, in turn lowering demand and volumes. "Shipping is a global industry feeding on international trade, so another Trump presidency is a step in the wrong direction," said Sand. "The knee-jerk reaction from U.S. shippers will be to frontload imports before Trump is able to impose his new tariffs." Logistics companies serving the Mexico to U.S. cross-border trade tell CNBC new Trump tariffs can have a negative impact on historic cross-border truck trade.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Swift, Ben Slupecki, Morningstar, Lars Jensen, Jensen, Peter Sand, Slupecki, Jefferies, Omar Nokta, Robert Lighthizer, Piper Sandler, Matthew Rubel, USTR, Obama, Peter Boockvar, Stephen Lamar, Lamar, Matthew Shay, Elect Trump Organizations: ITS Logistics, Trump, frontloading, Trucking, Hunt Transport Services, Schneider National, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Republican, U.S ., Maersk, . Shipping, Vespucci, CNBC, Shipping, U.S . Trade, Committee, Trade, White, Bleakley Financial, American Apparel and Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Congress, Biden, Logistics Locations: United States, U.S, Maersk, East Coast, Mexico

☆ European markets expected to open lower ahead of euro zone inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders sit in front of trading screens at ETX Capital in central London on January 3, 2017. LONDON — European markets were heading for a lower open Thursday as investors look ahead to the latest euro zone inflation data. The preliminary reading for October will be closely watched as it will inform the European Central Bank as to the trajectory of expected interest rate cuts. Flash economic data published Wednesday showed that the euro zone economy grew 0.4% in the third quarter of 2024, above the 0.2% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters. There are more earnings Thursday with Shell , Stellantis , Maersk , AB Inbev and Carlsberg reporting.

Persons: Rachel Reeves Organizations: London's FTSE, European Central Bank, Reuters, Shell, Maersk, AB Inbev, Carlsberg, Labour Locations: London, London's

☆ 'Made in Mexico' trade controversy is provoking another kind of border war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sparking controversy is language within the USMCA that covers how a product gains the "Made in Mexico" designation from U.S. Customs. There is bipartisan concern about Mexico serving as a trade "back door" for Chinese exports to evade tariffs. Trump threats not slowing trade boom Trump has said he wants to renegotiate the USMCA deal he struck with the North America partners in 2020. Chinese manufacturing in Mexico will be a likely part of the trade renegotiation. Threats of additional tariffs are not slowing down trade with Mexico.

Persons: Donald Trump, Zekelman, San Luis Potisi, Jordan Dewart, Biden, Trump, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Dewart Organizations: U.S . Customs, Zekelman Industries, Bloomberg, Getty, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Trump, North America, Companies, DHL, Uber, Moody's Analytics Locations: United States, Mexico, Canada, U.S, North America, Republic of Mexico, Beach, Calif, Chicago, San Luis, Luis Potisi, Redwood Mexico, China, Mexican, El Paso, Laredo , Texas, East Asia

☆ SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SEAL Team 6 is reportedly readying for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. AdvertisementCould SEAL Team 6 special operators help Taiwan fend off a Chinese invasion? Related storiesThe Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), formerly known as SEAL Team 6, is the Navy's top-tier special operations outfit. SEAL Team 6 represents the cream of the crop of the SEAL community. And the direct support personnel serving with the unit will often have passed, depending on their role, Green Team, SEAL Team 6's physically and technically rigorous selection process.

Persons: —, DEVGRU, Richard Phillips, Osama bin Laden, Katie Cox Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Navy, Warfare Development, Army's Delta Force, DEVGRU, Maersk, U.S . Navy, Navy SEALs, 75th Ranger Regiment, Big Navy, Strategic, Navy SEAL, SEAL, Green Team Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, China, Maersk Alabama, Somali

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Spirit Airlines, Summit Therapeutics, Rivian and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spirit Airlines , JetBlue – Spirit plunged more than 38% following a report from The Wall Street Journal that the discount airliner is considering filing for bankruptcy. Shares of peer airline firm JetBlue, which was previously in talks to merge with Spirit, advanced nearly 6%. Zim Integrated Shipping Services – The international shipping company's stock fell more than 9% after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed to a tentative deal to end the strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. CVS Health – The company's shares added 1.5% as it is considering breaking itself up and undergoing a strategic review of its business. Chubb – The insurance company slipped more than 1% after Bank of America downgraded shares to underperform from neutral.

