The challenges posed by the narrow St. Lawrence Seaway have long stalled shipping traffic to the Chicago metropolitan area. 

The new terminal — which is still in the federal permitting process — is expected to open in 2028, and will accept as many as 280,000 containers each year.

OneRail says the acquisition will allow its last-mile delivery network to use Orderbot's inventory and order management systems to speed up fulfillment. 

Supply chain consulting firm MWPVL International estimates that Amazon is planning for at least 170 new distribution facilities in the U.S. alone.

Amazon saw its net income increase from $3.2 billion in the first three months of 2023 to $10.4 billion in Q1 of 2024.

The growth in e-commerce in recent years has led to a surge in small-parcel volumes. Distributors are struggling to keep up with the deluge of shipments to consumers and businesses.

Roughly half of The Home Depot’s customers are home improvement professionals, and the company wants more.

Solarcycle said that it would hire over 600 employees to work at the Cedartown, Georgia-based facility, which is set to open in 2026.

DHL plans on opening five more warehouse facilities in the U.S. by the end of 2024 to meet its customers' life sciences and healthcare needs.

Maersk said that the Santiago-based facility will be the organization’s first semi-automated omnichannel fulfillment distribution center, providing PUMA with better end-to-end supply chain visibility.