The nine-year construction project to deepen, widen, and essentially rebuild the Panama Canal finally concluded Sunday. Dignitaries from the central American country and around the world gathered to watch the first mountain-sized “Panamax” cargo container ships made their way through 50-mile long shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Supply Chain Changes A lot rests … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: After nine years and $5.4 billion, the Panama Canal upgrade is finally finished. We’ll tell you why it could change the way products, supplies and materials are moved in both the US and around the … Read more
The owner of a Brooklyn construction company is facing manslaughter and other criminal charges in connection with the death of one of his workers. A grand jury in New York returned the indictment against Salvatore Schirripa, 66, owner of the Bensonhurst-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. after one of his workers fell six stories to … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: Failing to provide essential safety equipment for your employees not can mean fines and penalties … it could also result in criminal prosecution. Just ask the owner of a Brooklyn construction company who is now … Read more
Online grocery shopping is one of those things that sounds like it would be a good business model. But it has yet to catch on among consumers in the US. Despite this, mega-companies like Amazon, Wal-Mart and others are doubling down on their efforts to convince US shoppers to surf for produce, canned goods, meats, … Read more
Quick question: How do most of your products, supplies, and raw materials arrive at your warehouse, dock or business? If yours is like most businesses, pallets still provide the basis for many — if not most — of you incoming shipments. Despite the rise of robotic automated guided vehicles, inventory-taking drones, infrared radio frequency devices, … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: Now there’s a more affordable option to buying new container handling equipment: Used equipment is often cheaper, easier to use, and more convenient. We’ll tell you why … On paper, online grocery shopping sounds like … Read more
A Lansing, Illinois, commercial tank trailer company has been ordered to pay a former manager more than $190,000 in back wages and damages after he was demoted and eventually forced to resign for reporting dangerous safety violations. Polar Service Centers was the target of a US Occupational and Safety Administration investigation after a service manager … Read more
In recent years we’ve been hearing about some major companies as well as automobile manufacturers developing self-driving cars. Google, Apple, BMW, Ford and other carmakers are experimenting with it and have predicted that they will be available by 2020. Tesla has recently released its Autopilot feature, which is software that can self-drive a Tesla Model … Read more
Last holiday season, drones were one of the most popular gifts. Now businesses are discovering new uses for the remotely piloted flying machines. Online retail giant Amazon already has said it wants to use robotic drones to support its proposed same-day package delivery. Now Wal-Mart — the world’s largest real-world retailer — says it plans … Read more