Persons: Hapag, Lloyd, Rivian, Chubb, SilverCrest, —, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Wall Street Journal, Food and Drug Administration, Zim Integrated Shipping Services, U.S, dockworkers, United States Maritime Alliance, CVS Health, CVS, Bank of America, SilverCrest Metals, Coeur Locations: East Coast, Gulf Coast

☆ Maersk slumps 7% as the end of U.S. port strikes weighs on European shipping stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal October 03, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Shares of Moller-Maersk slumped more than 8% on the Friday market open as European shipping companies fell on the conclusion of a U.S. port strike. A prolonged strike would have provided a boost for European shippers to take a larger share of global supply chain demands. Maersk shares pared losses slightly to trade down 7.05% by 9:05 a.m. London time. Thursday's deal ended a strike that had choked U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since the start of the week and threatened U.S. supply of fruits, pharmaceuticals and automobiles, among other goods.

Persons: Germany's Hapag Lloyd, Nagel Organizations: Dundalk Marine, Moller, Maersk, U.S, dockworkers, United States Maritime Alliance, International Longshoremen's Association Locations: Dundalk, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S, London, Swiss, East Coast, Gulf Coast

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rivian, Abercrombie & Fitch, CVS, Spirit Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Abercrombie & Fitch - Shares of the teen apparel retailer jumped nearly 8% after JPMorgan added it to its positive catalyst watch list. JetBlue shares jumped more than 15% on the news. Summit Therapeutics – The biopharmaceutical company added 2%. Other international shipping stocks saw losses as well, including Danish shipping giant Maersk at 5% . CVS Health — The company's shares added 3.3%.

Persons: Abercrombie &, Matthew Boss, Hollister, Tencent, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Hakyung Kim, Christina Cheddar, Berk, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch, JPMorgan, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways —, Wall Street, JetBlue, Vistra, Nvidia, Therapeutics, Drug Administration, Ubisoft Entertainment, Bloomberg News, Ubisoft, SilverCrest Metals, Mining, Zim Integrated Shipping Services —, U.S, dockworkers, United States Maritime Alliance, Maersk, CVS Health, CNBC, CVS

☆ Supply chain disruptions could benefit these stocks, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trade tensions, too, have resulted in tariffs and affected world trade in certain goods. The market for companies in this space is driven by the volume of global trade, and this so-called supply chain "complexity," Goldman noted. It sees some stocks as being able to benefit from higher supply chain "complexity." Freight-forwarding firms such as DSV , DHL Forwarding and Kuehne+Nagel are "well-placed to help their clients navigate higher complexity and shocks," Goldman said. Container lines such as Cosco, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are less directly exposed to the higher supply chain complexity, said Goldman.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, deglobalization, Nagel, Lloyd, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S ., Logistics & Shipping, Logistics, DHL, Goldman, Express, Fedex, UPS, Maersk, Hapag Locations: U.S . East Coast, Gulf Coast

☆ Fears of automation are at the heart of the dockworkers strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Automation is a core issue at play in the ongoing dockworker strike at Eastern US ports. AdvertisementStriking dockworkers at US ports say they're worried that jobs could plummet as shipping companies increasingly turn to automation. Picketing workers gathered at ports in New York and Miami carrying signs reading "Machines don't feed families" and "Fight automation, Save jobs." AdvertisementThe union's objection to the way shipping companies are using automation now is a key sticking point in the negotiations for a new labor contract. The move eventually contributed to the ILA earning the unusual distinction of being a labor union being named in an unfair labor practices complaint filed by management.

Persons: —, USMX, Harold Daggett, Jesus Olarte, Daggett, it's, Stephen Edwards, Dominick Organizations: Service, International Longshoremen's Association, US Maritime Alliance, Business, Port, Getty, Maersk, APM, New York Times, ILA Locations: Eastern, New York, Miami, East Coast, Anadolu, Mobile , Alabama, Port of Virginia, Norfolk, Baltimore

☆ The East and Gulf Coast ports strike could be a no-win situation for the Biden administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

President Biden said on Tuesday that his administration will be "monitoring for any price gouging activity" that benefits foreign ocean carriers, including those on the USMX board. He also said "foreign ocean carriers have made record profits since the pandemic, when Longshoremen put themselves at risk to keep ports open." UBS forecast that 20% of Maersk's total volume would touch a U.S. port that would be impacted by the strike. Acting Secretary Julie Su lashed out at the idea that labor wage increases would be passed onto U.S. exporters and importers. I know they understand, just as consumers and American workers understand, that foreign companies who profit from our economy and who employ American workers and have an impact on American consumers should do the right thing, and in that battle, we are always going to stand with American workers, American businesses and American consumers."

