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1 week ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames

A shipping industry consortium says freight transport and cargo handling organizations need to pay greater attention to ensuring compliance with mandatory regulations over certain cargoes that can catch fire and cause significant damage and casualties. According to the Cargo Integrity Group, freight sector stakeholders should have greater awareness of rules like the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s IMDG Code, and the adoption of industry good practices, such as found in its CTU Code.

1 week ago | thescxchange.com | David Maloney

We live in an interconnected world with advanced technologies that permeate every aspect of today’s supply chains. Without enabling software and the hardware and infrastructure to support these systems, supply chains would go nowhere fast. So, in what ways are technologies impacting our supply chains today? To find out, we “asked the experts”—five professionals from various aspects of supply chains management and the tech companies that help drive them forward.

2 weeks ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames

The Texas-based contract manufacturing company Flex has joined a group of six companies collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a plan to advance the future of manufacturing with AI and automation, the firm said.

3 weeks ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames

The number of workplace injuries overall continues to decline, although the costs associated with them are climbing, according to a study from workers compensation insurance firm The Travelers Companies, Inc. In its “2025 Injury Impact Report,” the company compared workers compensation data from the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic with the next five years, analyzing more than 2.6 million claims submitted during that time.

3 weeks ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames

As manufacturers continue to face uncertainty driven by economic shifts, 81% of respondents say both external and internal pressures are accelerating their digital transformation and increasing their investments in smart manufacturing technologies like cloud/SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, and quality management.