Persons: Biden, Longshoremen, majeure, Daggett, Harold Daggett, Lars Jenson, Pete Buttigieg, Julie Su, Taft, Hartley, Buttigieg, Larry Lindsey, Su, Peter Friedmann, I've, nonfarm, Helene, switchers, they're, Jim Bianco, CNBC's, Peter Boockvar, Alan Baer, Steve Lamar, Taft Hartley, Lamar, CNBC's Jeff Cox Organizations: CMA, U.S, United States Maritime Alliance, Vespucci, Federal Reserve, Transportation, Labor, International Longshoremen's Association, UBS, Maersk, Federal Maritime Commission, ILA, Boeing, The Lindsey Group, Agriculture Transportation Coalition, Bianco Research, Bleakley Financial, USA, American Apparel and Footwear Association, Biden Administration, — Locations: East, Gulf Coast, U.S, autoworkers

☆ U.S. port strike could have huge impact on global supply chain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Workers at ports stretching from Maine to Texas went on strike early Tuesday in a dispute over wages and automation. So, the unpredictability of this issue here is really in play and it has the magnitude to really throw a giant wrench in global supply chains,” she added. Ocean supply chains have already been hit hard this year by conflict in the Red Sea, a lengthy drought affecting the Panama Canal and the Baltimore bridge collapse. You might say it is a perfect storm, but it is also a really good negotiating position for those people wanting a strike,” Sand said. “Frequent shocks to supply chains in recent years have left producers more attuned to the risks of running low inventories,” Saunders said on Sept. 25.

Persons: ” Lisa DeNight, Newmark, CNBC’s, DeNight, Peter Sand, Sand, ” Sand, — “, ”, Maersk, Bradley Saunders, Joe Biden, Biden, Taft, Hartley, ” Saunders Organizations: U.S, Workers, International Longshoremen’s Association, ILA, United States Maritime Alliance, Maersk, North America Economist, Capital Economics Locations: East, Gulf, Maine, Texas, U.S, Red, Panama, Baltimore, Gulf Coast, Europe, Asia, Danish, East Coast

☆ A historic strike is underway at U.S. ports — and the impact on global supply chains could be huge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Workers at ports stretching from Maine to Texas went on strike early Tuesday in a dispute over wages and automation. Workers picket outside of the APM container terminal at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. You might say it is a perfect storm, but it is also a really good negotiating position for those people wanting a strike," Sand said. Cranes used for shipping containers rise from the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 in New York City.

Persons: Spencer Platt, Lisa DeNight, Newmark, CNBC's, DeNight, Peter Sand, Sand, Maersk, Bradley Saunders, Joe Biden, Biden, Taft, Hartley Organizations: Getty, U.S, Workers, International Longshoremen's Association, ILA, United States Maritime Alliance, " Workers, APM, Port, Bloomberg, Maersk, North America Economist, Capital Economics Locations: Port, Newark, New York City, East, Gulf, Maine, Texas, U.S, Red, Panama, Baltimore, Gulf Coast, Europe, Asia, Newark , New Jersey, US, Danish, East Coast

☆ With ports strike imminent on East Coast, Gulf, truckers, rails are scrambling to move billions in cargo before midnight shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

As much as 43% to 49% of total containerized goods entering the U.S are processed through ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. Michael Kanko, CEO of ImportGenius, tells CNBC the economic importance of the ports impacted by an ILA strike is profound. Approximately 50,000 ILA union members work at the ports of Boston, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, New Orleans, Mobile, and Houston. UBS forecast that 20% of Maersk's total volume would touch a U.S. port that would be impacted by the strike. East Coast ports in the U.S. are forecast to handle 2.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) in October.

Persons: Gary Hershorn, Lading, Alan Baer, Baer, Michael Kanko, Brian Bourke, Pete Buttigieg, Julie Su, Lael Brainard, Biden, We've, Taft, Hartley, Donald Trump, Harold Daggett, let's, Estee Lauder, Steve Lamar Organizations: Port, Port Newark Container, Corbis, CNBC, International Longshoremen's Association, US Maritime Alliance, USA, ILA, U.S ., Seko Logistics, Gulf, Transportation, National Economic, UBS, Maersk, Democrats, Hartley, Business, The U.S . Chamber of Commerce, Biden, ., L'oreal, ABB, Walmart, Walgreens, Disney, Port Authority of, American Apparel & Footwear Association Locations: Port Newark, New York City, Newark , New Jersey, Coast, U.S, ImportGenius, East Coast, Gulf Coast, U.S . East Coast, Maine, Texas, Boston , New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa , Miami , New Orleans, Mobile, Houston, The, Port of New York, Port Authority of NY, Virginia, Mitre . East Coast, Port of Virginia

☆ As ports strike nears, union warns that companies like Walmart, Ikea and Home Depot will be left with few to no import options
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

These companies are among the leading importers at the 14 major ports that an ILA strike would impact, according to ImportGenius. Out of the 85,000 members, 50,000 would go on strike at the 14 ports that are subject to a master contract that has not been negotiated. Separately, the Port of Montreal union affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees issued a 72-hour notice that its own three-day strike starts on Monday, Sept. 30. Robinson, tells CNBC this strike could exacerbate the U.S. port strike disruption. "We'll shut them down," Daggett said in a recent video message to union members.

Persons: ImportGenius, Peter Sand, James McNamara, Mia Ginter, Robinson, Ginter, Harold Daggett, Daggett, William George, Biden, Taft, Hartley, USMX, McNamara, Maersk Organizations: International Longshoremen's Association, LG Electronics, Walmart, Ikea, Samsung, ILA, Cruise, Brothers, Port, Canadian Union of Public Employees, CNBC, U.S, Home Depot, Hyundai, General Motors, Dollar, . Tire, Michelin, Goodyear, Continental Tire, Glovis, Samsung Electronics, IKEA, US Maritime Alliance, NLRB, Reuters, Biden, Georgia Ports Authority, U.S ., Gulf, Mitre Locations: East Coast, Gulf Coast, Canada, West Coast, West, Coast, Great Lakes, Montreal, C.H, Port of Montreal, of Los Angeles, Lading, New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Savannah, Houston , North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New Orleans, Glovis America, In Savannah, Georgia, South, America, Newark, Maine, Texas, Boston , New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Norfolk, Charleston, Jacksonville, Tampa , Miami , New Orleans, Mobile, Houston, Gulf, NY, NJ, U.S . East Coast, Port of New York

The Federal Bureau of Investigation boarded a vessel managed by the same company whose cargo ship caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to a statement published Saturday. NBC News has reached out to the owner of the vessel Grace Ocean Private Limited, and its operator, Synergy Marine Group for comment. NBC News has also reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland and U.S. Coast Guard for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would not comment further on the matter. Six construction workers died when the bridge went crumbling down into the Patapsco River.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental, Division, Coast Guard Investigative Services, Maersk, FBI, NBC, Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Marine Group, Attorney's, U.S . Coast Guard, U.S . Environmental, Agency, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Associated Press, National Transportation Safety, U.S . Justice Department, Grace Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Locations: Maryland, U.S, Singapore, Patapsco, Baltimore

☆ FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by Synergy Marine Group whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 floats past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has confirmed. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group. Darrell Wilson, a Grace Ocean spokesperson, confirmed that the FBI and Coast Guard boarded the Maersk Saltoro in the Port of Baltimore on Saturday morning.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali, Grace, Darrell Wilson, Wilson, Department's Organizations: Fire, Federal, FBI, U.S, Attorney's, Maersk, Synergy Marine, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental, Division, Coast Guard Investigative Services, Authorities, U.S . Justice Department, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine Group, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Justice, Grace Ocean, Coast Guard Locations: Baltimore, Dali, Patapsco, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S, Maryland, Singapore, Port of Baltimore

☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Jordan Dethwart, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Simon Cohen, Peter Sand, Donald Trump, Trump, John Piatek, Biden, Piatek, Lovely, Moody's, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Sand, Charles Van der Steene, Van der, Mexico —, Freightos, Erica York, York, Tim Robertson, Ian Arroyo, Arroyo, Saul Loeb Organizations: El, El Paso Sector, AFP, Getty, U.S, Companies, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Henco Logistics, European Union, European Free Trade Area, Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, GEP, Motive, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, gigafactory, Volvo, Pirelli, Michelin North America, Hyundai, SFK USA, Maersk, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC, United, Pacific, Port, U.S ., ITS Logistics, Tax, DHL Global, Dana, Afp Locations: El Paso, Mexico, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sunland Park , New Mexico, China, Redwood Mexico, United States, Canada, U.S, Japan, Israel, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, USA, propping, Laredo , Texas, El Paso , Houston, San Diego, Monterrey, Fremont , California, Austin , Texas, Americas, Mexican, Monterrey . Mexico, East, lading, Maersk North America, Tijuana, El Paso , Texas, Pacific Coast Port, Lazaro, Laredo, Monterrey , California, U.S . West, U.S . East, Gulf, West Coast, Asia, Mexico City, Warren , Michigan

☆ Ikea's fleet of 250 autonomous drones takes stock of warehouse inventory without any human intervention
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( John Kell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Three years ago, a drone took flight at an Ikea warehouse in Switzerland for the first time. They're more self-sufficient, too: For every 10 minutes that a Verity drone is in flight, it charges for 20 minutes. Ikea's investments in Verity's drone technology fit into its broader strategy to explore and test newer supply-chain technologies. Jönsson added that deploying drones has allowed employees to have more time for analyzing inventory data. Before using warehouse drones, workers would check thousands of pallets repeatedly in order to manage inventory.

Persons: Verity, —, Raffaello D'Andrea, — there's, Uber, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Domino's, there's, DroneUp, D'Andrea, Verity hasn't, it's, Moller, Erik Jönsson, they're, haven't, Jönsson Organizations: Ikea, Chain Management, Service, Amazon, Walmart, Companies, McKinsey & Company, McKinsey, Ikea's, Ingka, Maersk, Samsung Group, Ingka Investments, Nvidia, Federal Aviation Administration, Investors, Kiva Systems, Amazon Robotics, Qualcomm Ventures, A.P, Moller Holding, Exor Ventures Locations: Switzerland, Swiss, Dutch, —, Zealand, Arizona , Florida, Utah, Dallas

☆ Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"A number of ocean carriers have announced their plans in terms of embargoing export cargo coming to the East Coast from the Midwest," said Rooney. Once the strike is over the Coast Guard would lead the charge in an orderly flow of vessels entering the port." "While the APAC region typically has more options to shift freight to the West Coast, over half of the automotive freight coming in today is heavily dependent on the East Coast. Port of New York/New Jersey has joined other ports that have publicly posted strike contingency plans. The vessels scheduled to come into the East Coast and Gulf ports have been traversing the ocean since early to mid-August.

Persons: Beth Rooney, Rooney, Jim Mancini, CH Robinson, Biden, Taft, Hartley, We've, Harold Daggett Organizations: CNBC, International Longshoreman's Association, ILA, Cruise, United States Maritime Alliance, Port Authority of New, Coast Guard, Maersk, Port, Bloomberg, Getty, Transportation, U.S ., Biden, Logistics Locations: of New York, New Jersey, North America, East, Gulf Coasts, Port Authority of New York, New York, East Coast, Maersk Atlanta, Newark, Newark , New Jersey, US, North, Europe, Oceania, Latin America, Asia, West Coast, Germany, Charleston, Savannah, U.S . West Coast, Port, Houston, Mobile , Alabama

Microsoft told employees on Thursday that it has hired Carolina Dybeck Happe as its executive vice president and chief operations officer, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella. Dybeck Happe comes from GE, where she was senior vice president and chief financial officer from 2020 until September 2023. She will join Microsoft's senior leadership team alongside finance chief Amy Hood, cloud and AI engineering leader Scott Guthrie and other executives. GE CEO Larry Culp called Dybeck Happe "a high-impact executive" when GE announced in 2019 that it had picked Dybeck Happe to replace Jamie Miller as chief financial officer. Before that, she spent almost 17 years at Swedish lock company Assa Abloy, where she became chief financial officer and deputy CEO.

Persons: Carolina Dybeck, Satya Nadella, Dybeck Happe, Microsoft's, Amy Hood, Scott Guthrie, Nadella, Dybeck, Rajesh Jha, Larry Culp, Jamie Miller, Kevin Turner, Gene Munster Organizations: Microsoft, GE, Microsoft Digital IT, Microsoft Business Operations, GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, Maersk, Walmart Locations: Carolina, Swedish

"That, of course, requires more capacity, more ships in order to move global trade around the world, and that has created some shortages here in the second quarter and in the third quarter that we're dealing with at the moment," Clerc told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." Maersk on Wednesday reported lower year-on-year revenue in the second quarter and across the first half of the year. It also posted second-quarter underlying profit of $623 million, a drop compared to the $1.35 billion reported in the same period last year. Container demand has been more robust than expected but is expected to cool in the coming quarters, Clerc said. Maersk shares were 1.8% lower at 11:33 a.m. in London.

Persons: Vincent Clerc, Clerc, CNBC's Organizations: Maersk Locations: Africa, Good, Europe, U.S, Asia, London

☆ No sign of U.S. recession in freight demand, CEO of shipping giant Maersk says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shipping giant Maersk, considered a barometer for global trade, is not seeing signs of a U.S. recession as freight demand remains robust, the company's chief executive said Wednesday. "We've seen in the last couple of years, actually, [the shipping container] market remaining surprisingly resilient to all the fear of recessions that there has been," Vincent Clerc told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" Wednesday, adding that container demand was generally a good indicator of underlying macroeconomic strength. The last week has seen a sudden escalation in worries about a recession in the world's biggest economy, the U.S., following a set of weaker-than-expected jobs data which has divided economists and market participants. U.S. retail trade inventories — a measure of unwanted build — in May were up 5.33% from a year ago at $793.86 billion, according to the most recent release from the U.S. Census Bureau. A report released by leasing platform Container xChange on Wednesday said indicators suggest inventories are higher than demand, meaning a less "prosperous time" in the coming months for container traders, the logistics market and retailers who stockpiled.

Persons: We've, Vincent Clerc, CNBC's, Clerc Organizations: Shipping, Maersk, U.S . Census Locations: U.S

☆ New tech will trap CO2 from cargo ships and store it in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The dissolved calcium carbonate then reacts with the CO2 in the water to form bicarbonate salts, locking the CO2 away. Adkins says that with a full-scale reactor, he aims to capture and store about half of a ship’s CO2 emissions. BAR Technologies/Cargill French company Airseas has developed the Seawing, which it says could help ships cut their carbon emissions by an average of 20%. A British company called Seabound, for example, makes a device that captures between 25% and 95% of a ship’s CO2 emissions. “We think that ships are actually going to be able to compete with underground CO2 storage,” he said.

Persons: it’s, Jess Adkins, ”, Adkins, ” Adkins, Calcarea, Melissa Gutierrez, Pierre Forin, geochemist Will Berelson, Will Berelson, Airseas, Maxime Horlaville, Norsepower, Daniel Sigman Organizations: CNN — International, International Maritime Organization —, UN, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, University of Southern, USC, British Port Association, Cargill, BAR Technologies, de Bordeaux, Michelin, Norsepower, Anemoi, Technologies, Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University Locations: University of Southern California, Port of Los Angeles, Norway, Nantong, Vancouver, British

☆ Abnormal Security, valued at $5.1 billion amid email security push, eyes eventual IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The cybersecurity software contender has more than 2,400 customers, including Maersk, Xerox and Mattel — in all, some 17% of the Fortune 500, according to the company. Cybersecurity company Abnormal Security said Tuesday it has raised $250 million in a Series D funding round that values the firm at $5.1 billion. With Microsoft surpassing $20 billion in cybersecurity revenue last year, competition has picked up among cybersecurity sector incumbents Cloudflare, Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks. Additionally, CrowdStrike veteran James Yeager was recently hired to head up public sector sales, an area that the email security vendor is targeting for growth. In March, Abnormal hired CFO Smita Sanadhya, a former executive at Microsoft Hong Kong and HP as well as startup Okta, which she helped to scale to a $2 billion public company.

Persons: Evan Reiser, Cloudflare, Reiser, Michael DeCesare, James Yeager, Smita Sanadhya, Jeff True Organizations: Twitter, Maersk, Xerox, Mattel, Fortune, Wellington Management, Greylock Partners, Menlo Ventures, Insight Partners, Security, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Software, Cloudflare, CNBC, Forescout Technology, Microsoft Hong Kong, HP, Abnormal Locations: Zscaler, Palo, Exabeam

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